MAFP Spring Practice Management Conference Setting a Firm Foundation: Mississippi Practices and the Medical Home April 9 -11, 2010 Eagle Ridge Conference Center Raymond, MS By attending this conference, we anticipate the followin ... read more MAFP 2009 Fall Conference Videos and Slide Show MAFP recorded speaker presentations of the 2009 Fall Conference, held in Tupelo, October 30-November 1 and had them produced on several videos.  You may click on the videos below to view bot ... read more Health Rankings Per County I know some of you are health champions in your communities and this is great information to take to school board, rotary, legislators, etc. RWJ Foundation sponsored a project that now gives a web ... read more MAFP Foundation Awards MS Rural Physicians Scholarship Program $2,000 Donation The MS Academy of Family Physicians Foundation supports the MS Rural Physicians Scholarship Program (MRPSP) through participation in the Annual Viking Classic Golf Tournament Birdies for Charity ... read more UMC Resident Named Resident Representative on the AAFP Tar Wars Program Advisors Martha Ann Dempsey, MD (3rd year resident from Brandon, MS) was selected as the Resident Representative on the AAFP Tar Wars Program Advisors. The advisory panel represents a mix of academic backg ... read more Dr. James Keeton Named UMMC Dean Keeton Named UMMC Dean by Associated Press Published: February 10,2010 JACKSON — Dr. James E. Keeton has been named dean of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jac ... read more Dr. Tim Alford Makes Mississippi Proud By Carrying Olympic Torch on Tuesday, January 19 Dr. Tim Alford carrying the 2010 Olympic Torch          Dr. Alford passes the torch to next relay carrier  Last year, the MAFP nominated D ... read more Disaster Relief Efforts for Haiti The AAFP Foundation is asking for member donations to support relief efforts in Haiti.  Contributions will go to help our partner relief agencies, Heart to Heart International and International M ... read more FREE Health IT Webinar Series In the wake of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), more practices are considering implementing electronic health or medical records, e-prescribing, new practice management systems and o ... read more MAFP 2010 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY ADs & REFERRAL LISTINGS AVAILABLE The Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians is planning the production of our 2010 Membership Directory. The Membership Directory will list the entire MAFP membership with one section of the Dire ... read more Electronic Health Records (EHR) Systems Survey MAFP is conducting a survey for Electronic Health Records (EHR)Systems. Wheter you have an existing EHR, are considering implimenting one in your practice or just want to find out more about them, thi ... read more Schedule an appearance from Miss Mississippi, Anna Tadlock at a school in your community The MS Academy of Family Physicians Foundation is excited to announce that Miss Mississippi 2009-2010, Anna Tadlock, will visit 20 schools for the 2009-2010 school year beginning in February 2010& ... read more Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program 2009 Undergraduates Growing our own....one physician at a time.  Help welcome the second group of students chosen to receive the $30,000 Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship.  The rural scholars progra ... read more MS Dept. of Health's - Adopt-a-School Vaccination Program Dear Mississippi Healthcare Providers, The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) invites you and your staff to participate in the Novel H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Adopt-a-School Program. The A ... read more Patient-Centered Medical Home Information JOINT PRINCIPLES Outcomes of PCMH for Whitehouse - August 2009 PCMH Checklist PCMH What, Why and How? For More Information: American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.futurefamilyme ... read more Dr. Patrick Brent Smith has been appointed as one of the Resident Representatives to the American Medical Association-Resident-Fellow Section We are pleased that Dr. Brent Smith has been appointed as one of the Resident Representatives to the American Medical Association-Resident-Fellow Section (AMA-RFS). Dr. Smith will serve as the Delegat ... read more MSMA House of Delegates Votes to De-unify! On Saturday, by a vote of 209-31, the MSMA House of Delegates voted to no longer require members of MSMA to join the AMA. More than two hours of debate was heard on Friday night. The House heard compe ... read more H1N1 Vaccine Availability H1N1 (Swine) flu vaccine for physicians to provide to patients will only be available through MSDH. (Seasonal flu vaccine is available through private sources e.g.: manufacturers or distributors and t ... read more Health Care Reform Telephone Town Hall Recordings Available The recordings from all three Telephone Town Hall meetings on Health System Reform are now available. Listen to AAFP officers answer questions from members ... read more Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Elect Dr. Michael L. O'Dell as President Michael L. O’Dell, MD, MSHA, is the director of the Family