IAFP NEWS BITES
January 6, 2021
Eye Health and the Family Physician
A FREE CME Series
IAFP is excited to partner with Wolfe Eye Clinic to bring you two exciting and FREE CME sessions. You can find more information and links to registration below. We hope you can join us for one or both sessions!

Both of these CME sessions qualify as live CME and can be use towards your 25 LIVE CME credit hour requirement.

Eyelids Too Droopy, Turned in, or Turned Out: Medically Indicated Surgeries to Help Patients See and Feel Better
Speaker: Audrey C. Ko, MD, Oculofacial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Specialist, Wolfe Eye Clinic
January 19, 2021
6:00-7:00 pm
Objectives:
  • Participants will be able to evaluate the brows and eyelids and determine whether they are causing visual impairment.
  • Participants will be able to describe co-morbidities (such as chronic headache and dermatitis) associated with droopy brows (brow ptosis), droopy upper eyelids (eyelid ptosis), and excess upper eyelid skin (dermatochalasis).
  • Participants will be able to evaluate the lower eyelids and determine whether they are causing tearing, eye irritation, or eye redness.
  • Participants will be able to describe surgical approaches to correcting upper eyelid and brow malpositions, such as blepharoplasty, ptosis repair, and brow lifts.
  • Participants will be able to describe surgical approach to correcting lower eyelid malpositions, such as lower eyelid entropion or retraction repair.

 
Amblyopia and Strabismus:
What the Family Physician Needs to Know
Speaker: Anne M. Langguth, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Wolfe Eye Clinic
February 2, 2021
6:00-7:00 pm
Following this presentation, participants should be able to:
  • Identify basic forms of eye misalignment (strabismus) in children and adults
  • Identify common causes of strabismus in children and adults
  • Understand the vision-related and psychosocial-related reasons for treating strabismus in children and adults
  • Understand the medical and surgical options for treatment of strabismus in children and adults

An educational grant for this programming has been provided by Wolfe Eye Clinic. 
IAFP 2021 Legislative Coffee Canceled
Due to COVID-19, IAFP is unable to hold our annual legislative coffee. We encourage you to continue to reach out to lawmakers and advocate for family medicine. We will still provide weekly updates while in session so please check your email for important updates. We will also call on you from time to time to use the AAFP Speak Out feature to communicate concerns to your legislators on issues as they arise. 

If Advocacy is of interest to you, please consider joining the Advocacy Committee - http://iaafp.org/committee-volunteer-form/

Physician Business Leadership
Certification Program
The Iowa Academy of Family Physicians is partnering with the Iowa Hospital Association, Iowa Medical Society and the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative on a program in its third year to provide Physician Business Leadership training to physicians in Iowa. Participants in this program will gain tools to become successful leaders in today’s complex health care environment.
 
There are five virtual sessions scheduled between February 23 and August 11 along with additional requirements of pre and post-work, including assessments. Please review the brochure for details about the program, expectations of participation, course work and registration.

Scholarships are available. Apply HERE by January 29th.
COVID-19 Vaccination Information Links
Below you will find links to important COVID-19 vaccination information. We will continue to monitor the situation and send out special communication as needed.


Healthcare provider questions regarding COVID-19 vaccine can be directed to the COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center at 1-800-831-6293 ext. 1 or emailed to COVID19Vaccine@idph.iowa.gov. 

Notes from the IDPH Vaccine Planning and Distribution Workgroup
Evidence Based Care of Chronic Pain Course
& End of Life Care Course
Now Available On-Demand
We are excited to announce that both of our state mandated CME courses are now available on-demand.

Evidence Based Care of Chronic Pain Course
Cost-$40 for IAFP/AAFP Members
$50 for Nonmembers

End of Life Care Course
Cost-$40 for IAFP/AAFP Members
$50 for Nonmembers

Help Needed with COVID-19 Vaccine
Social Media Campaign
Have you received your COVID-19 vaccine?
We are encouraging our members to post a photo on social media of you getting the vaccine using #FamDocs4Vax and #WhyWeVax and link to familydoctor.org/vaccines.
Support the IAFP Foundation by
Shopping with AmazonSmile
The IAFP Foundation just joined AmazonSmile! This is a very easy way to help raise funds for the foundation. For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer’s selected charitable organization. We would be honored if you would choose the IAFP Foundation as your charitable organization!
Shop with us HERE.
On-Demand Cancer Webinars
IAFP is proud to team up with the American Cancer Society, the IDPH, and the Iowa Cancer Consortium to bring you FREE webinars.
Each webinar offers 1 credit of CME.

Things to Know About the
New E/M Coding Changes
New E/M Coding changes took effect January 1st.
Review AAFP resources on the changes HERE.
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Iowa Academy of Family Physicians | 515-283-9370 | mail@iaafp.org | www.iaafp.org
Pam Williams, Executive Vice President, pwilliams@iaafp.org
Katie Cox, Deputy Executive Vice President , kcox@iaafp.org
Kelly Scallon, Director of Education and Advocacy, kscallon@iaafp.org