Ohio AFP is offering a discounted registration price to an upcoming webinar on Race-Based Medicine, April 22, 2021, 4-5:30pm PST. This webinar will be moderated by Roma Amin, MD, and will help learners understand the origins of race-based medicine, the implications of conflating race with genetic ancestry, identify the racist underpinnings of many commonly practiced […]
On March 15, people with certain underlying conditions or disabilities will be eligible for vaccines in California. Read the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) fact sheet, which includes clarification that people will not be required by CDPH to provide a doctor's note. More information here.
As you can imagine, the 2021 All Member Advocacy Meeting (AMAM) will be a bit different than in previous years. CAFP is excited to announce that the AMAM will now take place over two days May 15-16 to include a day devoted to advocacy. AMAM will still be virtual with day one, Saturday, May 15, focused on […]
Presenting: All Hands on Deck: How to Become a COVID-19 Volunteer Vaccinator Join CDPH to learn how authorized providers can volunteer to administer COVID-19 vaccine in your community. Thursday, March18th, 2021 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM REGISTER HERE In this webinar you’ll learn about: The public health significance of volunteer vaccinators The current California landscape for COVID-19 vaccines […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued updated guidance today for nursing homes to safely expand visitation options during the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency (PHE). This latest guidance comes as more than three million doses of vaccines have been administered within […]
Advocates across the country look to inspire their own communities to get vaccinated CONTACT: Emmie Johnson | 916-473-2800 | contact@thisisourshot.info SACRAMENTO, CA - Tens of thousands of health care providers have united with other frontline workers and more than two dozen state and national organizations to launch #ThisIsOurShot, a campaign to build trust in COVID […]
CAFP asks Blue Shield to consider community-based physician practices in state vaccine distribution plan. CAFP recently sent a letter to Blue Shield of California regarding the equitable and streamlined distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Family physicians have championed community vaccination for decades, because family physicians know how to reach hard-to-reach populations, including the unsheltered, undocumented immigrants, […]
Joebert Lopez Rosal 2021 Williams Scholarship Winner, San Diego Academy of Family Physicians Joebert Rosal attended the University of Pennsylvania from 2014 to 2018 for his undergraduate studies, where he majored in Neuroscience and minored in Health Care Management. During his studies in Philadelphia he volunteered at Puentes de Salud, a Spanish speaking community clinic, as […]
Family Physicians can help destigmatize the disease of addiction by carefully choosing the words they use. This handy chart of words to use in place of some common stigmitizing words will help. Put together by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the handout offers background information and tips for providers to keep in mind […]
