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Arkansas Legislative Session In Full Swing!! AATheRKRKAANSNSAASS FFAAMILMILYY PPHYSICIHYSICIAANN Volume 19 • Number 2 2015 Arkansas 68th Annual Scientific Assembly, June 10-13 Doubletree Hotel, Little Rock, Arkansas pcipublishing.com Created by Publishing Concepts, Inc. David Brown, President • [email protected] For Advertising info contact Tom Kennedy • 1-800-561-4686 [email protected] The ARKANSAS FAMILY PHYSICIAN The Arkansas Family Physician is the official magazine of the Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians Dear Academy Member, Managing Editor Carla Coleman As this publication goes to press, House Bill 1160 is scheduled for a special order of business Thursday, February 26 before OFFICERS Daniel Knight, M.D. the House Public Health Committee. So the outcome of Little Rock – PRESIDENT that bill will be known before this Journal reaches you. We J. Drew Dawson, M.D. strongly oppose this bill which would open the entire Schedule Pocahontas – PRESIDENT ELECT Tommy Wagner, M.D. II prescribing to APNs allowing them to practice independent Manila – VICE PRESIDENT of physician supervision in all but two counties in Arkansas E. Andy Gresham, M.D. and provide for reimbursement equivalent to physicians. Contact has been made with Crossett – SECRETARY/TREASURER members whose legislators on the Public Health Committee reside in their areas. DELEGATES Should this bill get out of the Public Health Committee, we will be making contact with Julea Garner, M.D., Hardy Richard Hayes, M.D., Jacksonville the entire membership to contact your legislators to oppose this bill. ALTERNATE DELEGATES th Lonnie Robinson, M.D., Mountain Home Included in this issue is a preview of the Academy’s 68 Annual Scientific Assembly Dennis Yelvington, M.D., Stuttgart which will be held Thursday, June 11 through Noon on Saturday, June 13. As soon as all of the information is received from speakers, we will go to press and hopefully have DIRECTORS Hunter Carrington, M.D., Hot Springs the program with hotel and registration information to you in late March. There will James Chambliss, M.D., Magnolia be a Pre Assembly program on Wednesday, June 10 on “Team Based Care and What Amy Daniel, M.D., Augusta you Need to Know about ICD 10”. This will provide additional CME hours and will be at Scott Dickson, M.D., Jonesboro a separate registration fee. Your office staff is encouraged to attend this pre assembly Angela Driskill, M.D., Alexander Rebecca Floyd, M.D., Van Buren program. Eddy Hord, M.D., Stuttgart C. Len Kemp, M.D., Paragould The slate of officers and directors will be in the next Journal. This issue includes Jason Lofton, M.D., DeQueen changes to the ByLaws which will be presented to those in attendance at the Annual Leslye McGrath, M.D., Paragould Matthew Nix, M.D., Texarkana Meeting for a vote. Philip Pounders, M.D., Little Rock Please pay your dues for the 2015 year and if you need hours for re-election for the Tasha Starks, M.D., Jonesboro period ending 12/31/14 please report them as soon as possible or call us and we will – RESIDENT DIRECTOR be happy to help you! Brian Bowlin, Medical Student, UAMS – STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE We urge you to get involved in the Academy, there are many areas we need your input. ACADEMY STAFF Just give us a call or email us at [email protected] and we will put you to work! Carla Coleman EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Sincerely, Michelle Hegwood ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Correspondence, articles, or inquiries should be directed to: ArAFP, 500 Pleasant Valley Drive, Building D, Suite 102 Little Rock, Arkansas 72227 Phone: 501-223-2272 Carla Coleman Instate Toll-Free: 1-800-592-1093 Fax: 501-223-2280 E-mail: [email protected] Executive Vice President Edition 71 On the cover: pcipublishing.com Created by Publishing Concepts, Inc. David Brown, President • [email protected] Arkansas State For Advertising info contact Tom Kennedy • 1-800-561-4686 [email protected] capital in Little Rock. 3 President’s Message Daniel Knight, M.D., President Daniel Knight, M.D. My presidency started out with pure medical homes. The Board has been find the gestalt of what all of the other chaos. Unfortunately, I booked a vacation actively involved in this project including board members believe and develop it prior to knowing when the inauguration providing housing in our office for the into a plan that represents what our for AR AFP President was. When I found Arkansas Community Cares program members want and support. While I have out, I had nearly overbooked myself, that provides training and personnel been a leader in other positions, this one leaving one-half day to arrive home