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# [Quick Users' Conference Update](https://chipsblog.pcc.com/quick-users-conference-update)

 Written by [Chip Hart](https://chipsblog.pcc.com/author/chip-hart) | Aug 1, 2008 3:14:50 PM

The blog is going to be thin this week because I'm dawn to dusk at the Users' Conference. Today is our official [Practice Management Conference](http://pcc.com/practmgmt/pmconf08.php) and I still have to get my "keynote" speech together within the hour! Time to get out of my bathrobe.

It has been a pleasure seeing all the familiar faces, many of whom have posted here. One insight that I am brooding on is the growing focus on Medical Home/Chronic Disease Management/etc. I think there is a opportunity for a consultant to help practices develop effective Chronic Disease Management plans and connect them to the money in a way that benefits practices and the patients. Of course, the practices can do this themselves and it would be great if the AAP could map out a few examples (we did a good obesity/BMI one in class yesterday).

I also heard from an old friend yesterday who happens to be nominated for AAP President. I really like her ideas related to improving the media-savvy of the AAP, a concept that is loooong overdue. Anyway, check out [Dr. Kraft's WWW site](http://colleenkraft.com) and consider voting for her! I am a strong proponent of having real, practicing pediatricians in key positions like this and it's nice to see we might have a chance to extend that streak.

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