Dillard Joins MAFP Staff

MAFP staff is pleased to welcome DeAnna Dillard of Clinton as Outreach Director and Grant Coordinator. She will handle the Foundation's grant from the Office of Tobacco Control and work with Mississippi's family medicine residencies and medical students.

DeAnna's first order of business is scheduling clinics to participate in a Lunch and Learn on tobacco cessation. Could your clinic take part in this program? It's free, we come to you, plus MAFPF provides lunch and CME hours.

As the owner of Dillard Consulting, a business consulting and association management company, DeAnna's career includes roles as executive director, chief financial officer, and chief operating officer at organizations dedicated to a variety of social causes, including public policy, economic development, and health care.

As a strategic partner to non-profits, DeAnna blends her passion for social impact with sound business expertise to help organizations meet their goals. Achievements have included igniting growth, bolstering program support, and multiplying grant funding 250%.

DeAnna holds a master’s degree in Nonprofit Administration and the IOM designation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute of Organizational Management.

She shares a love for nature and music with her husband, Dr. Benji Dillard, Division Chief of General Pediatrics at UMMC, and they are parents to Anna Grace, an ICU nurse, and Jacob, a graduate student at Middle Tennessee State University. 

Register Now for Fall Conference in Oxford

Our MAFP Fall Conference will be October 28-30, 2022, at The Inn at Ole Miss in Oxford, MS. Conference registration is open and the early bird registration fee is effective until Oct. 14.

Hotel Reservations - Click Here or call 1-888-486-7666 - Mention MAFP.

REGISTRANT LIST AS OF OCT. 11

EXHIBITOR LIST AS OF OCT. 11

CME TOPICS

• NEW! Dairy vs. Dairy Alternatives: Translating the Science for Your Patients – Jim White, RDN, ACSM, EX-P, Virginia Beach, VA
• Monkeypox and Infectious Disease Update –Dr. Paul Byers, State Epidemiologist, MS State Department of Health
• Primary Care Perspectives on Alzheimer’s Disease: Adaptive Strategies to Improve Cognitive Assessment, Promote Earlier Diagnosis, and Optimize Care – Speaker TBA
• Lung Cancer Screening in Mississippi – Dr. Wesley Aldred, Hattiesburg Clinic, Hattiesburg
• Cannabis: History of the Research Program at Ole Miss, and Potential Benefits and Risks of Medical Cannabis – Dr. Mahmoud ElSohly, Research Professor and Professor of Pharmaceutics at National Center for Natural Products Research, Oxford, MS; and Dr. Larry Walker, Interim Director of the National Center for Cannabis Research and Education, Oxford, MS
• Minimally Invasive Options for Spinal Stenosis and More - Dr. Tyler Burns, Total Pain Care, Flowood, MS
• Value-Based Care Panel Discussion – CMS expects all traditional Medicare beneficiaries to be treated by a provider in a value-based care model by 2030
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Mark Your Calendar - Upcoming Events

Save the date for these upcoming Academy events:

• Primary Care Day at the Capitol - February 7, 2023 in Jackson
• Spring Conference - April 21-23, 2023 at Sheraton Refuge Hotel, Flowood
• Annual Meeting - July 15-19, 2023 at Baytowne Conf. Center, Sandestin, FL

OMPW Holds Summit on Graduate Medical Education Oct. 6

Friday, October 7, the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce held a GME summit, attended by several MAFP members, including OMPW Director John Mitchell, MD, FAAFP; and Drs. Tom Joiner, Luke Lampton, Carlos Latorre, Lessa Phillips, Rambod Rouhbakhsh, and Lee Valentine.