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Upcoming Webinar: How to Have Crucial Conversations about COVID-19 Vaccines

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Dr. Tomás Aragón, and other health care experts (including CAFP’s Alex McDonald) are conducting a training on having proactive conversations with your patients and clients about COVID-19 vaccines. Join the webinar on August 2, 2021, from 12-12:45pm.

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AFFP Conducting Race and Ethnicity Data Collection Survey

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is currently conducting a race and ethnicity survey for members. The data will help further identify the demographic composition of members, as well as recognize and raise awareness of minority issues. CAFP encourages members to take the survey, and is continuously working to build diversity, equity and inclusion […]

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July Show and Tell: Dr. Poulin and Dr. Bent Featured Articles

Burnout: Not another prescription for self-care By Shayne Poulin, MD Burnout, a plague within the medical system long before the pandemic arrived. Most of us have faced some version of burnout or moral injury within the last year.  I found my usual coping techniques were no match for the avalanche of stressors associated with 2020. […]

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Dr. Campo's Experience: Advocacy in Family Medicine

By Dr. Melissa Campos MD Part of our role as Family Medicine Physicians is to be advocates.  We can advocate in the clinic for our patients or we can extend our advocacy beyond the walls of the clinic to the larger community. I first started to consider advocacy on a larger level when I was […]

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California Family Physicians Support COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts for Health Care Workforce

For Immediate Release July 26, 2021 Contact: Josh Lunsford (415) 345-8667 jlunsford@familydocs.org California Family Physicians Support COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts for Health Care Workforce San Francisco — The California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) supports the efforts by Governor Newsom to require vaccination of state workers and health care workers across the state. CAFP supports universal […]

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CalVaxGrant Deadline Approaching Aug 13th

As California continues its efforts to vaccinate all eligible residents against COVID-19, the state is offering up to $55,000 for physician practices to support vaccination efforts, through CalVaxGrant. The practice support grants will help physicians and medical practices (with 200 or less physicians) administer COVID-19 vaccines in their community, as well as reimburse for related […]

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Meet Dr. Faustin, Physican for UC Davis Gymnastics Team Olympics

Meet Dr. Faustin who specializes in family and community medicine, sports medicine and musculoskeletal pain medicine. Dr. Faustin is co-head team physician for Team USA women’s gymnastics for the Tokyo Olympics. Dr. Faustin is a former club gymnast, high school volleyball player and Division I track and field athlete. She won four conference titles in […]

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CAFP Hiring Manager of Grassroots and Advocacy

The CAFP seeks an experienced, motivated, and creative Manager of Grassroots and Advocacy who is dedicated to advocating for family physicians on critical health care issues in California. This position provides strategic and tactical support to advance CAFP’s advocacy and policy priorities. The ideal candidate will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to conduct grassroots […]

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States Encouraged to Educate Eligible Immigrants on Medicaid Coverage

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin stating, the 2019 Public Charge Final Rule has been vacated and is no longer in effect as of March 9, 2021. CMS is reaching out to states and encouraging them to work with […]

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