Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians

Improving the health of Kentuckians, promoting the value of family medicine, and serving the needs of our members in a supportive professional community.

[Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians @KAFPNow]

@Banjopickindoc Thank you for sharing . Sometimes all we can do is listen❤️🙏

[NKY Health Dept @nkyhealth]

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.

[Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians @KAFPNow]

Your KAFP President, Dr. Molly Rutherford, is featured as a healthcare leader on pg. 14! Check out her Q&A!
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[Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians @KAFPNow]

“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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[Pradip D Patel, MD @Pradip4Peds]

Stepping back from the brink of burnout: How I'm tackling the epidemic of physician suicides https://t.co/Jrs0t8BSHr via @usatoday

[KY Medical Assoc @KYMedAssoc]

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

[Foundation for a Healthy KY @healthyky]

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 https://t.co/hzbPOQ4Hqk #FocusonFlu https://t.co/KoSaMy3mF5

[Dan Swartz MD @ForestDPC]

We agree with this article and that is why we spend time going... https://t.co/YCpLkVF7fv

[Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians @KAFPNow]

@pswine @UnbridledMd @KyhokiesChris @KYMedAssoc Yes!

[David L Bramm @onejustman]

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.

[Trudi Matthews @trudimatthews]

Good reminder to me of why improvement is mission critical work. Health Care Quality Leaders in Changing Times - NEJM Catalyst https://t.co/Buu26M22CM

[Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians @KAFPNow]

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.

[#LifeofaMedStudent @LifeofMedstudnt]

NEW POST!
Medical students are NOT superhuman: My experience in medical school without a perfect memory! https://t.co/W8CFWvNc5O

[Kevin Pho, M.D. @kevinmd]

The secondary trauma physicians face https://t.co/UxSkoG6MMj #Physician #Psychiatry via @kevinmd

[Association of American Physicians & Surgeons @AAPSonline]

"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. https://t.co/7DYC9MUdUJ

[Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians @KAFPNow]

https://t.co/BFP6y6K8LO | 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 @KAFPNow]

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[The Upshot @UpshotNYT]

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 REC @KentuckyREC]

4 months left until eligible clinicians have to report their 2018 #MIPS data. Are you ready?