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New Payment for Counseling During COVID-19 Test

On July 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that payment is available to physicians and health care providers to counsel patients about the importance of self-isolation, contact tracing and testing, and wearing a mask after they are tested for COVID-19 and prior […]

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Applying to Residency: The Fundamentals of Virtual Interviewing

Webinar: Tuesday, August 4 from 6:30 pm- 7:00 pm. If you missed National Conference, or are experiencing screen fatigue but still have questions about virtually interviewing, then this webinar is for you! Title: Applying to Residency: Fundamentals of Virtual Interviewing   Description: Online interviews and virtual visits are an adjustment for medical students and residency […]

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Annenberg Center For Health Sciences at Eisenhower - Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds: Severe Uncontrolled Asthma and Monoclonal Antibodies Thursday, September 24 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (PDT) No Fee Presenter: Jonathan Corren, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Divisions of Clinical Immunology and Allergy David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, California For More Information, click here.  

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50 is the New 60: Making the Shingles Vaccine a Priority for Patients

Each year, it’s estimated that millions of Americans are affected by shingles, and one in three Americans will have shingles in their lifetime according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2006 the first shingles vaccine, Zostavax, was approved for use and was more recently replaced by Shingrix as the CDC-recommended vaccine for adults […]

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2020-2021 Student and Resident Council Announced

CAFP proudly welcomes the 2020-2021 Student and Resident Council. The CAFP Student and Resident Council is the official student-resident voice of the Academy. By bringing students and residents together, the council promotes the exchange of ideas, builds leadership skills, pursues transformational advocacy and enriches CA’s primary care workforce with a strong family medicine pipeline. Through […]

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AAFP Seeks Candidates for 2020-2021 Health Equity Fellowship

Application Deadline Extended to Oct. 1 The AAFP, in conjunction with the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, is seeking applicants for the 2020-2021 Health Equity Fellowship, which is now in its third year. In light of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the AAFP's Center for Diversity and Health Equity has extended the application deadline […]

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Show and Tell / July 2020

By Carol Havens, M.D. Your CCPD (Committee on Continuing Professional Development) met recently and among other things, discussed resolutions submitted by members and forwarded to our committee by the Board of Directors. One of those resolutions called on the CAFP to “end the practice of using race as a proxy for biology or genetics in […]

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Jeremy Fish, MD, is the CAFP’s 2020 Family Physician of the Year

Jeremy Fish, MD, is the CAFP’s 2020 Family Physician of the Year.  Jeremy embodies all that the award recognizes:  a family physician who presents the finest characteristics of family medicine and is directly and effectively involved in public service and activities that enhance the quality of life for patients and communities in California.  As program […]

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Lulua Bahrainwala, MD awarded the 2020 CAFP Foundation Family Medicine Resident of the Year Award

The 2020 CAFP Foundation Family Medicine Resident of the Year award goes to Lulua Bahrainwala, MD, PGY3, Emanate Family Medicine Residency Program.  Lulua is an inspiring leader in both her residency program and in the Academy. Over the last two years, she has been instrumental in the initiatives of CAFP’s Resident Council, a statewide group […]

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