Welcome to the OAFP
The mission of the OAFP is to advocate for family physicians and assist them in providing for the health of their patients and communities.
SPRING CME CONFERENCE
Breaking News! Abraham Verghese, MD, author of "Cutting for Stone" will be the Keynote Speaker
for our Spring CME Conference, April 12-14, 2012 at the Embassy Suites, Downtown Portland. We will also have a Patient Centered Primary Care Home (PCPCH) Institute all day on Friday, April 13th for
physicians and their key clinic personnel.
CLICK HERE FOR PROGRAM BROCHURE AND REGISTRATION MATERIALS
OREGON'S PATIENT-CENTERED PRIMARY CARE HOME (PCPCH)
Apply NOW to become a PCPCH.
The Oregon Legislature enacted House Bill 2009, which created the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and established a PCPCH Program. The program in administered by the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research (OHPR).
The goals of the program are to develop strategies to identify and measure Patient-Centered Primary Care Homes, promote their development, and encourage populations covered by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to receive care in this new model.
Practices can now submit an application to be recognized by the state of Oregon as a Patient-Centered Primary Care Home.
For more information or to apply to become a PCPCH, please visit:
www.primarycarehome.oregon.gov
HEALTH REFORM- WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU AND YOUR PATIENTS?
The OAFP will be continuing our efforts to inform the public about the need for health reform and the next steps we need to take.
* We are using local family physicians to give a powerpoint presentation titled "Saving Lives, Saving Money"to Rotary Clubs and retirement communities
around the state (please e-mail kg@oafp.org if you would like more information about this project). Click here for the PowerPoint and script of the program designed for Seniors.
POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment). New rules you need to know.
Gary Plant, MD has offered to share the protocols written for Mountainview Hospital and Madras Medical Group.
The Attorney General Consumer and Prescriber Education Grant Program (CPGP) was created to educate health care professionals about pharmaceutical industry marketing practices and to provide tools for accessing unbiased sources of information about prescription drugs.
JIM CALVERT, MD (with Wendy Warren)
OREGON FAMILY DOCTOR OF THE YEAR, 2011
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS:
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, current OAFP President, has been appointed to the Oregon State Senate.
.S. Miles Rudd, MD, OAFP Past President and current AAFP Delegate has been named by the American Pharmacists Association an Honorary Membership in APhA for 2012. He was recognized for his support of the pharmacy profession and pharmacists in expanded clinical roles.
The Family Physicians of Oregon PAC. Remember to contribute before the end of the year to qualify for the state income tax credit. Donation form.
FANTASTIC RESOURCES FOR PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS:
A nonprofit, noncommercial website with information regarding a low sodium diet, the DASH diet, and the Mediterranean diet, including videos, handouts, and background scientific information:
Nutrition Heart Website
Informative and fun video about the importance of exercise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Do you have a few hours every month to volunteer at a clinic for the underserved? Click here for a list of opportunities.