MISSISSIPPI ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
Newsletter - October 15, 2021
MAFP Fall Conference
Attendees Enjoy Gulf Shores
Forty doctors from four states attended the MAFP's CME on the Coast conference Oct. 8-10 in Gulf Shores, AL. Besides earning up to 9 hours of CME on varied topics, participants enjoyed a welcome reception, a Sunday devotional, and an exhibit hall with 17 exhibitors. During free time, physicians enjoyed the pool, beach and state park at The Lodge hotel.
Dr. Anna Marie Hailey-Sharp, her husband Jason, and her sons Wyatt and Lane at the Friday night reception.
Joan and Dr. James Ervin, and Dr. John and Elaine Mitchell enjoy the "DIY Smores' after dinner.
The Hammack, Latorre, Islam and Martin families enjoy time to visit during dinner.
FamDocPAC Donations Needed for
Upcoming Statewide Elections in 2022
Statewide elections will be held in Nov. 2022, and that means donations to FamDocPAC, our political action committee, are more important than ever.

Per our bylaws, our FamDocPAC only donates funds for state legislative races, and 2022 will be the year for distributing those funds to Senate and House candidates.

FamDocPAC's goal is to raise $25,000 by the end of 2021, and we only need a little over $3,500 to reach it. Physicians are encouraged to give before the end of the year. A lump sum donation is NOT necessary. In fact, more than a dozen MAFP members give a monthly donation by having their credit cards charged -- the majority give $50 per month.

During the MAFP Fall Conference, we gained 7 new members of the FamDocPAC and raised more than $2,400. Thanks to FamDocPAC Chair, Dr. Katie Patterson, for manning the FamDocPAC booth and encouraging members to give.

Please use these forms to give: Online Giving Form or Printable PDF Giving Form

Current FamDocPAC members:
GILDED EAGLE ($2,500 - $5,000)
Katie Patterson, MD

ROTUNDA LEVEL ($1000 - $2,499)
Anthony Cloy, MD
Brent Smith, MD

CHAMBER LEVEL ($500 - $999)
Tim Alford, MD
James ‘Cary’ Bradshaw, DO
Susan A. Chiarito, MD
James Ervin, MD
James Dustin Gentry, MD
Lee Giffin, MD
James W. Griffin, Jr., MD
Stephen Hammack, MD
Word Johnston, MD
Angela M. Jones, MD
Carlos Latorre, MD
Bruce Longest, MD
Paul Pavlov, MD
Sue Simmons, MD
Jeremy Wells, MD
GALLERY LEVEL ($365 - $499)
Stephen Coachys, MD
Jennifer Gholson, MD
Gene Loper, MD
Katherine Royals, MD

CAPITOL STEPS LEVEL (Up to $364)
Jonathan Buchanan, MD
Scott Carlton, MD
Tim Folse, MD
Barbara Goodman, MD
Bill Grantham, MD
Anna Marie Hailey- Sharp, MD
Bill Jackson, MD
Angela C. Jones, MD
Emily Landrum, MD
Erik Lessman, MD
John Mitchell, MD
David Moody, MD
Samantha Mosby, DO
Chrystal Sumrall, MD
Christy Vowell, DO
David Wheat, MD
Earn Up to 20 Hours Prescribed CME:
Practice Enhancement for Family Physicians
Take advantage now of a set of practice enhancement courses that can help you earn up to 20 hours of prescribed CME credit before the end of the year. The curriculum was designed by family physician Dr. E.G. "Nick" Ulmer, whom many MAFP members have seen speak at MAFP events on coding and practice enhancement. The MAFP Board of Directors has approved this curriculum to be marketed to the Academy membership. Click below for more details.
The 20 hours of CME can be accessed from now until Dec. 31. The sessions have been chosen to not only promote quality in care delivery, but also to assist in the economic side of practice enhancement. The modules (purchase all modules for $400; or individually for $50) include:
  • Basic Evaluation and Management Guidelines for the Office Setting: 2021 Update
  • Practical Applications to the 2021 Office Evaluation and Management Guidelines
  • Transition Care Management: Hospital to Home, Home to Office, and Office to Home Primary Care
  • Performing the Medicare Wellness Visits in Primary Care
  • Understanding the Preventive Services in Medicare
  • Care Management: Patient Engagement and Quality Gap Closure
  • Documentation and Coding of Dermatology Procedures in Primary Care
  • The Behavioral Health Tsunami: COVID’s “Second Wave”
  • The 2021 Basic Evaluation and Management Guidelines for the Hospital Setting
  • The Two Midnight Rule and Medical Necessity in the Hospital Setting
  • Compliant Time-based Coding and Documentation in the Hospital Setting
  • The Expanding Role of the Physician Advisor in the Hospital Space
  • Advance Care Planning: Helping Our Patients Transition
  • Understanding the Basics of the Business of Medicine
  • Burnout 101: Addressing the Issue with Strategies for Success
  • Today’s Physician: Stakeholder and Leader for Sustainable Change
  • Population Health: Understanding Quality, Incentives, and Value
  • A Strategic Path to Coding and Billing Compliance in Primary Care
  • Clinical Documentation Improvement: Capturing Risk Across the Healthcare Space
  • Compliant Use of the Advance Practice Professionals (APPs) in Primary Care
Want to get involved? Join a Committee
MAFP President Dr. Carlos Latorre of Vicksburg wants interested physicians to sign up for committee service! Available committees include:
  • Academy Operations
  • Professional Development
  • Workforce
  • Public Awareness
Mark Your Calendar for Our 2022 Events
Spring Conference (will be held in connection with Spring Fling for Residents/Students)
April 22-24, 2022
The Sheraton Refuge
Flowood, MS
Annual Scientific Assembly
July 16-20, 2022
Baytowne Conf. Center
Sandestin, FL
Submit Workshop Proposals for AAFP National Conference for Residents & Students
Inspire students and residents to explore all that a future in family medicine has to offer. Workshop proposals for the 2022 AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students are being accepted until Monday, November 8. The conference will be held July 28-30 in Kansas City, MO.

UMMC Student Chapter Earns Award from AAFP for Membership Gains
In September, the Family Medicine Interest Group at University of Mississippi School of Medicine earned recognition from AAFP for recruiting 116 new AAFP members in August. These new members were gained at a luncheon for M1 students conducted August 5. As recognition for their efforts, the chapter received a monetary award and the chapter president Richard Easterling received a gift card. In this photo, student members Daulton Newman, Easterling and Isabella Pittman celebrated with the membership applications received that day.
New MAFP Members for September 2021
Members joining the MAFP in September 2021 include:

ACTIVE:
Thomas S. Draper, MD, Iuka, MS
Jordan Bryant Ingram, MD, Waynesboro, MS
Sylvia Gail Martin, MD, Madison, MS
Stephen Massey, MD, Arlington, VA
John Phillip Pavlov, MD, Mobile, AL

STUDENT:
Raymond Beiner III
Katelyn Childers
Jacob Garrett
James Luke Leary
Erin McDevitt
Matthias Ringelmann
Virtual Tobacco Training Nov. 1-4
Want to help your patients quit smoking? Learn how to do it, and earn CME hours.

The UMMC ACT Center for Tobacco Treatment, Education and Research is offering a Virtual Treatment Specialist Training Program November 1-4 led by Thomas Payne, PhD, and Karen Crews, DMD. There is no cost to Mississippi physicians.