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January 5, 2021
Making It Plain, What Black America Needs to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines

Join a national virtual town hall, “Making It Plain, What Black America Needs to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines”, this Thursday, January 7th at 4:00PM (PST)/7:00PM (EST). The town hall is hosted by Black Coalition Against COVID-19 and will convene the nation’s top COVID-19 experts to answer questions and concerns about COVID-19 and vaccines. To view the […]

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January 4, 2021
Important Reminder to Physicians Who Prescribe Controlled Substances

As a reminder, there are two critical changes to prescribing laws that took effect on January 1, 2021. First, pads used to write and fill prescriptions for controlled substances are required to have a 12-character serial number, a corresponding barcode, and other security features. Prescribers who do not possess these prescription pads are encouraged to […]

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December 29, 2020
CAFP Launches Obesity Initiative

To help improve care for patients with obesity, CAFP has just launched an initiative: Improving Care for Patients with Obesity: Creating Opportunities for Productive Clinician-Patient Interactions During a Pandemic that includes three accredited activities for family physicians and one activity for patients. Two case-based activities: Helping Your Patients Seeking Obesity Treatment: Coping with Negative Thoughts and Effective Communication Strategies that […]

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December 28, 2020
Becoming a COVID-19 Vaccine Provider: Information for SF Outpatient Providers

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is working closely with all City departments to: implement strategies to prevent infection, especially in the most vulnerable populations and in healthcare and other essential workers; enact community mitigation efforts to slow transmission; expand COVID-19 testing; and increase hospital capacity to care for the sick. SFDPH recently provided […]

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December 26, 2020
PBS Newshour: Invisible Scars - America's Childhood Trauma Crisis

Childhood trauma impacts millions of Americans and has far-reaching impacts, well into adulthood.  Those who experience trauma in childhood, resulting in toxic stress, often suffer from persistent and debilitating healthcare challenges as adults and can see dramatically lower life expectancies. The PBS Newshour recently presented a multi-part series called “Invisible Scars:  America’s Childhood Trauma Crisis”.  […]

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December 23, 2020
Update on AAFP's Actions Related to COVID-19 Vaccines

Originally sent from R. Shawn Martin, EVP,CEO AAFP Earlier today the AAFP sent two letters in our efforts to elevate and prioritize access to vaccines for our members. The first letter was sent to HHS Secretary Alex Azar drawing his attention to the fact that community-based family physicians are facing difficulties securing access to the vaccine for […]

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December 23, 2020
Apply for the 8th Annual Resident Poster Contest

The CAFP Foundation is pleased to support the 8th Annual Resident Poster Contest virtually in May 2021. The purpose of the poster competition is to promote scholarly activity by family medicine residents and to provide a unique opportunity for residents to share their research with a state-wide network of family physicians. Application Process: The online application must be submitted […]

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December 21, 2020
CAFP Launches Family Medicine Initiative on Trauma-Informed Care

CAFP is proud to announce a new Peer-to-Peer Learning Initiative, Family Medicine Initiative on Trauma-Informed Care (FIT). Funded by the Office of the California Surgeon General and the Department of Health Care Services, this initiative is designed to raise our awareness about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). With our longitudinal patient relationships, family physicians have a […]

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December 20, 2020
CAFP Updated Resolutions for December 2020

CAFP has updated the chart reflecting the actions taken by the Board on all resolutions which has been posted here. As a reminder, the chart of actions taken is updated after each quarterly meeting of the Board and posted to the website and shared with members via the Academy in Action newsletter. While the majority of […]

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