Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You
An interview with new ACPM President, Dr. Bob Carr
Q: What made you want to serve as ACPM President?
A: To be honest, I have more time now to focus energy on areas of interest and passion as I recently transitioned from a 30+ year career as a physician executive. Secondly, ACPM has been an ever-present and nurturing community for me over the years; connecting me with new ideas, insights, evidence based and useful approaches and practices, and a network of colleagues who continue to bring value to my life; a community to which I‘d like to give back, during this chapter of my life.
Finally, and most importantly, the future of our specialty is at risk. While not an alarmist I sense our environment is facing significant pressures and changing more rapidly now than in the past: enormous pressure on government budgets, federal, state and local public health organizations and the current uncertainty on hard fought gains in access to preventive services and funding for prevention medicine training. ...
AMA Recap -- Last week, ACPM attended the American Medical Association's House of Delegates Annual meeting with delegate Dr. Robert Gilchick and alternate delegate Dr. Jason Spangler. ACPM's delegates and partners in the Section Council for Preventive Medicine were successful in getting an ACPM-authored resolution on supporting taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages passed in the House of Delegates to become AMA policy.
In the News -- ACPM has been in the news with two op-ed pieces in the past month. Past-President Dr. Dan Blumenthal, MD, MPH, FACPM had a piece published in The Hill regarding the need to focus on prevention in the current healthcare debates. In addition, President Dr. Bob Carr, MD, MPH, FACPM published an op-ed in The Hill on the negative effect the President's budget will have on preventive medicine residency training programs.
Sign-on Letter -- The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, of which ACPM is a member, released a statement on President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, noting that climate change harms public health. The statement was picked up by NBC News.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE 2017
Congratulations to Those Recognized in Portland!
FELLOWS
Elizabeth M. Salisbury Afshar, MD, MPH, FACPM
Tanya M. Phares, DO, MPH, FACPM
Sarah-Blythe Ballard, MD, MPH, FACPM
Taiwo O. Lawoyin, MD, MPH, FACPM
Tisha K. Johnson, MD, MPH, FACPM
Bryant J. Webber, MD, MPH, FACPM
Deirdre Wheat, MD, MPH, FACPM
Alden L. Weg, MD, MPH, FACPM
Margaret Brewinski Isaacs, MD, MPH, FACPM
Eric Deussing, MD, MPH, FACPM
Maria C. Mejia de Grubb, MD, MPH, FACPM
Boris D. Lushniak, MD, MPH, FACPM
Michael Crupain, MD, MPH, FACPM
AWARD RECIPIENTS
Distinguished Service Award: Annette E. Kussmaul, MD, MPA, FACPM
Ronald Davis Special Recognition Award: Wayne Stephen Dysinger, MD, MPH, FACPM
William Kane Rising Star Award: Ingrid Edshteyn, DO, FACPM
President’s Award for Contributions to Health Equity: George Rust, MD, MPH
Donald Gemson Resident Award: Regan Stiegmann, DO, MPH
Arnold Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award: Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, FACPM
Federal Preventive Medicine Medical Officer Award: Walter Wendell Williams, MD, MPH, FACPM
Preventive Medicine 2017 Recordings Available Mid-July
Did you miss attending Preventive Medicine 2017 or weren’t able to get to all the sessions that you liked? Many sessions from the conference were recorded and will be available online by mid-July! Recordings are included with conference attendance cost. All recorded sessions will be available for CME/MOC. Keep an eye out on PreventiveMedicine2017.org for recordings to be released.
New Strategic Plan
We had an engaging, interactive membership meeting in Portland, where we rolled out the strategic plan refresh and engaged members in discussions about how they could help amplify and accelerate our success in its implementation. Thanks to all who participated in the session. We are incorporating feedback from membership into our message toolkit. If you have suggestions but were unable to share in Portland, please fill out the form on acpm.org/message.
LATEST HAPPENINGS
Register Today! Webinar on Utilizing CDC’s 6|18 Initiative to Address High Blood Pressure; 1.5 CME/MOC available
ACPM and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are excited to present a webinar on Tuesday, June 27 from 3:00-4:30 PM EDT to highlight the role of providers in CDC's 6|18 Initiative. The webinar will include an overview of the initiative from Dr. Christa-Marie Singleton, MD, MPH at CDC; a case study from CDC on controlling high blood pressure, and ACPM Fellow Dr. Mike Parkinson, MD, MPH, FACPM will address the role of a preventive medicine physician engaging in the initiative to address high blood pressure.
Help Patients Prevent the Next Fall: Access Billing Codes and Strategies to Prevent Falls
June brings summer and National Safety Month! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every 20 minutes an older adult dies from a fall in the United States. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older Americans. Despite the lack of a dedicated Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code, providers are able to counsel their patients regarding falls risk and bill payers using existing Evaluation and Management (E/M) CPT codes.
ACPM and the National Council of Aging have assembled a series of billing codes for reimbursement for falls-related services. The flyer also includes quality measures in the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) that are used to incentivize providers to conduct falls risk assessment in older adults.
Considering a Career Change? Nearly 100 Openings Listed on ACPM Job Board
The ACPM Online Career Center is an easy to use, targeted resource that connects healthcare employers, hiring managers and recruiters, with highly qualified specialists in preventive medicine. The Career Center is your one-stop resource for job information. Also, take advantage of our connection with the National Healthcare Career Network and share or browse résumés with over 300 organizations.
MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
Movers and Shakers
The Collegium Ramazzini and the town of Carpi have recognized Dr. Arthur L. Frank as Ramazzini Award Recipient and Ramazzini Lecturer for 2016. Arthur exemplifies the model of Bernardino Ramazzini in combining scientific achievement with public service and advocacy. He not only accomplished this on his own, but also by inspiring and training many young scientists entering the field.
New Members and Subscribers
PHYSICIANS
Royce E Clifford, MD, MPH, VA Healthcare System
Heather Pearson Schmidt, DO, Agnesian Heathcare
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Michael S. Cygler, MD
RESIDENTS
Nima Alipour, DO, MBA
Vishal Goyal, MD, MPH
Cheryl L Green, MD, Wright State University Department of Psychiatry
Mukti Kulkarni, MD, MPH, University of Massachusetts
Shobhit Maruti, MBBS, MPH
Kenya Miles, MD, MSPH, Meharry Medical College
Nnenna Okoye, MD
Sylvia Onyensoh, MD, Meharry Medical College
MEDICAL STUDENTS
Nemanja Baletic, MSC, Massachusetts General Hospital
ACPM would like to thank the following organizations for their support and contributions to the Corporate Roundtable. Members of the Corporate Roundtable are highly regarded private-sector organizations dedicated to promoting and influencing health for individuals and populations. The Corporate Roundtable provides a forum to share knowledge, educate, and encourage cross sector collaboration.
GOLD
PhRMA
SILVER
Mars Symbioscience
McNeil Consumer Healthcare
Nuval
Omada Health
Rediclinic
BRONZE
Bayer Healthcare
Cerner Corporation
Cummins
Eskenazi Health
Full Plate Living
MDVIP
Pfizer
Sanofi
Solera Health
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
UnitedHealth Group
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