Dues Increase for 2019
Please note a $30 dues increase will be voted on at the All Member Business Meeting. If this is approved by the membership, it it will go on the 2019 dues statement.
View the Resolution HERE
Please note a $30 dues increase will be voted on at the All Member Business Meeting. If this is approved by the membership, it it will go on the 2019 dues statement.
View the Resolution HERE
In 2016, the Membership approved three (3) resolution that impacted the ByLaws. The following changes were made to the ByLaws per those resolutions:
1. Chapter VII Annual Meeting (ADD)
Section 3. KAFP Board of Directors will post to their website 90 days prior to the AAFP Congress of Delegates a call for resolution from any KAFP member […]
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Notice is hereby given of the 66th Annual Scientific Assembly Session of the Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians to be held at the Embassy Suites in Lexington, KY.
Pursuant to Article VII Bylaws of the Kentucky Chapter, American Academy of Family Physicians, the 57th Annual Meeting of the All Member Meeting will be held Friday, November […]
MEMORANDUM
TO: All Membership
FROM: Patty Swiney, MD, co-Chair of Advocacy
DATE: May 25, 2017
SUBJECT: Pending June 16th Governor Executive Order
The KAFP Advocacy Committee deems it necessary to keep its membership informed on current legislative issues that can affect the ability of family doctors to provide quality and effective healthcare to all Kentuckians. As such, we want to […]
Gabapentin will become a Schedule 5 controlled substance in Kentucky effective July 1, 2017.
The Cabinet’s Drug Enforcement and Professional Practices Branch prepared the attached fact sheet to provide general information to practitioners and pharmacies regarding the change.
This fact sheet is posted on the KASPER public web page at www.chfs.ky.gov/KASPER
To: Advocacy Committee and KAFP Membership
From: W.C. Thornbury, MD, President
Subj: KAFP response to American Health Care Act (AHCA) (aka House Republican Health Care Plan
The Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians exists to improve the health of Kentuckians. We understand that this is best accomplished, in part, by ensuring health care coverage that promotes an established and […]
I want to thank Senator Alvarado and members of the committee for having me today and appreciate the opportunity to discuss direct primary care. I, Melanie Story, I am a family physician. I own Genesis 1 Health; a Direct Primary Care practice in Louisville, Kentucky. I have practiced Family Medicine in Kentucky […]
Antibiotic Stewardship Presentation by Mary Bardin, RN, QSourceTue, Feb 21, 2017 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST; 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM EST
Description: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kentucky is ranked number 2 in antibiotic prescribing nationally. Approximately 269 million antibiotic prescriptions were dispensed from outpatient pharmacies in 2013. QSource has resources to assist […]