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Spring 2016
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VAFP Mission StatementThe mission of the VAFp is to empower its members to be personal physicians who ensure accessible health care, dedicate themselves to ensuring the dignity and wellbeing of the citizens of Virginia, and are guided by the principle that the family physician is the specialist of choice for lifelong care.
VAFP Vision StatementThe vision of the VAFp is for Virginia to be the best place for family physicians and their patients.
OFFICERSPRESIDENTCharles Frazier, M.D.•Williamsburg
PRESIDENT-ELECTLindsey Vaughn, M.D.•Suffolk
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENTRupen Amin, M.D.•Harrisonburg
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENTHughes Melton, M.D.•Bristol
PAST PRESIDENTRobert Elliott, M.D.•Hurt
TREASURERDena Hall, M.D.•Suffolk
SECRETARYKent Willyard, M.D.•NewportNews
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTMary Lindsay White•Richmond
DIRECTORSTimothy Beirne, M.D.•Vinton
Elizabeth Cook, M.D.•Huddleston
Emmeline Gasink, M.D.•NewportNews
Susan Hundley, M.D.•Clarksville
John Scott Litton, M.D.• PenningtonGap
Patricia Matto, D.O.•Danville
Brian Unwin, M.D.•Roanoke
ADVISORSMSV DELEGATE
Charles Frazier, M.D.•Williamsburg
MSV ALTERNATE DELEGATE
Lindsey Vaughn, M.D.•Suffolk
AAFP DELEGATES
Sterling Ransone, Jr., M.D.•Deltaville
Kurtis Elward, MD, MPH•Charlottesville
AAFP ALTERNATE DELGATES
Jesus Lizarzaburu, M.D.•Grafton
Mark Watts, M.D.•Vinton
EX OFFICIO MEMBERSBrian Dickens, D.O.VirginiaCollegeofOsteopathicMedicine
Michael Jeremiah, M.D.VirginiaTech/CarilionSchoolofMedicine
Tony Kuzel, M.D.VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity
Christine Matson, M.D.EasternVirginiaMedicalSchool
Norman Oliver, M.D.UniversityofVirginia
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Dear Colleagues:
i hope the first few months of this new year have been happy, healthy, and successful for you. As i write this, today is “cross-over” day in the general Assembly, when house bills go to the senate and vice versa. So i wanted to take this opportunity to thank Hunter Jamerson and Dr. Jesus Lizarzaburu, as well as the Legislative Committee, the board, and Mary Lindsay White for all the advocacy work they’ve done on our behalf at the legislature. There were numerous bills around nurse practitioner scope of practice and the
prescription Monitoring program (pMp), as well as bills as diverse as an associate physician bill, a bill (again) to allow chiropractors to do transportation physicals, and numerous bills about death certificates. i’m pleased to say that at the time of this writing, and to the credit of Hunter and the folks above, most of these bills have either been killed, merged, and/or amended to the benefit of our patients and to our members. By the time you read this, we’ll know the outcome of these legislative efforts, but at this time, for most of them, i am very optimistic. So, again, thank you to Hunter, to the Legislative Committee, and to all of you who met with, phoned, or emailed your representatives.
i would also like to thank all of you who took a day off from your practice and served as “Doc of the Day” at the legislature. That is an important opportunity for us.
regarding the pMp, the VAFp Board, at our last meeting in Wintergreen, voted to expand the scope of our efforts to improve the appropriate prescribing of opiates in the Commonwealth. We all agree that there is a significant problem with opioid dependence and overdoses in our state, so we wanted to continue to take a proactive approach to this problem. To that end, the board committed to continuing and perhaps increasing the educational sessions around opioid abuse/dependency, appropriate prescribing, and pain management at our professional meetings. in addition, as in the past, we will include pain Management in the Maintenance of Certification
(SAM) sessions offered by the VAFp and run by Drs. greenawald and Elward. We will also include more links to pain management educational resources on the VAFp web site, to make it a clearinghouse of those types of resources. And as was done in this legislative session, we will advocate for the use of the pMp, but in a way and in a frequency that makes the most clinical sense without overly burdening our members. To that end, we will also advocate for attainable integration of the pMp into the clinical workflow within the EMr, and seek to share experience and best practices to that end.
