Smile. It's Your Turn to Shine
The spring issue of Michigan Family Physician magazine will include an article on COVID-19 vaccine implementation. If you have a picture of yourself receiving the vaccine, please email it to Chief Executive Officer Karlene Ketola by noon on Tuesday, Jan. 26. We plan to feature these photos in the magazine and on social media.
Save the Date: 2021 Family Medicine Advocacy Day
The 2021 Family Medicine Advocacy Day is scheduled for Tuesday, March 23. This MAFP event, hosted in partnership with Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians will be hosted virtually this year. Registration will be open soon. We look forward to the new format.
Earn CME from the Comfort of Your Home or Office!
Your well-being as a physician is important to us. For this reason, MAFP members will receive an one-hour webinar, Physician Well-Being: Skills to Manage Change During a Global Health Crisis at a reduced rate of $15. The webinar has been approved for 1.00 Online Only, Live AAFP Prescribed credit. During this one-hour webinar, participants will be introduced to the unique mental health challenges that arise during a global health crisis; with a focus on the psychological impact of social isolation/quarantine on patients and health-care providers. Participants will learn to utilize dynamic mindfulness and life-coaching techniques. These skills will help create mental conditions that will provide them with peak performance in both the academic and health care settings. Click here to register. This webinar will take place virtually on Monday, January 25 from 7-8 p.m. ET.
Do You Still Need the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Local Health Departments Continue Scheduling
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has reported that 598,127 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered. Phase 1A of the COVID-19 vaccination prioritization included physicians, students and trainees, and others serving in healthcare settings. Healthcare settings include, but are not limited to, acute care facilities, long-term acute care facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes and assisted living facilities, home healthcare, vehicles where healthcare is delivered (e.g., mobile clinics), and outpatient facilities, such as dialysis centers, physician offices, and others.
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Virtual CME Opportunities
KSA on Hypertension | Saturday, February 6 | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET
This virtual Knowledge Self-Assessment (KSA) includes content related to screening and diagnosis, epidemiology, classification, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management, risk factors, and complications of hypertension. Complete this 60-question KSA with your colleagues in a virtual group discussion format. This KSA has been approved for 8.00 Knowledge Self-Assessment, Live AAFP Prescribed credits.
Building an Integrated Behavioral Health Program in Primary Care Webinar | Thursday, February 18 | 7-8 p.m. ET
This one-hour webinar will delve into how primary care physicians can actively engage in providing integrated behavioral health services. Premature death from mental illness is a problem within the general population. While most of these deaths are due to comorbid conditions such as heart and lung disease, diabetes, and infectious diseases, individuals with mental health issues have an even greater need for primary care services than their peers without mental health difficulties. Studies show that people with behavioral health needs receive a lower quality of care in primary care settings because they often have difficulty navigating the healthcare system. This webinar has been approved for 1.00 Online Only, Live AAFP Prescribed credit. Click here to register.
Michigan Safer Opioid Prescribing Toolkit Webinar |
Tuesday, March 9 | 6:30-7 p.m. ET
By attending this free 30-minute webinar, attendees will get a firsthand look at the Michigan Safer Opioid Prescribing Toolkit and what it has to offer. Michigan Safer Opioid Prescribing Toolkit resources were developed across seven domains, including background resources on pain and pain management, management strategies for chronic opioid use and opioid use disorders, non-opioid/non-pharmacological pain management, opioid pain management, prescribing laws, just-in-time resources, and special populations. This toolkit is one of the first fully online, comprehensive, evidence-based clinical resources to address the opioid epidemic. Click here to register for free.
Do you know someone who is award worthy? Each year, MAFP honors outstanding individuals in the Michigan family medicine community who exemplify the mission, vision, and values of the Academy. The awards are presented at a special Michigan Family Medicine Celebration. The deadline to submit a 2021 award nomination is March 1. Click here for submissions. You may contact us at info@mafp.com or 517.347.0098 with questions.
As you think ahead to 2021, now is the time to consider applying to volunteer on a board or committee of MAFP, Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan, or Family Medicine PAC. Board and committee members are vital to the success of our organizations, providing valuable guidance to advance the work of MAFP, FMFM, and FMPAC. Board applications are due March 1. Committee applications are due April 1. Appointments begin in August 2021.
