PRESENTATIONS and ONLINE WEBINARS
Wednesday, February 15 (6:00 - 8:00 pm; Rhode Island Quality Institute, Providence, RI)
EHR Vendor Night: Greenway
To register, please send the name of your practice and the name, email address, and phone number for each person who plans to attend to rirec@riqi.org
2012 COASTAL MEDICAL CME: SAVE THE DATE
Sharing Best Practices in a Patient Centered
Medical Home Model: Focus on Health
Information Exchange, Peer Review in Pain
Management and a PCMH Panel Discussion
***GREAT NEWS! RHODE ISLAND PHYSICIANS CAN APPLY 2 CREDITS TOWARDS MANDATORY RISK MANAGEMENT CME REQUIREMENTS FOR RELICENSURE FOR ATTENDING THIS CME***
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Location: The Crowne Plaza,
Warwick, RI
Please click HERE for registration and agenda information.
Get comfortable in the "people's house"!
Please join tobacco control advocates from across the state for the RITCN's Day at the State House - An insiders' perspective. Learn tips for effective advocacy from a lawmaker, a lobbyist, a key committee staffer and more.
February 28, 2012
12:30 - 3:00
State Room - 2nd floor
12:30 - 2:00 Panel discussion with key players at the RI State House
2:00 - 3:00 Tour of your State House
To RSVP please click here
Or, email: ritcn@lungne.org
Please invite your volunteers, staff and community partners to join us!
It will be interesting, educational, empowering...and fun!
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TE: Thu
Taking the mystery out
of feeding Preterm
Infants discharged
from the NICU
When: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Women & Infants Auditorium
Click HERE for Registration information
Second Annual Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
for the Primary Care Provider
(appropriately taking place during Colorectal Cancer Month!)
Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
Location: The Crowne Plaza, Warwick, RI
Time: 12:00-5:00 pm
4 CMEs, 4 contact hours pending
Click HERE for registration information
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Special Announcements |
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Congratulations to Dr. Betty Vohr who is one of four Rhode Islanders selected to serve on the Innovation Advisors program of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
She is one of 73 individuals selected nationwide from a pool of 920 applications. The program, launched in October 2011, will allow each of the selected advisors to work with CMS to test new models of health care delivery in their own organizations and communities.
CME opportunities - AAP Chapter Advocacy Summit
Our own Health Insurance Commissioner is the keynote speaker at this program, planned for March 14-16, 2012 in Schaumburg, IL. Please contact either Pat Flanagan or AAP Division of State Government Affairs (800-433-9016 x 7799) for more details.
Children's Museum Gala
Providence Children's Museum - RIAAP has a longstanding partnership with this wonderful museum.Their annual fundraising Gala will be held Thursday April 26 at The Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park. For ticket or sponsor information, please contact Wendy Gray at Gray@ChildrenMuseum.org
Rhode Island Education Repayment Program for Primary Care Providers
Launched in August 2009, this program promotes primary care in RI by supporting physicians, NPs and PAs. New Primary Care Physicians who choose to work in RI can receive up to $80,000 in education loan repayment assistance. For more information, see www.risla.com |
CALL TO ACTION:
Volunteer Today!- Tar Wars
Tar Wars® is a tobacco-free education program created by the American Academy of Family Physicians and coordinated locally by RIMS. It is presented by volunteers who visit 5th grade classrooms to talk with students about the importance of being tobacco-free.
·Classroom discussions and learning activities teach students about the short-term effects and image-based consequences of tobacco use; the cost of using tobacco products; and how to think critically about tobacco advertising.
Who can present Tar Wars?
·Tar Wars volunteers are physicians, residents, physician assistants, medical students, nurses, school nurse teachers, and other health care professionals.
What is the time commitment?
·Tar Wars volunteers spend an hour in the classroom presenting an easy-to-follow Tar Wars lesson plan and then return to the school to judge a 1/2 hour poster contest.
·Volunteers also need some time to prepare their Tar Wars presentations. RIMS provides lesson plans, presentation materials, and "How To" guidelines.
How can I fit Tar Wars into my schedule?
·Make it a community service/outreach project.
·Publicize your involvement with this community service program in your office ... your patients will appreciate your commitment and understand the importance of fitting this into your busy schedule
·Make room in your schedule well in advance to allow time away from your office/patients
Take action now
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