For example, in my medical group, we have figured out a way to pull the pMp with a click of a button from within the patient’s chart. We are also working on doing the same thing through a call over the internet to the vendor that maintains Virginia’s pMp, which is the preferred approach. i would be glad to share our experience in doing this with anyone interested and hope to post some information about it on the VAFp web site.
As always, i am very appreciative of the amazing care you give to your patients, the citizens of Virginia. Thank you for all you do. Keep fighting the good fight!
With warmest regards,
Charlie
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• Approved minutes from the October 10, 2015 VAFp Board of Directors meeting held in Williamsburg, VA.
• Heard report from VAFp Treasurer Dena Hall, MD on the VAFp’s 2015 financial statements and the 2016 proposed budget. Approved a motion to accept the 2016 VAFp budget.
• Heard report from VAFp CME Chair Mitchell Miller, MD on the 2016 VAFp Winter Family Medicine Weekend held January 28-31, 2016 at Wintergreen resort.
• Heard report from Dr. Miller on the plans and programming for the VAFp Annual Meeting scheduled July 21-24, 2016 at the Sheraton Virginia Beach.
• Heard update from VAFp past president Kurt Elward, MD on the
2016 VAFp group MOC schedule and the changes for the ABFM part ii SAM modules.
• Heard report from VAFp Legislative Committee Chair Jesus Lizarzaburu, MD and VAFp Legislative Consultant Hunter Jamerson, JD, MBA on the activities at the 2016 Virginia general Assembly including scope of practice, the prescription monitoring program (pMp), the worker’s compensation fee schedule and certificate of public need.
• Approved a motion to take proactive steps to promote responsible opioid prescribing to include CME offerings, supporting integration of the pMp into EMr workflow and advocacy.
• Heard report from VAFp Second Vice president Hughes Melton, MD on a budget amendment that will increase
addiction treatment funds in primary care for Medicaid patients.
• Heard report from VAFp FamDocpAC Chair Sean reed, MD.
• reviewed report submitted by VAFp past president roger Hofford, MD on the DMAS Managed Care Organization physician Liaison Committee Meeting.
• Approved a motion to change the name of the resident & Student Affairs Committee to the Student, resident and Faculty Committee.
• report from VAFp Student and resident Board representatives.
• Approved a motion to endorse Sterling ransone, MD as a candidate for AAFp Director in 2017.
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WintergreenResort-Wintergreen,VA•January30,2016
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T I C K I N G T I M E B O M B S
I N A N E M P L O Y M E N T A G R E E M E N T An employment agreement is the single most important document you will sign during your working life. Yet, many physicians sign their employment agreement and file it with other papers that they never will look at again – that is, until a problem arises. That may be too late. Many employed physician complaints often can be traced to their acceptance of onerous provisions in their employment contract. Physicians tend to focus on the salary and perks they are offered and ignore the meat and potatoes of the contract itself. Below are a few pitfalls that can be dangerous and costly as you consider a proposed employment agreement. 1. You may have to give back some income, even
if you’re not at fault. More and more, hospitals are inserting provisions that make the physician financially responsible if government or third-party payer auditors identify overpayments.
2. You could have too much call. Most contracts
leave it to the employer to decide call arrangements.
3. Productivity compensation arrangements
often are problematic. Hospitals now insist on productivity based compensation arrangements because they don’t want a repeat of what happened in the 1990s.
4. You may lose control over where you practice.
If you are employed by a large health system, you may be assigned to multiple locations across a wide geographic area. The more you have to drive from office to office, the more difficult it will be to satisfy your productivity target.