from for offices that need care managers. has the widest and most diverse group China and make it to the ceremony. As This has provided some income to our of constituents that I have been involved luck and our plane service to Arkansas organization as they have moved in with with. It takes quite a bit of listening and would have it, my flight was canceled and us which has allowed us to help shape discerning to know what is the right path moved to the next day. I made it home this project to support family physicians. and how to get there. one and a half hours before the time for As we have proceeded into the The annual AAFP Congress of my installation, jet-lagged from a country legislative period, we have had usual Delegates was a new experience for me. a world-away and a great lack of sleep and unusual challenges in bills that While I knew we had representatives on the way home. All’s well that ends have been presented. We have had the to the Congress from our chapter, I well! We had a wonderful luncheon and ubiquitous scope of practice issues, didn’t know what amount of work our a meaningful ceremony, starting my year this year involving APN’s practicing delegates put into this. I found that as president off right! independently without supervision and we have 2 delegates and 2 alternates The remainder of last year and the being paid at a rate of a physician. There that attend yearly and can serve up to beginning of this year has followed a have been more unusual bills such as 6 years. Prior to becoming a delegate, similar plan. As Arkansas decided to allowing newly graduated, non-licensed they must serve as an alternate delegate. enter Medicaid expansion with a new physicians to practice without a license Therefore, these members put in a plan-the Private Option, it has caused under a licensed physician’s supervision commitment of up to 12 years to become lots of chaos in the medical world. We until they are able to progress in their an AAFP delegate. That is an amazing have been accepting many new patients training. APN’s and PA’s have asked amount of hard work and dedication that are newly insured and have a myriad to be able to write schedule II drug to help make Family Medicine better. of poorly controlled medical problems. prescriptions. This has brought up much They read a library full of bills on While we want to care for these patients discussion among our members. everything from Coca-Cola support to and improve their health, it has been Personally, it has been a year of euthanasia. They must decide whether challenging to get their needs met. As growth for me. Carla Coleman is an to pass them, kill them or make them we are proceeding into this expansion, excellent teacher and leader and has something worthwhile. I really admire uncertainty reared its head concerning given me the guidance to know where the dedication of our members to this the Medicaid expansion with an election I was going and how to get there. We endeavor. of a new governor and a changed began the year by attending ALF (Annual I look forward to the remainder of Arkansas legislature. For a moment, Leadership Forum) in Kansas City where my year as president with your support. we were unsure whether the Medicaid I interacted with many other wonderful I believe we have an excellent group of expansion would remain in place. leaders throughout Family Medicine. board members who give a lot of their Fortunately, our governor has developed It was an exhilarating experience that busy lives to serve. We are also gifted a plan to continue the expansion while gave me confidence to proceed to the with an excellent Chapter Executive we re-evaluate the needs and abilities presidency. After that, we have had a in Carla Coleman who knows her way of the state. While it is an exciting couple of board meetings, discussing around and makes my job easy! So, have a time, there have been many changes both controversial and exciting plans great new year. It promises to be exciting! including Medicaid’s plan to develop a for the board to act on. It is a new payment system for patient-centered experience for me to lead while trying to Dan Knight 4 Have you heard the hype? “Being an Athletic Trainer, it is important to myself and my clients to have injury care after hours and on weekends. The Saturday Sports Clinic and weekday Walk-In Injury Clinic have been very beneficial for myself and my clients. The professionalism of the OrthoArkansas staff and physicians always exceeds expectations.” Richard Green Hear what our patients are saying. “It was very pleasant, professional and speedy with extremely friendly staff.” Didi Sallings “I injured my leg and was pleased to find out from my primary care physician that OrthoArkansas now has an After Hours Injury Clinic.