Medicine Residency Program at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo and also serves as the system Chief Quality Officer. Dr. O'D ... read more MISSISSIPPI ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS NAMES DOCTOR OF THE YEAR   Dr. Albert Leroy Gore, MD, of Raymond, was recently recognized as Family Physician of the Year by the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians’ at its 60th Annual Convention held in Sand ... read more DR. BOBO RECEIVES MAFP MILITARY SERVICE AWARD Edgar E. Bobo, M.D. received the 2009 Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Military Service Award on Tuesday, July 21 in Destin, Florida. Bobo is the fourth recipient of the award. This award ho ... read more Antiviral Medications for H1N1 for Pediatric Medicaid Beneficiaries PROVIDER NOTICE Effective on September 1, 2009, when a pediatric Medicaid beneficiary has exhausted his/her monthly limit (5 drugs monthly of which no more than 2 may be brand without medical necessi ... read more H1N1 Recommendations and Vaccine CDC expects that approximately 120 million doses of novel H1N1 vaccine could be released beginning around mid-October. The novel H1N1 vaccine will be procured and purchased by the federal government a ... read more CNN MONEY SPECIAL REPORT: Fixing Health Care Health Care's Big Money Wasters: More than $1.2 trillion spent on health care each year is a waste of money. Members of the medical community identify the leading causes.  For more informat ... read more Family Physician nominated as Surgeon General AAFP Statement: Family Physicians Applaud Nomination Regina Benjamin, MD, Would Bring Expertise, Leadership, Commitment to Surgeon General Office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 13, 2009 ... read more MAFP Past President to help select Ole Miss' new Vice Chancellor MAFP Past President Dr. Lucius Lampton of Magnolia was appointed to serve on the search committee to select Ole Miss' new vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the University of Mississippi S ... read more MS Department of Health - Public Health Reports Want to receive up to minute information from the MS Department of Health, you can subscribe to receive issues of the Public Health Report by visiting www.HealthyMS.com/phr You can also receive up ... read more Family Docs Take Leadership Positions at MSMA The following MAFP members were elected by the MSMA House of Delegates. We congratulate each of you. -Randy Easterling, MD takes over as President of MSMA. -Timothy J. Alford, MD of Kosciusko ... read more MAFP Secretary elected to state board MAFP Secretary William B. Jones, MD of Greenwood was recently appointed to serve on the State Board of Medical Licensure.    ... read more Beebe Elected to National Board Dr. Diane K. Beebe, chair of the Department of Family Medicine, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Board of Family Medicine. The American Board of Family Medicine is a 40-y ... read more MAFP Past President Receives Award During the Mississippi State Medical Association Annual Session held in May in Oxford, MAFP Past President Dr. Frank W. Bowen, Sr. of Carthage received the MSMA Community Service Award which is given ... read more Medicare RAC Program The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 required the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement a Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement a Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) ... read more Rural Online Communities Wanted The AAFP is seeking heartwarming and thought-provoking stories from rural family physicians from Mississippi for the AAFP's Rural Online Community.  Several states are already represented and we ... read more Sign Up for the AAFP Connect for Reform Sign up for the AAFP Connect for Reform now and become involved with the AAFP campaign designed to give MAFP members a front-row seat to the health care debate in Washington and to ensure your voices ... read more MAFP Seeking Resolutions Do you have an issue of interest or concern to family physicians and family medicine?  Write a resolution for consideration for the upcoming meetings of the MAFP or the AAFP and submit to Be ... read more Meet Our New Residents On March 19th, with cell phones, kleenex and families close by, students nervously gathered on the second floor of the UMMC Student Union, eager to get their envelopes and determine where their reside ... read more MAFP Recognized for Three Membership Awards in 2008 We are thrilled to announce that the MAFP recognized recently at the AAFP Annual Leadership Forum in Kansas City for the three membership awards for the 2008 membership year.  The awards inc ... read more Identity Theft Red Flags Endorsement Delayed The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted to delay implementation of the requirements of the Identity Theft Red Flags regulation until Saturday, Aug. 1. The original deadline was extended pendi ... read more MS Physicians Attend National Meeting The MAFP sent three chapter representatives to attend the AAFP National Conference of Special Constituencies in Kansas City in April. Dr. Kim Bibb of Clinton represented the Minority Physician delegat ... read more