5. You may be barred from doing outside work.
Most contracts now prohibit physician employees from taking outside jobs to supplement your income.
6. You may be fired for no reason at all. Most agreements contain a “without cause” termination provision, meaning that your employer can fire you at any time, and for any reason (or no reason at all), with a reasonable amount of notice.
7. You likely won’t be able to practice in the
area when you leave. Your employment agreement likely contains a noncompetition provision that will define the amount of time and the geographic area in which the prohibition will apply.
8. You may be left unprotected against
malpractice lawsuits. If you are insured with “claims-made” coverage during your practice, which covers claims filed while you are employed, you will need tail coverage when you leave.
Especially if you do it while you’re being recruited by a group, it’s not impossible to cure some (if not all) of these issues before you sign an employment agreement. It is important, however, to request only reasonable revisions to an agreement and do it courteously and professionally.
is a summary of health care information that will appear regularly in the Virginia Family Physician. Although it is written by the Academy’s General Counsel, it is not legal advice. The Academy and I hope its contents will be informative and helpful in your medical practice.
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Hunter Jamerson, JD, VAFp Legislative ConsultantLegislative UpdateLegisLative UPdate
On March 7th the general Assembly entered its last full week of the legislative session. All legislative action must be completed before the general Assembly adjourns Sine Die on March 12th.
During this session, the Virginia Academy of Family physicians worked diligently with stakeholders and legislators on a variety of issues. Below are three bills that highlight the work of the Virginia Academy of Family physicians this session:
SCOPE OF PRACTICESB 369 directs the State Department
of Health to establish a pilot program that would allow physicians to serve, via telemedicine, as patient care team physicians for nurse practitioners in medically underserved areas. The bill directs the State Department of Health to consult with relevant stakeholders in establishing the program. SB 369 passed in the Senate on February 12th and is scheduled to pass the House this week with a substitute. The
substitute includes a provision that this pilot program will expire on July 1, 2018.
DIRECT PRIMARY CAREHB 685 provides that the
Commonwealth’s insurance laws do not apply to direct primary care agreements. The measure further provides that (i) a direct primary care practice is not subject to the jurisdiction of the State Corporation Commission (SCC) and is not required to obtain a certificate of authority or license to market, sell, or offer to sell a direct primary care agreement; (ii) entering into a direct primary care agreement shall not be considered to be engaging in the business of insurance; and (iii) a direct primary care agreement is not a contract of insurance and is not subject to regulation by the SCC. HB 685 passed the House without much debate and then proceeded to catch fire in the Senate. After a long Senate floor battle, HB 685 reported out of the Senate 23 to 17.
OPIOID ABUSE/PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM:
SB 513 requires a prescriber to obtain information from the prescription Monitoring program at the time of initiating a new course of treatment that includes the prescribing of opioids anticipated to last more than 14 consecutive days. The bill also allows a prescriber to delegate the duty to request information from the prescription Monitoring program to another licensed, registered, or certified health care provider who is employed at the same facility under the direct supervision of the prescriber or dispenser. Further, the bill creates exemptions from the requirement that a prescriber check the prescription Monitoring program in certain cases. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2019. SB 513 passed the House and Senate and was approved by the governor on March 1, 2016. The provisions of this bill will become effective on July 1, 2016.
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In this role, you’ll serve as a faculty member for a 6-6-6 residency program with an excellent faculty-to-resident ratio. You’ll step into an established program that has achieved a 100% board certification rate for five years—and a long-term record of successful matches—all within an NCQA Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home. In our program, faculty and residents experience a small group-practice model in a community where family medicine is the second largest medical specialty.
The work environment is a 28,000 sq. ft. freestanding facility, specifically designed for the program, with wireless EMR and room for expansion.
This multifaceted position offers the rewards of direct patient care, plus the satisfaction of helping to cultivate future family physicians…all combined with a very competitive salary and benefits package.
