Improving the health of Kentuckians, promoting the value of family medicine, and serving the needs of our members in a supportive professional community.
Kentucky, USA
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Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians retweeted
It's National Handwashing Awareness Week! Frequent and thorough handwashing can prevent the spread of germs and help protect against illnesses such as the flu and hepatitis A virus. View the graphic to learn the correct way to wash your hands.
Your KAFP President, Dr. Molly Rutherford, is featured as a healthcare leader on pg. 14! Check out her Q&A!
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“In a statement from Teva posted by the Food and Drug Administration, the recall affects all lots of combination tablets featuring the drugs amlodipine and valsartan and another combo drug featuring amlodipine, valsartan, and hydrochlorothiazide.”
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Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians retweeted
Stepping back from the brink of burnout: How I'm tackling the epidemic of physician suicides usatoday.com/story/opinion/v… via @usatoday
Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians retweeted
It’s not too late to get your flu shot! The vaccine takes about 2 weeks to provide protection, and will ensure that you are ready for holiday visits with friends and family. #GotMyShot #FocusOnFlu
Today begins National Influenza Vaccination Week. This #NIVW we're highlighting how #fluvaccine is the most important step to #fightflu. Flu vaccination has been shown to prevent illness, hospitalizations & can even be life-saving for children. Learn more: cdc.gov/flu/resource-center/…
Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians retweeted
Kentucky Health News: The best defense against the flu is a vaccine, but many don't get vaccinated because of persistent myths – all debunked here ow.ly/pMqL30mPUwU #FocusonFlu kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/20…
Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians retweeted
We agree with this article and that is why we spend time going... usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians retweeted
The busy lifestyle of family medicine has never changed. One is driven from a sense of service to the patients, duty to your colleagues and the challenge to be consistently excellent at your craft. Should one lack these motivations? Choose another field.
Read tips from @cstisher for a successful (and memorable) family medicine clerkship experience. ow.ly/KdTY30mM1HK
Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians retweeted
Good reminder to me of why improvement is mission critical work. Health Care Quality Leaders in Changing Times - NEJM Catalyst ow.ly/XFLp30mPbNM
This is why the KAFP Journal wants to keep KY docs aware of the new legislation allowing pharmacists to prescribe! Watch for an article concerning this in the next issue. And make sure your patients know that YOU are the physician who knows them. Not the pharmacist.
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Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians retweeted
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Medical students are NOT superhuman: My experience in medical school without a perfect memory! lifeofamedstudent.com/2018/1…
Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians retweeted
"The real bottom line is that primary care is cheap. It doesn’t need to be expensive. It’s when you start paying for it through insurance that it becomes expensive," explains Dr. Christine Degnon, who opened Coastal Direct Primary Care, earlier this year. delmarvanow.com/story/news/2…
themoreheadnews.com/news/st-… | St. Claire Healthcare employees honored at 2018 Preceptor Recognition Celebration.
The Outstanding Leadership Award was presented to Amanda Ramey, DO of St. Claire Family Medicine Morehead. Congratulations!
Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians retweeted
The recent increases in drug overdose deaths have been so steep that they have contributed to reductions in the country’s life expectancy.
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Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians retweeted
4 months left until eligible clinicians have to report their 2018 #MIPS data. Are you ready?
In about 4 months, eligible #clinicians will have to report their 2018 #MIPS data for the #QPP! @QPP_Midwest can help you be ready! bit.ly/2zXIAfj
Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians retweeted
We've lost our way so far in medicine that people are trying to coin "interpersonal medicine" as a thing. It's called being a person and having people skills. I wrote a comment which should be posted at the bottom of the article after moderation @NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
