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Posted: 8/18/2008
Live CME Webinar - Heart Disease & Diabetes: Practical Tricks of the Trade to Achieve the ABCs
Webinar Date & Time: Thursday, Sept. 11 at Noon
Learn about the three things that can lower the risk of heart disease in patients with diabetes - control of glucose (or A1C), Blood pressure and Cholesterol – commonly referred to as the "ABCs." Participate and more effectively manage multiple risk factors in ways that are efficient and practical. You'll also hear about how the Chronic Care Model applies to diabetes management. (The Chronic Care Model is being implemented now across Pennsylvania through the Chronic Care Initiative by the Governor's Office of Health Care Reform and other collaborating organizations such as the IPIP program, which operates out of the PAFP Foundation). Sponsored by the PAFP Foundation with support from the PA Department of Health.
To learn more about this webinar or to register, visit http://www.pafp.com/Heart/
Posted: 7/9/2008
Important Notice Regarding Vaccines for Children Program News Updates
The Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) has released an informational notice in an effort to enhance your participation in the Pennsylvania Vaccines for Children Program and to enable you to quickly access the information you need.
Vaccines for Children Program Updates: VFCProviderNotice.pdf
Posted: 6/23/2008
PAP Website Launched
Since its inception in July 2007, the Pennsylvania Asthma Partnership (PAP) has been working diligently to reduce the burden of asthma throughout Pennsylvania. To assist consumers, community organizations and healthcare workers alike, the Partnership has developed a new website.
PAP Website: http://www.PAasthma.org
Posted: 6/23/2008
PAFP & PAFP Foundation
The PAFP & PAFP Foundation (PAFP/F) assist family physicians in providing the highest quality care for their patients through education, advocacy and public health initiatives. PAFP represents nearly 80% of all family physicians in Pennsylvania and is the third largest state chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
PAFP & PAFP Foundation: http://www.pafp.com/
American Academy of Family Physicians: http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home.html
Posted: 3/10/2008
Pennsylvania Medicaid Adult HIV Clinical Practice Guidelines
The guideline was developed to help practitioners care for adult Medical Assistance recipients with HIV/AIDS. It was created using currently existing national protocols and is intended to be broad enough to cover all adult members living with HIV/AIDS and allow for accepted variations in clinical treatment and pharmaceutical utilization.
HIV Guidelines
Posted: 1/31/2008
Bureau of Autism Services
The mission of the Bureau of Autism Services is to develop, coordinate, integrate, finance, and establish policies and services to effectively serve Pennsylvanians of every age and ability living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), as well as their families and caregivers, to enhance quality of life and to promote independence. To learn more about the goals and priorities of the Bureau of Autism Services, review the presentation below.
Bureau of Autism Services Presentation (Microsoft Power Point): BASPresentation.ppt
Bureau of Autism Services Presentation (PDF): BASPresentation.pdf
Transition Health Care Checklist
The Pennsylvania Department of Health Southwest Regional staff and their community partners recognized a gap in health services for youth with special health care needs. When these youth leave school, they transition from having different or no insurance coverage, from seeing pediatric specialists to searching for adult medical specialists, and from good coverage for medications to having to understand new systems for obtaining medicines. Working with the State Transition Team, agencies, and families, the Transition Health Care Checklist was created to guide youth, families, and professionals during this time of change.
Transition Health Care Checklist: Transition_HC_CheckList.pdf
More Info: http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/lib/health/familyhealth/hc_checklist_final_july2008.pdf
Assistive Technology Companion Guide to the Transition Health Care Check List
The Assistive Technology Companion Guide to the Transition Health Care Check List was developed by Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT), a program of the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, to draw attention to the ways that assistive technology (AT) can help transitioning students perform the tasks that have been identified as health care skills needed for independence. The Companion Guide corresponds to Section I. Health Care: Skills Needed for Independence on pages 5-8 of the Checklist.
Transition Health Care Check List Companion Guide: TransitionHealthCareCheckListCompanionGuide.pdf