The location is Lynchburg, Virginia—a thriving city with a growing metro area of more than 150,000. Lynchburg is conveniently located in the heart of the state, just three hours from Washington, D.C. and coastal beaches, and only minutes from lake-front communities, mountaintop trails and ski slopes. The area also provides a broad range of housing options, acclaimed schools, a vibrant arts community, and temperate weather.
Together, this position and its appealing location offer an outstanding opportunity for a family physician interested in a rewarding teaching career.
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Winter Family Medicine Weekend2016 Winter Family Medicine WeekendOnce again the VAFp Winter Family Medicine Weekend had an outstanding continuing medical education program, camaraderie among
family physicians and other healthcare professionals and perfect skiing conditions!!!Meeting evaluations highlighted the exemplary CME program and fun activities at Wintergreen resort!! Attendees had the opportunity to participate in CME lectures, hands-on workshops, research and much much more.
• Greatspeakers,greatbalanceofCMEandtimewithfamilyatWintergreen.Verywellorganized• Overallexcellentprogram!• Excellentprogram.Ialwayslookforwardtothismeeting• Reallyenjoyedthetopicsandlocation.Thefamilywantsmetocomebackeveryyear!• Thanksforagreatconference• Greatconferenceoverall!!• Overallwonderful!• Alwayslovelocation,speakers,skidiscountsandreception.Itisafamilytraditionforus.• Greatasusual!Seeyounextyear!
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Congratulations to John O. Marsh, MD recipient of the 2015 Family physician of the Year Award. Dr. Marsh was not able to be present at the 2015 VAFp Annual Meeting therefore the Academy formally recognized Dr. Marsh during the 2016 Winter Family Medicine Weekend held January 29- 31 at Wintergreen resort. The award was presented to Karl Clebak and Dr. Clebak will personally present the award to Dr. Marsh.
Dr. Marsh’s award states, “In recognition of your tireless efforts to provide care for those in your community and those travelling through your community that would otherwise be without. You are truly an American hero not only for what you do for patients today but for your prior service in the U.S. Army to the soldiers that fought for U.S. freedom. Your students and residents often describe their experience with you as the most meaningful they had in all of their training. The dedication to your community and the teaching of others deeply
signifies what a remarkable man and selfless physician you are and greatly reflects credit on you, the Specialty of Family Medicine and the Commonwealth of Virginia.”
Congratulations to Mary gayle Sweet, MD recipient of the 2015 James p. Charlton, MD Teacher of the Year Award. Dr. Sweet was not able to be present at the 2015 VAFp Annual Meeting therefore the Academy formally recognized and presented the award to Dr. Sweet during the general session of the 2016 Winter Family Medicine Weekend held January 29- 31 at Wintergreen resort. VAFp president Charles Frazier, MD was honored to present the award to Dr. Sweet.
Dr. Sweet’s award states, In recognition of your unparalleled teaching, educational leadership and clinical excellence. You are truly a teacher and physician all would be fortunate to have as a mentor and role model. As stated in one of your numerous letters of support, “Dr. Sweet truly embodies what most young family physicians may only aspire to be; an educator, a healer, a nurturer and a supporter. She personally goes above and beyond her role as a faculty member to make each resident’s success her goal and responsibility.” To be respected and commended by those who you teach and by those who are your associates exemplifies the nature of a truly outstanding teacher of family medicine.”
pictured are VAFp president Charles Frazier, MD and Mary g. Sweet, MD 2015 VAFp Teacher of the Year.
Dr. Sweet is pictured with her colleagues Mark greenawald, MD and Tarin Schmidt-Dalton, MD.
pictured are VAFp president Charles Frazier, MD and Karl Clebak, MD receiving the 2015 Family physician of the Year Award on behalf of Dr. Marsh.
