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La. Task Force on the Future of Family Medicine

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 ** Friday 26th 2009. Dr. Phillip's presentation slides.

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 New Post: Click here to read the final report from the Louisiana Interagency Task Force on the Future of Family Medicine to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals and the House and Senate Committees on Health and Welfare.

About the Task Force
As a result of the 2004 Louisiana State Legislative Session, Governor Blanco signed Act 187, which created the Louisiana Interagency Task Force on the Future of Family Medicine.  The task force will assist DHH and other health and human service organizations in studying and developing strategies to eliminate the significant primary health care shortage in rural and urban underserved areas.

Agencies involved include DHH, the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians, the Louisiana Hospital Association, the Louisiana Area Health Education Centers, the Louisiana Primary Care Association, the Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners, Louisiana medical schools and residency programs and the Health Works Commission.  Click here for the Task Force Membership List.

This Web site will be used to catalog the work of the task force in the coming months.  Please check back often for meeting updates and information.  For additional information, please contact Pam McMahon at pmcmaho@tulane.edu or 504.988.4718.

Reports
Family Medicine Task Force Report - Executive Summary
Shortages of Medical Personnel at Community Health Centers - Journal of American Medical Association
The Health Care Workforce in Eight States: Education, Practice, and Policy
Who will care for our Patients?  Wisconsin takes action to fight growing physician shortage
Policy Studies in Family Medicine -Bill Phillips, MD, MSPH
The American Academy of Family Physicians - Michael Fleming, MD
Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health - Institute of Medicine

Retention of Primary Care Physician in Rural Health Professional Shortage Areas - American Journal of Public Health

Physician Recruitment and Retention - An Issue Paper Prepared by the National Rural Health Association

Family Medicine in Canada - Vision for the Future

Tulane University Study - Influencers on Physician Choice to Practice in Rural Areas 
Bibliography : Influencers on a Physician Choice to Practice in Rural Areas
Amerimed Consulting - Medical Residency Survey
Medicare Spending and Physician Workforce

Presentations
Attributes Associated with Primary Care Practice in Rural Locations

Amerimed Consulting - Medical Residency Survey

The State of Primary Care Manpower - Kristy Nichols, 9-22-04 
About Family Medicine - Dr. Rick Streiffer, 9-22-04

 
Meeting Minutes
1-12-06 Family Medicine Taskforce Meeting
5-11-05 Family Medicine Taskforce Meeting
3-16-05 Family Medicine Taskforce Meeting
1-26-05 Family Medicine Taskforce Meeting
11-30-04 Family Medicine Taskforce Meeting
9-22-04 Family MedicineTaskforce Meeting


Other Information
Wanted: Trainees for Rural Practice
Rekindling Student Interest in Generalist Careers
Rural Doctors and Rural Backgrounds: How strong is the evidence?  A Systematic Review
The Essential Role of Generalists in Health Care Systems
Primary Care, Race, and Mortality in the United States
Preparedness for rural community leadership and its impact on practice location of family medicine graduates
Primary Care, Generalism, Public Good: Deja Vu? Again!
The Future of Generalism in Medicine
Article - Perception of Local Health Care Quality in 7 Rural Communities with Telemedicine - Nesbitt, Marcin, Daschbach and Cole
Too Few Rural Physicians, Too Many Urban Physicians - Issue Brief from Health System Change
Louisiana Health Rankings
Associated Press Article - Doctoring a Supply


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