Dear Colleague: The National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians invites you to attend a free webinar on preventive services Saturday, June 18 at 2:00 PM ET (1:00 CT, 12:00 MT, 11:00 PT). The duration of the Web conference will be 90 minutes. Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the webinar will feature recommendations by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and free tools that can assist clinicians in providing preventive care. Part of this presentation is accredited for one continuing medical education credit (1 CME) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Register for the Web conference here.

KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of the Web conference, participants will: Understand the science behind the USPSTF recommendations Understand the steps taken and opportunities for public comment in the recommendation process. Recognize the benefits of using the USPSTF recommendations to help combat the prevalence of diabetes in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) community. Learn how to nominate new topics for the USPSTF recommendation process, including Hepatitis B. Understand how USPSTF recommendations can be integrated into clinical workflow using AHRQ’s free electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS) tool. Understand how to incorporate the recommendations at a small, rural, critical access hospital. Know what preventive services are covered by Medicare as a result of the Affordable Care Act. The webinar is part of an ongoing outreach project by AHRQ, and its contractor, the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), to assist health professions educators, clinicians, and the next generation of caregivers in implementing the evidence-based recommendations of the USPSTF (www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org).

SPEAKERS Dr. Ho Luong Tran, President of NCAPIP On the importance of preventive medicine in the AA and NHPI community Dr. George Sawaya, former member of the USPSTF and associate professor at University of California at San Francisco On the USPSTF recommendations, the science supporting them, the steps taken to nominate a new recommendation, and the steps taken to nominate a new Task Force member

David Schulke, Vice President of HRET On the role of prevention in the Affordable Care Act Dr. William Hsu, Director of the Asian Clinic at Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School On how utilizing the recommendations from the USPSTF can help lower the high rates of diabetes prevalence in the AA and NHPI community Dr. Karen Kim, professor at University of Chicago Medical School On the high rates of hepatitis B in the AA and NHPI community and prevention recommendations for this disease Dr. John Epling, professor at University of Rochester On how to download and utilize the ePSS (eligible for 1 CME credit) Dr. William Reiter, physician at Community Hospital of Anaconda, MT On incorporating the USPSTF and ePSS into a small, rural, critical access hospital We welcome your participation in the Web conference! Please share this invitation with your peers. To register for the Web conference, simply click here or cut and paste the following link into your browser: http://wcc.webeventservices.com/r.htm?e=309819&s=1&k=D050C038EDCDB8BF837CD2B 3B4B58EF8&cb=blank

On the day of the Web conference, use the same link and also call into (866) 835-8906 for the audio. If you have any questions, please email Chris Hund ([email protected]).