Mary Gayle Sweet, MD Presented the 2015 James P. Charlton, MD Teacher of the Year Award
John O. Marsh, MD Presented the 2015 Family Physician of the Year Award
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Mountain States Medical Group and Russell County Medical Center, located in Lebanon, Virginia, are currently seeking Full Time, Board Certi�ed, Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physicians. Quali�ed candidates will join a Brand New, Out-Patient Clinic in Lebanon, Virginia to provide services to their Community. These are Hospital Employed positions with the following incentives:• Competitive Salary and Bonus • Full Benefits • Paid Malpractice • Generous Sign On Bonus • Relocation Assistance • • Educational Loan Assistance • CME Reimbursement • PTO
Please Contact:Tina McLaughlin, CMSR, MSHA Senior Physician Recruiter276-258-4580 • [email protected]/russell
An independent, primary care, multi-specialty practice located in Chilhowie, Virginia is currently seeking a BE/BC, MD/DO, Virginia Licensed, Family Medicine Physician to join their group Full Time. The group will have 2 Physicians and 1 Nurse Practitioner. One Physician retired, December 2014, and group is recruiting to replace this physician. The clinic is certified as a rural health clinic and provides a complete range of primary care services. The candidate will step into a thriving, completely independent, 60 year old practice that has many loyal patients, a hardworking loyal sta� with low turnover and excellent standing in the community. Johnston Memorial Hospital located in Abingdon, Virginia and Smyth County Community Hospital located in Marion, Virginia will be assisting the group with the following for the quali�ed candidate:• Income Subsidy for first 1-2 years • Sign On Bonus • Relocation Assistance • Educational Loan Assistance• Call: Phone Call Only, Every 3rd Week
Group will provide:• Competitive Salary • Opportunity to Earn Above Average Income • Comprehensive Benefits Package • • Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits • 401K Retirement Package with Match Program • Malpractice Insurance Provision • • Allowance for Dues/Continuing Education
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Mountain States Medical Group and Smyth County Community Hospital, located in Marion, Virginia, are currently seeking a Full Time, Board Certi�ed, Family Medicine Physician to work in their MSMG FM Rural Retreat Clinic. Quali�ed candidates will join an Established, Out-Patient Clinic in Rural Retreat, Virginia to provide services to their Community. This is a Hospital Employed position with the following incentives:• Competitive Salary and Bonus • Full Benefits • Paid Malpractice • Generous Sign On Bonus • Relocation Assistance • • Educational Loan Assistance • CME Reimbursement • PTO Please Contact:Tina McLaughlin, CMSR, MSHA Senior Physician Recruiter276-258-4580 • [email protected]/smyth
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The Virginia Academy of Family physicians (VAFp) Foundation is delighted to announce one new medical student scholarship and one new resident scholarship in 2016 for assistance with education loan repayment. Many medical students and family medicine residents in Virginia have expressed an interest in staying in Virginia after their graduation to complete a family medicine residency or to practice in a medically underserved area. Over the past two years the VAFp Foundation has received donations to support this effort to keep our own.
This year the Foundation will offer one graduating Virginia medical student a $1,000 scholarship. The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:
1) graduating Virginia medical student in good academic standing.
2) Entering a Virginia family medicine residency program. A letter from the program director is required.
3) Will have completed the pgY-1 year successfully and be entering into the pgY-2 year at that program. A letter from the program director is required in order to receive the scholarship
check for loan repayment at that time.
4) Must submit a 250-500 word letter explaining why they want to practice family medicine in Virginia as a resident and as a family physician.
in addition, we are offering one $1,500 scholarship for a graduating pgY-3 Virginia family medicine resident who wishes to practice in an underserved area of Virginia. The requirements for this scholarship are as follows:
1) graduating as a pgY-3 Virginia family medicine resident.
2) Have an up-to-date Virginia medical license.
3) practicing family medicine in an underserved medical area after graduation as designated by United States Human resource Service Administration (HrSA) and/or Virginia Department of Health. A letter verifying this is required.
