2014: Year of the Family Physician (Part XII)
It is official. The Mayor and the City Council of Sacramento signed a resolution on May 28th recognizing 2014 as the Year of the Family Physician. Councilmember Darrell Fong [no relation] made the formal presentation during the Council’s June 11th meeting. I want to thank him and his District Director Noah Painter for their belief that family physicians are valued contributors to the health and well-being of Sacramento’s citizens. ...
2014: Year of the Family Physician (Part XI)
In their book The Impact Equation, authors Chris Brogan and Julien Smith explore and qualify variables that burn an idea into people’s hearts. They conclude that impact = C x (R + E + A + T + E). We can apply this equation to evaluate the impact of family physicians in next year’s ACA implementation. The C is contrast. Family medicine’s scope and philosophy provide us with a distinct advantage. Business is keenly monitoring the...
2014: Year of the Family Physician (Part X)
An update on the efforts to connect #2014yearfp with the national consciousness: Approximately 25 people attended our most recent Affordable Care Act (ACA) town hall. Michael Madsen of the Coffee Garden, an independent shop, hosted it and co-promoted it with Bonnie London from the local chapter of Organizing for Action and Michael Boyd of the Oak Park Neighborhood Association. The City of Sacramento will present and pass a resolution...
2014: Year of the Family Physician (Part IX)
Since 1927, Time Magazine has recognized a person, group, or entity, who or which “most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year.” Previous concept designees have included the Middle Americans, American Women, the computer and the Endangered Earth. Let us look ahead to 2014 and delineate why the family physician is the clear choice for this distinction. With further...
2014: Year of the Family Physician (Part VIII)
In mid-February, I received an e-mail from Larry Bauer, CEO for the Family Medicine Education Consortium [FMEC], Inc. FMEC focuses on improving healthcare through the advocacy and advancement of family medicine. Their members stretch from Maine to Florida and include AAFP state chapters, hospitals, primary care associations, and family medicine residencies. He wanted to collaborate regarding #2014yearfp and to take mutual inventory...