MISSISSIPPI ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS

More than 75 family physicians, family medicine residents, and medical students joined us in Flowood for MAFP's Spring Conference April 12-14. The conference featured CME, workshops, social events and almost 35 exhibitors. The CME sessions were held Saturday and Sunday morning. Highlighting the conference was the Saturday night social by the pool at the Sheraton.

The MAFP Board of Directors and MAFP Foundation Board of Trustees enjoyed a night at Trustmark Park on Friday evening as the Braves took on the Biloxi Shuckers. Both boards also met during the weekend to plan for future events and discuss issues. MAFP hosted collaboration meetings among Mississippi family medicine residency program coordinators. This has turned out to be a great networking group. 

The Spring Fling event for residents and students was held on Saturday and the groups met in separate breakout rooms from the doctors, hearing specialized speakers. During the day, they elected student and resident board members as follows:

MAFP Board of Directors:

Resident Voting Member - Shelby White, MD, ECHealthNet Family Medicine Residency, Meridian

Resident Alternate Member - Lauren Stevens, DO, MS Delta Family Medicine Residency, Greenville

Student Voting Member - Stacy Mitchell, William Carey Univ College of Osteopathic Medicine

Student Alternate Member - William Windham, University of Mississippi School of Medicine

MAFP Foundation Board of Trustees:

Resident Voting Member - Michael Beard, MD, ECHealthNet Family Medicine Residency, Meridian

Resident Alternate Member - Meghan Cule, MD, Forrestt General Family Medicine Residency, Hattiesburg

Student Voting Member - Syed Mohammah Amanuddin, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Student Alternate - Madison Kirkbride, University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Join us in Sandestin, Florida July 20 - 24!

Registration is now open for MAFP's 75th Annual Scientific Assembly, scheduled for July 20-24, 2024, at Sandestin Resort in Destin, Florida! We expect more than 140 family physicians to attend and we hope you are one of them! Registration links are below.

Our theme for this year’s meeting is "Celebrating 75 Years: A Diamond Legacy in Family Medicine. 

CME Topics Include:

• New Drug Update Part One — C. Wayne Weart, PharmD, BCPS, GASHP, FAPha
• New Drug Update Part Two — C. Wayne Weart, PharmD, BCPS, GASHP, FAPha
• AAFP Update — Speaker TBA
• Navigating Narcolepsy in Family Medicine: Patient-Centered Strategies to Optimize the Experience and Outcomes of Treatment — Speaker TBA
• Breaking Down Best Practices in Obesity Care: A Learning Lab for Applying Evidence in the Real World — Speaker TBA
• Calling Primary Care Partners to Action in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Shortening the Time to Diagnosis for Improved Patient Outcomes — Theodore P. Abraham, MD, FACC
• Why We Get Sick: The Role of Metabolism in Health — Benjamin T. Bikman, PhD
• ABFM Update — Ashley Webb, MSM
• Treatment of Obesity for Primary Care: From Diagnosis to Care Management Unlock the Power to Transform Lives — Speaker TBA
• Type 2 Diabetes & Weight Management — Javier Morales, MD, FACP, FACE
• Moving the Needle in Older Adults: A Provider Townhall to Enhance Vaccine Uptake —Speaker TBA
• KSA: Care of Children

Social Events Include:

• Yoga
• MAFP Family Fun Night at the Diamond
• Sunrise Devotionals
• Golf Tournament
• Family Crab Hunt
• Loot and Scoot in Exhibit Hall
• Spouse and Kids Bingo
• Raffle Items
• Split the Pot Fundraiser
• 80 Exhibitors

Thank you to those who have already joined the Diamond Club:

Stephen Hammack, MD

Emily Landrum, MD

Craig Moffett, DO

Katy Royals, MD

Chrystal Sumrall, MD

John Vanderloo, MD

Richard Whitlock, MD

Wound Management Specialist

FamDocPAC is a political action committee founded by the MAFP to promote the effective citizenship of FamDocPAC members and associate members through the financial participation in the electoral process of the State of Mississippi, and to assist in the nomination and election of candidates for the Mississippi House of Representatives, the Mississippi Senate and other Mississippi Statewide Elected Offices. This year our goal is to get 75 PAC Members for 2024 as we celebrate 75 years of MAFP.

To date, we have 14 members for 2024. We thank each of you who have joined already and look forward to seeing who else joins us.

2024 PAC Members

Diane Bebe, MD

Rickey Chance, DO

Anthony Cloy, MD

James Ervin, MD

James Griffin, MD

Stephen Hammack, MD

Luke Lampton, MD

Emily Landrum, MD

Paul Pavlov, MD

Katie Royals, MD

Sue Simmons, MD

Brent Smith, MD

John Vanderloo, MD

Jeremy Wells, MD

Last week, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and Speaker Jason White agreed to meet publicly to discuss Medicaid expansion. Both chambers have differing visions for Medicaid, leaving many to wonder what the final product of a Medicaid expansion bill will look like.

One issue that will be discussed during a conference committee meeting is the possibility of a state-based health insurance exchange. HB 1647 would move Mississippi away from the federal exchange established through the Affordable Care Act and create a state exchange. The exchange would be operated by the state of Mississippi, with rates developed by an independent actuarial firm that is determined by a regulatory board. The Mississippi Department of Insurance estimated that the state could save between $137-$196 million over five years by switching to a state-based exchange.

It's time to nominate a fellow family physician for the MAFP's annual awards, including Family Physician of the Year, Humanitarian Award, Military Award, New Physician of the Year, and the Patterson Award. To nominate a member, please review the criteria for each award and complete the nomination form. The deadline for nominations is June 1 each year. Online Nominating Form - (only takes 2 minutes).

Mississippi has the 4^th highest incidence of laryngeal cancer in the U.S. Early symptoms are often attributed to other common symptoms of a cold, sore throat or benign neck mass. Primary care physicians are the front line of early cancer detection. Become an expert at spotting the early signs of laryngeal and other head and neck cancers and help us intervene early and save lives.

A team, consisting of Dr. Tobe Momah and other medical providers will be leaving Mississippi for Kaduna, Nigeria on July 24, 2024. They will be providing free medical and surgical services to thousands of impoverished Northern Nigerians and would appreciate any sample medications you don't need or feel you can't utilize before July 31st 2024. Medicines, such as the following, would be greatly appreciated:

1. Oral Hyperglycemic meds
2. Oral Hypertensive meds
3. Oral anti-reflux meds like PPI's and H2 Blockers
4. Oral Antibiotics
5. Pain medications (including NSAIDs and Tylenol)
6. Aspirin, and any other anti-platelet meds
7. Eye drops
8. COPD/Asthma pumps
9. Statins
10. Topical creams including steroid creams  

These medications will be collected at the MAFP office in Ridgeland (755 Avignon Drive, Ridgeland, MS) by our MAFP staff or by Dr. Momah at the Annual Scientific Assembly in Destin, Florida July 19 - 24, 2024. All proceeds will go towards helping some of the most hurting individuals on the planet and words cannot process how impactful your gifts will be.