4) Must submit a 250-500-word letter explaining why they want to practice in an underserved area of Virginia.
5) practicing at the underserved site for one year. Documentation is necessary to receive the scholarship check for loan repayment after one year of practice in an underserved area.
Application letters may be sent to Mrs. Mary Lindsay White at [email protected] or to Dr. roger Hofford at [email protected]. The deadline for application letters is May 31, 2016.
if anyone is interested in making a tax deductible donation in support or expansion of this effort, or is interested in learning more about the VAFp Foundation, please visit our website at www.vafpf.org.
On behalf of the VAFp Foundation Board of Directors, i would like to thank those individuals and organizations who have donated to the VAFp Foundation.
roger A. Hofford, M.D. FAAFp, CpEChair, VAFp Foundation
The Virginia Academy of Family physicians held its first group part iV program, at Wintergreen resort on Thursday, January 28, 2016. The focus of the program was generating high-yield clinical questions and using an EMr and/or other electronic search engines to get information quickly and efficiently to support patient care.
The attendees were a dynamic group of practicing family physicians who learned new approaches for accessing clinical guidelines, patient-oriented evidence and strategic search strategies as well as shared their own “pearls and perils.” They completed the bulk of the part iV requirement
during the 3.5 hour session and are in the process of completing the final chart reviews for certification.
The session rated 4.8 out of 5 for content and applicability to practice. We appreciate the attendees’ active participation and contributions which made this initiative successful. The VAFp is proud to provide high quality and relevant CME and MOC activities which directly relate to family medicine.
Thanks to the Medical Society of Virginia Foundation for collaborating with us in this effort – their role as a special ABMS portfolio Sponsor allowed us to provide part iV credit
for this program and their dynamic track record of practice-oriented MOC initiatives continues to serve all Virginia physicians.
The group part iV program will be presented again this summer and fall which will allow busy family physicians to more easily achieve their MOC requirements and do so in a way that directly relates to their patient care and their practice needs! Check these out on the VAFp website. We look forward to seeing you!
Mark greenawald, MDKurt Elward, MD, MpH
New “Choose Virginia” Scholarships for Graduating Medical Students and Family Medicine Residents
VAFP Holds Groundbreaking Group Part IV!!
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A “precepting Medical Students” workshop was held at the 2016 VAFp Winter Family Medicine at Wintergreen resort on Friday, January 29th. The session was attended by 8 participants, including current family medicine residents and student preceptors with over 10 years of experience. The workshop was sponsored by
your VAFp Student, resident and Faculty Committee. Lisa rollins, phD, Associate professor and Director of Scholarship, from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, lead the session, which included large group and small group instruction. The topic was Best practices for student teaching. The Best practices were broken down into the following areas: pre-immediately post Arrival Best practices, Engaging Students Best practices, Maintaining Efficiency Best practices, and Threshold Concepts.
Following the session, attendees were emailed a summary of the Best practices. if you are interested in attending a future workshop or getting additional information on precepting resources, please contact the VAFp Headquarters office at 804-968-5200 or [email protected].
Submitted by:patricia Matto, DO
Danville, VAChair, VAFp Student, resident and
Faculty Committee
Preceptor’s Corner
The VAFp is pleased to provide as a membership benefit a free subscription to Daily pOEMs from Essential Evidence plus. Daily pOEMs (patient Oriented Evidence that Matters) alerts and 3,000+ archived pOEMs help you stay abreast of the latest and most relevant medical literature. Delivered directly to you by e-mail every Monday through Friday, Daily pOEMs identify the most valid, relevant research that may change the way you practice. Monthly, the complete set is compiled and sent for additional summary review. Ongoing since 1996, their editors now review more than 1,200 studies monthly from more than 100 medical journals, presenting only the best and most relevant as pOEMs. The acclaimed pOEMs process applies specific criteria for validity and relevance to clinical practice. if you want to subscribe, please e-mail the VAFp at [email protected] so your e-mail address can be added to the distribution list.
please enjoy this complimentary VAFp membership benefit.
