Can you send me any more information that prompted the PriMed issue? I have written them numerous times and asked why they do not list AAFP accreditation, and they assure me they will have it when we attend. That never happens. The argument that drug companies sponsor it and it is biased has been around for years even at our national meetings. Only if we let them be biased should it be a problem. The speakers that I have heard do emphasize the products they are sponsored by, but what makes the meetings credible are the questions fielded from the audience.
Some very good teachers of family medicine give many of the lectures, and they are supplementing their income by doing so. What should happen is that we should push for all Primed speakers be Family Medicine or Internal Medicine, primary care teaching, physicians.
May I suggest that the RIAFP work on getting a grant to support development of our own programs throughout the year, with the use of our members as speakers, including practicing MDs without bias. In other words, start a Primary Care Speakers Bureau, with financial help initially from a grant, and I am sure Brown University and lits faculty would help.
Our own meetings should be one day, probably Saturdays, and at key, easily reached locations. When the pharmaceutical companies see what we are doing, then they will want to be a part by exhibiting and contributing "no strings" money only. RI Primary Care CME Cooperative would be a good name.
Finally, not one of the Primed online free CME programs give us AAFP Credit!! I have written them many times and now given up.
Let me know when the next important RIAFP meeting is scheduled. I am starting 3 days a week in January, and maybe can contribute some time, if needed.
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These are all good comments and ideas and I'd like to respond. The problem is that our annual meeting is our life blood - both organizationally and financially. It is difficule to make ends meet with such a small chapter and frankly the annual dues don't come close. We have always been able to make just enough money through our annual meeting to support our activities including advocacy for family physicians in RI (remember, there's no one else out there doing this for you). If we cannot compete with Primed for conference attendees we will have to find another source of revenue or fold. We are currently working on this but it will take a lot of time and creativity and I'm not sure that we have the active membership to achieve this. (anyone out there want to volunteer their services?) So we are attempting once again to make an annual meeting work. We have gotten a lot of good feedback from our members about the meetings. They are known as a good source of CME and a chance to meet with friends and colleagues. We are not short speakers and are able to find a lot of excellent speakers among our own membership and through our connections with the Department of Family Medicine. What we need is a larger number of attendees and it seems that now the main problem is that we compete with other "free CME" like Primed. So we are asking our membership to remember that we need you more than PRimed needs you. The pharmaceutical companies have deep pockets and they are worthy competition for us. We also remind you that there is no such thing as a "free lunch" and we offer nonbiased CME.
In short, please do not let family medicine in Rhode Island become a nothing more than a pawn for pharmaceutical companies by attending Primed and not the RIAFP conference. The future of family medicince in Rhode Island depends on you.
Sarah Fessler
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