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Share Our Selves Received Award at PCC Annual Conference

Share Our Selves received the Advanced Primary Care Practice Award at the Primary Care Collaborative Annual Conference. The award is to recognize an organization that serves as a model for transformation through innovation that are reflected in the Shared Principles of Primary Care, including patient- and family-centered, team-based care, and high value. Jay W. Lee, […]

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The AAFP Has Partnered Once Again With Project N95

To help members who are having trouble acquiring PPE, the AAFP is collaborating again with Project N95 to purchase N95 respirators (certified by the CDC and NIOSH), Level 1 and 2 AAMI isolation gowns, disposable face shields, and examination gloves in bulk. These products are being sold to members at a bulk pricing rate. The […]

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Show and Tell / November 2020

Physicians Have an Ethical Obligation to Combat Medical Disinformation By Laura Murphy, DO, Member, CCPD, Family medicine and sports medicine, UCSD It was at the end of the visit when I asked my patient if she wanted to get the flu vaccine. “No, not this year,” she replied. “They put a drug in it” she […]

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Newly Formed Committee to Implement NP Expanded Practice Authority

AB 890, allowing new categories of nurse practitioners (NPs) to practice with expanded authority under certain conditions was signed into law without the significant amendments for which CAFP had fought. While CAFP was not successful in significantly amending the bill, the bill is now law and the regulatory implementation process has begun.  One of the first steps in […]

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CAFP Still Needs YOUR Input on COVID-19

As part of CAFP's ongoing advocacy efforts around COVID-19, we have been collecting ongoing information about how the pandemic has affected your practice's financial viability. This data is crucial to our ability to advocate on your behalf. Please fill out this VERY brief survey if you have not already done so - it doesn't matter […]

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“Under the Dome” – COVID-19 Quarantined Capitol … “We’re all mad here.”

By CAFP Lobbyist Bryce Docherty In the iconic story Alice in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat says, “We’re all mad here,” to Alice in one of the most concise descriptions of the strange world down the rabbit hole. Unlike the world Alice left behind, "mad" is not necessarily a bad thing. It suggests embracing a side […]

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Raul Ayala, MD Selected as California Community Star for 2020

Governor Gavin Newsom has recognized Raul Ayala, MD, as the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health's selection as California Community Star for 2020. Dr. Ayala serves as the Ambulatory Medical Director at Adventist Health Central Valley Network. He has transformed the health care landscape in the Central Valley through the clinical integration of […]

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Have you reported your 2019 CME?

As a result of COVID-19, members with a December 2019 reporting date were given an extra COVID-year to report their CME credits. According to our records, you still need to report CME for the compliance period ending December 31, 2019. While you have received an extension to report your CME, the CME must have been earned by December […]

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2020 Virtual Family Medicine Clinical Forum Recap

It’s a wrap! We are thrilled with the wonderful feedback from learners at this weekend’s first session of the 2020 Virtual Family Medicine Clinical Forum. Over 95.5 percent of attendees responding to the survey indicated they were satisfied or very satisfied with their sessions. On day one, we celebrated the accomplishments of our new AAFP […]

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