MISSISSIPPI ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS

Newsletter - January 9, 2024

January 17:

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Lunch & Learn

The MSDH - Comprehensive Cancer Control Department is hosting a webinar for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month on January 17th at 12pm. Dr. Christy Haygood will discuss HPV oncogenicity, cervical cancer in Mississippi, HPV vaccines, and barriers to implementation. 

Join Webinar Here on January 17th

January 24:

The Benefits of Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer

American Cancer Society invites you to join a webinar on January 24th, 2024, focusing on The Benefits of Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer.

 

Dr. Robert Fine, MD, MACP, FAAHPM, HEC-C, Clinical Director, Office of Ethics and Palliative Care, BSWH will provide an overview of the palliative care landscape and Kristen Rombach, RN, BSN, OCN will share resources. Palliative Care is widely misunderstood, please help us bring awareness to what Palliative Care is by sharing this information with nurses, providers, case managers, social workers, and others. You may REGISTER by using this link.  

 

Presenters will include:

Dr. Robert Fine, MD, MACP, FAAHPM, HEC-C, Clinical Director, Office of Ethics and Palliative Care, BSWH

Kristen Rombach, RN, BSN, OCN, Associate Director, State Partnerships; American Cancer Society, Austin, TX

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January 25:

Basics of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

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February 27:

It's Time to Train Family Physicians as

First Responders Against Human Trafficking

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