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Issues: December 13, 2016
One Day Left to Place Your Bid
Don’t miss your chance to bid on this wood wine stopper made of spalted West Virginia persimmon tree and has a turquoise inlay! The auction closes tomorrow, December 14, at 5 p.m. Read More
Hotel Reservation Deadline Extended
Attending the Family Medicine Workshop? Make your hotel reservation by January 6 for course 1 and January 20 for course 2. Call the Crowne Plaza Hotel today! Read More
Seeking Family Medicine Physicians
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OhioHealth is seeking family physicians for available opportunities in central Ohio in various practice settings ranging from urban to rural. OhioHealth, a family of not-for-profit, faith-based hospitals, has been serving patients in central Ohio since 1891. Its campuses are comprised of 11 award-winning hospitals and more than 200 neighborhood care sites within the central Ohio region.
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OAFP Meets with Pharmacy and Medical Boards about OARRS Compliance
Despite concerns expressed by the OAFP, the medical board plans to continue to notify licensees who fail to check OARRS before prescribing an opioid or benzodiazepine according to monthly data reports mined from OARRS by the pharmacy board. Read More
Dr. Sarah Sams Testifies in Support of Step Therapy Reform Legislation
The OAFP strongly supports SB 243 and urged its passage prior to the end of the lame duck session. The bill will be re-introduced for consideration by the next General Assembly. Read More