WAFP - Your Academy in Action

The UW Addiction Consultation Hotline offers on-call help to health care providers seeking support and direction in dealing with their patients' substance abuse problems. Addiction specialists on the hotline provide advice for long-term and follow-up care and provide counseling. The hotline is available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This hotline is funded in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services through legislation enacted as part of the HOPE Agenda.

Family Medicine for America's Health - November 2018 Update

FMAHealth in collaboration with the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) sponsored, the first national conversation on increasing investment in primary care on November 9, 2018. The workshop followed the PCPCC’s Annual Conference where a broad audience was educated about the importance of increased investment in primary care. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, spoke about the importance of primary care and ways in which CMMI would be moving forward with alternative primary care payment models.

Health is Primary November Toolkit: Prevention & Wellness

This month, Health is Primary is focusing on prevention and wellness and highlighting the role of primary care in helping patients stay healthy. We are sharing the facts about the importance of prevention in the United States and how investment in primary care and prevention provide better care and better health outcomes at lower costs.

CME Reporting

Don't forget! CME Reporting is Your Responsibility!

Report Here

You can also report through the AAFP Member Resource Center via phone, fax, or email:

Phone: (800) 274-2237
Fax: (913) 906-6075
Email: aafp@aafp.org

*Please Note: to report online, you will need your member AAFP login credentials

Eliminated vs Eradicated

In November of 2018, a few children contracted chickenpox at the Asheville Waldorf School in Asheville, N.C. By mid-November, a local newspaper reported 36 infections—the largest outbreak in the state since the chickenpox vaccine became available.

Since the introduction of the varicella vaccination in 1995, reported cases of chickenpox have significantly decreased nationwide; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports indicate that the number of cases had fallen about 90%. Yet, in the past few years, some diseases that have become less prevalent, including chickenpox, measles, and pertussis (whooping cough), have resurfaced among under-vaccinated communities, according to researchers at Emory.

We encourage you to contact Cindy Berenson or Jeff Winokur at 800-741-2044 or info@atlantichealthpartners.com to see how Atlantic Health Partners can benefit your practice.

Disclaimer: The Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP) has entered into a business relationship with Atlantic Health Partners to offer our members discounts and exclusive savings. This or other affinity program relationships presented by the WAFP in no way implies a WAFP endorsement of the program, supplier, or vendor.