CAFP in Washington, D.C.

Kyle Leggott, MD, and Corey Lyon, DO, along with other members of the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) went to Washington, D.C. for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Advocacy Summit, from May 20-21. During this gathering, almost 300 family physicians advocated for family medicine and the needs of their patients. The assembled CAFP members met with 6 Colorado representatives and 1 Colorado senator. They advocated on topics such as improved primary care access with high deductible plans, medical student loan repayment support, and access to immunizations for our Medicare patients.  

A Culinary Medicine Certification

Jennifer Hronkin, MD, recently passed her Culinary Medicine Specialist Certification exam through the American College of Culinary Medicine. She the co-director of a new, selective course for our medical students entitled Nutrition and Culinary Medicine, which is co-taught with dieticians and includes time teaching in a kitchen. The first block of this class has just been completed. She was also asked to speak next week at the American College of Culinary Medicine conference in Washington, D.C., which will be her first national conference presentation. Congrats, Jennifer!

Machine Learning and Medical Specialty Boards

David Price, MD, and fellow colleagues recently published a research study entitled "Machine Learning to Identify Clusters in Family Medicine Diplomate Motivations and Their Relationship to Continuing Certification Exam Outcomes: Findings and Potential Future Implications" in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM). This study explores opportunities withing the AI space to enhance the efficiency of medical specialty boards.

Colleen Conry, MD

"Colleen Conry is perhaps the most caring, unbiased, equitable provider that I have met. Perhaps that's because she's been through some of her own medical complications. I honor and am appreciative of her and the care that she has given me over the last 12 years. I will miss her greatly and hope that the hiring team, the vetting team, and the selection committee really are intentional about who they fill this tremendous gap with."

Location: A.F. Williams Family Medicine - Central Park

Faculty Bio

Miriam Lindrooth, MD

"Dr. Lindrooth is a gifted, evidenced based physician, who still has the ability to think outside of the box. She exhibits kindness, compassion and follow through. If she doesn't have the answer, she will admit it and seek to find it. UCHealth is fortunate to have this gifted doctor, who could practice anywhere, but chooses to help the population that is neglected the most."

Location: A.F. Williams Family Medicine - Central Park

Faculty Bio

The Colorado Pragmatic Research in Health Conference 2024: Wednesday, June 5-Thursday June 6 

This conference, chaired by Sarah Brewer, PhD, MPA, through ACCORDS, is free to all CU SOM and CHCO faculty and staff. This year’s conference will focus on the purpose of training and engaging researchers in methods and applications that support research for having a real-world impact. Learn more and register today. 

Juneteenth the Block Party: Thursday, June 13, from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., at Bonfils Court (outside of the Fitzsimmons Building) 

All from on and off campus are invited to join the CU Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (ODEICE) in the Court outside of the Fitzsimmons Building for food, entertainment, and a cultural experience in recognition of Juneteenth. Learn more and register today.

DFM-CEP-MM – Building Inclusive Healthcare: Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Needs: Tuesday, June 18, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. on Zoom 

Join the Department of Family Medicine’s Community Engagement Program for their June Monthly Meeting (DFM-CEP-MM) entitled Building Inclusive Healthcare: Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Needs, with speaker Steven Burton, MPH, CUA LGBTQ+ Hub Program Manager. Increase your understanding of LGBTQ+ knowledge basics and review how to promote genuine allyship, inclusivity, and more effective, empathetic care. The session will highlight the important work of the LGBTQ+ Hub, demonstrating its role in supporting both the campus and the broader community, thereby reinforcing the commitment to comprehensive, equitable healthcare for all patients. To learn more about the LGBTQ+ Hub check out their website or reach out to them at LGBTQhub@CUAnschutz.edu. Everyone is welcome. Save the Zoom link and passcode (060434).

Levitt Lecture – Value-Based Alternative Payment: Wednesday, June 19, from 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 

All are invited to attend the next event in our Levitt Distinguished Speaker Series on Wednesday, June 19. For this talk, Tony Rodgers, MSPH, will present: Characteristics of Success and Failure Under Value-Based Alternative Payment. Further details, and registration for this hybrid-style event, can be found on the event webpage. Register to attend today!

Pride Volunteer Opportunities

June is Pride month and UCHealth is once again proudly supporting PRIDE events across Colorado! Volunteer to participate in a variety of events and responsibilities today! 

In addition, the CUA LGBTQ+ Hub is looking for volunteers during Denver Pride weekend (June 22-23) for both the Pride 5k and Pride Parade. Learn more and submit a volunteer form (by no later than June 7) for many different opportunities and times today.

Health Equity in Action Lab's (HEAL) Foundations in Equity Certificate Program

Registration for the spring-summer offering of the Foundations in Equity Certificate series is now open! The Foundations in Equity Certificate includes a 4-part module; each 90 minutes and delivered in-person (except for one set of virtual offerings reserved for remote employees). Successful completion of all four modules (in any order) will lead to a certificate of completion. Modules can also be enrolled in individually if you are not interested in partaking in all four modules to earn the certificate. Get more information and register today.

The Strategic Plan

The CU Department of Family Medicine has just completed our first strategic plan, and we are in the process of champion identification and implementation. This plan will serve as a departmental guide over the next 3-5 years as we innovate, focus on well-being, and expand our reach. Learn more about the plan and our next steps and offer feedback on our intranet page.  In addition, we have a new public-facing page which you may share with cross-campus colleagues.

CU Celebrates!

This is an easy, meaningful way to recognize your CU friends and colleagues. The CU Celebrates! platform allows School of Medicine faculty and staff to acknowledge each other’s valuable contributions to the School’s mission and to recognize our commitment to Accountability, Collaboration, Excellence, Integrity, Respect, and Service. Log in to cucelebrates.awardco.com and get started recognizing today.

DFM Intranet Resources

Did you know our intranet has a wealth of information compiled just for you? Check out resources regarding:

• Well-being
• Updating faculty profiles
• Web accessibility
• Department photos
• And more!

Think Tank Mondays

Ever have an idea on how to make clinic operations or system operations better, but don't know where to start or how feasible it is? We'd like to propose a solution. Think Tank Mondays are virtual consultations with department leaders to help you figure out next steps on your idea.

Learn more and submit your idea today through this link or the QR code on the right.

ELearning for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

Are you interested in helping your practice improve care for your patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD)? The DFM along with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment collaborated to develop an eLearning module that is informational and interactive and is designed for primary care teams to increase their knowledge and skills related to ADRD. This module is free for all learners and completers will receive 2 AAFP CME credits.

To access the module, scan the QR code to the right or go to: https://cuelearning.org/. Click the Register link to create an account. For Registration Code, please enter: ADRD (not case sensitive).