Register now for the free one-hour on-demand webinar, The Diagnosis and Preventative Treatment of Migraine Headache in Family Medicine. This webinar reviews the ICHD-3 criteria for migraine, demonstrates how to utilize the diagnostic tools to support identification of candidates for migraine preventive therapy, describes the current understanding of the pathophysiology of migraine and how it relates to current and emerging therapies, and discusses clinical data on current and emerging CGRP antibody therapies for the prevention of migraine. This CME opportunity, sponsored by Catamount Education, expires Jan. 31.
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State Legislative Update; House Committees Finalized
Michigan House of Representatives set committees for the 2021-2022 legislative cycle. Leading the House Health Policy Committee is Representative Bronna Kahle (Adrian) as the chair, Luke Meerman (Coopersville) as majority vice-chair, and Angela Witwer (Delta Township) serving as the minority vice-chair. Representative Kahle is starting her third term in the House and previously served on the House Ways & Means Committee, which reviewed most bills before passing to the full House. Kahle will also serve on the Insurance and Judiciary committees. Representative Meerman is in his second term and also previously served as a member of the House Ways & Means Committee. Representative Witwer is beginning her second term and is returning to the Health Policy Committee after serving as a member the last two years.
The House Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Sub-Committee will continue with the same leadership as last year with Representative Whiteford serving as chair and Representatives Green and Hammoud serving as the majority and minority vice-chairs, respectively. Session is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, January 26, after all planned session days were cancelled this week due to protest concerns. As activity gets underway, MAFP will begin meeting with the Health Policy Committee to share MAFP priorities.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder. The new guidelines eliminate the requirement that physicians with a Drug Enforcement Administration registration number apply for a separate waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder treatment. More than 83,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in June 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period, and an increase of over 21% compared to the previous year, according to recent provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Beyond Clinical & Curriculum: A Webinar Series on Family Medicine Practice Settings
Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan is excited to offer a series of webinars where student and resident attendees will gain insight into the multitude of practice options that a family medicine career has to offer. By attending this event, participants will gain access to three separate, live virtual panel sessions, via Zoom, with experienced family physicians from different practice settings. This event will take place April 20 – 22. Registration is $25 for MAFP members. Click here to register.
With public health and safety as top considerations, AAFP will be hosting the 2021 National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students virtually. Mark your calendar for July 29-31.
Understanding the business of medicine and building leadership skills are essential for a successful family medicine career, yet these topics aren't often included in medical school or residency training curriculum. Through Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan’s new “Business of Medicine” and “Chief & Senior Resident Leadership” on-demand webinar series, available 24/7, experts provide valuable information and guidance for skill-building in these areas. Topics range from debt management and income/asset protection, to coaching and conflict resolution, to implicit bias, and more. Support for these webinars is provided by a grant from AAFP Foundation through the Family Medicine Philanthropic Consortium.
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A growing body of organizations are coming together to make it easier for you to help care for patients struggling with Michigan's other public health crisis: the newly re-surging opioid epidemic. To help address this, a coalition of organizations has come together and advocated for all clinicians (physicians, APPs, and medical students) to be able to sit for a much easier/more convenient Zoom version of the traditional DEA-X waiver training while in person classes are temporarily curtailed. A fully remote Zoom DEA-X waiver training class for Michigan-based clinicians is on Monday, Jan 25.
COVID-19 and the status of the vaccine is an ever-changing situation. To assist with information and resources MDHHS is implementing a COVID-19 website for family physicians. The site includes valuable information to support COVID-19 Vaccine Providers to assist in the successful implementation of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program.
In addition, the website will include a live COVID-19 Provider Toolkit. As for now, the toolkit is still being created. The toolkit is called the COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Guidance and Education Resources. This project is being developed in conjunction with the CDC to provide timely educational information as it becomes available.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Jan. 25, 7-8 pm ET
Feb. 6, 8 am -12 pm ET
Feb. 18, 7-8 pm ET
Mar. 18, 7-8 pm ET
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