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Issues: December 6, 2016
Hypertension KSA Offered at Family Medicine Workshop
The 2017 Family Medicine Workshop will take place January 14-15 and January 28-29 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin, OH. New for the first weekend’s course is an optional knowledge self-assessment and clinical self-assessment on hypertension. Read More
Represent Ohio at the AAFP National Conference of Constituency Leaders
The OAFP is looking for physician members who can represent the five recognized special constituencies at the National Conference of Constituency Leaders April 27-29, 2017, in Kansas City, MO. Read More
Handmade Wine Stopper Auction Supports Students’ Career Choice in Family Medicine
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 on December 14, at 5 p.m. Read More
OARRS Compliance Update
The OAFP will be meeting with the state medical and pharmacy boards on December 7 to discuss problems with the OARRS data collection and dissemination process. The OAFP has complained that notifications do not pinpoint the patients who are missing OARRS checks, nor do they exclude physicians who do not have to check OARRS per statutory exceptions. Read More
OAFP Supports Step Therapy Reform Legislation
Senate Bill 243 will be heard by the Senate Medicaid Committee on December 7. The OAFP has joined other organizations in calling for Senate Medicaid Committee Chair David Burke to move step therapy reform legislation in the lame duck session. Read More