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OvERvIEwHealth is primary is a three-year
communications campaign to advocate for the values of family medicine, demonstrate the benefits of primary care, and drive patient activation. Led by Family Medicine for America’s Health, Health is primary uses advertising, news media outreach, online communications, partnerships and stakeholder outreach to transform perceptions and behavior around health and health care in America and foster awareness and action to support the essential role of primary care.
Family medicine wants to ensure that America is a place where Health is primary.
A place where: •Doctorsandpatientsworktogetherintrue
partnership; •Doctorshavelong-termrelationshipswith
their patients and see and treat the whole person;
•Technologysupportsandfosterstheconnection between doctors and patients;
•Everyonehasaccesstoaprimarycarehomewhere most, if not all, of their health needs
can be met and a coordinated medical neighborhood that provides additional care when needed;
•Preventionandhealthpromotionareasimportant as treating disease;
•Doctorsareworkinginpartnershipwithcommunity leaders to address individual and population health;
•Healthdisparitiesarereducedbyincreasingaccess to primary care; and,
•Financialincentiveslineupwithgoodcareand better health outcomes.
The campaign provides specific tools to increase collaboration between patients and doctors on important health issues, including smoking prevention and cessation, nutrition and fitness, immunizations, and chronic disease management.
hEAlTh IS PRIMARY—CAMPAIGN UPDATEThe Health is primary campaign wrapped
up its first full year of activities focused on raising awareness of the value of primary care in delivering on the Triple Aim of better care and better quality at a lower cost. During 2015, the campaign featured extraordinary stories of primary care innovation and collected dozens of local stories showcasing the rapidly changing world of primary care.
in 2016, the campaign will continue to
collect stories from around the country and promote them through our national outreach to media and other stakeholders. The campaign is always looking for more stories that show measurable results improving health, quality and cost. please email the campaign at [email protected] if you have a story to share.
PATIENT RESOURCESThe campaign has issued patient-focused
tear sheets on four key issues: fitness and nutrition, chronic disease management (hypertension, diabetes, heart disease), immunizations and smoking cessation. To access these tear sheets, visit www.healthisprimary.org/toolkit.
The campaign continues in 2016 with quarterly promotion around important health issues:
February – End of Life Care May – Mental Health September – Health Aging november – Family Caregivers
CAMPAIGN AwARENESSA national tracking study among the
campaign’s target audience showed that one-third of those surveyed have seen, heard or read about Health is primary. Of those who have seen the campaign advertising, 74% are more likely to make sure they have a family physician and many are also more likely to engage in support of family medicine and primary care:•46% say they will talk to family, friends and
others to encourage them to get a family physician
•46% say they will follow Health is Primary on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube
•31% say they will attend an event or meeting to promote Health is Primary
•27% say they will sign an online pledge to make health a priority
•10% say they will write, call or meet with an elected official
GET INvOlvEDThe campaign’s messages and creative
are resonating with target audiences and are available for use in practices, academic and community settings. You can download campaign advertising, infographics, posters and more at www.healthisprimary.org/toolkit.
if you haven’t already, sign up to receive campaign updates at www.healthisprimary.org and www.fmahealth.org. You can also follow on Twitter (@healthisprimary) and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Healthisprimary.
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VIRGINIA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS2016 Annual Meeting & Exposition
July 21-24, 2016
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ResidentsSatara Alexis Brown, MDAnne L. Hutchinson, DO
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Within the growing and historic region of south-central Virginia, Centra Medical Group has a tremendous opportunity for Family Medicine physician interested in joining their growing healthcare group as they provide high-quality patient care to this area. Highlights of these positions include:
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"The quality of speakers and informationshared at the Heart of Virginia kick off meeting
were outstanding! Hampton RoadsCommunity Health Center is excited to beginthis journey with like minded professionals to
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