Join our webinar Wednesday, Nov 9 – 12:00-1:00 PM. This presentation, sponsored by CAFP’s Partner in Health (PIH) Novo Nordisk Inc., will provide an overview of obesity as a chronic disease, and summarize the current guidelines and treatment options to effectively manage patients living with obesity. Dr. Shani Muhammad will moderate and be available to […]
November is COPD Awareness Month! Don't miss the one hour lunchtime webinar, Preventing COPD Exacerbations: The Need for Proactive, Optimized Management of COPD, on Wednesday, November 2nd from 12-1 PM. Dr. Stephen Brunton, a family physician, will provide practical tips to understand exacerbation severity in COPD, the possible impacts of moderate and severe COPD exacerbations, […]
Family Doc Volunteers Needed to Knock on Doors on September 24th, October 8th, and November 5th. Join Dr. Jasmeet Bains and your fellow Family Physicians as we support Jasmeet's effort to get elected to the California Assembly. Support Jasmeet and help raise the voice of family physicians. We will travel to Assembly District 35 to […]
Join EYECONNECT for two webinars this month: OCTOBER 20th: Guidelines Around Screening & Treatment Join a multidisciplinary panel for an engaging discussion regarding DR/DME and the importance and urgency of appropriate vision screenings for your patients with diabetes. Register Now OCTOBER 25th: Addressing Disparities Join Dr. Coney, Dr. Kashyap, and Dr. Vega for an engaging […]
October has arrived and the Family Docs Store will help you start the spooky season off right! Now offering limited edition Holiday items, including these Halloween shirts, totes, hats, and pet bandanas! That's right — You and your pet can have matching accessories! You will also find an assortment of #FMRevoluion products and more. All […]
Nominations for AAFP Commission, AAFP AMA Delegation, and ABFM Board of Directors positions are open. You can access the forms here. The AAFP Board of Directors invites chapters to encourage members to self-nominate for these important leadership positions. At the December 2022 meeting, the Board of Directors will fill 33 commission vacancies including three-chapter staff […]
By Bright Zhou, MD I'm excited to share a recent project I worked on with my advisor Dr. Alan Louie about how to re-imagine "cultural humility" curricula for marginalized trainees. As a medical student and trained Mandarin interpreter, I always felt a unique tension when working with my Chinese patients, that I felt wasn't fully […]
The CAFP communications team and Membership Engagement Committee (MEC) have created a Social Media Toolkit. This toolkit provides best practices, including the top 10 things to maximize your impact on social media. Resources include two CAFP webinars available in Homeroom any time: Social Media Basics for Family Physicians and Social Media as an Advocacy Tool: […]
Diabetic retinopathy (DR)/diabetic macular edema affect a majority of patients with diabetes, but appropriate management of diabetes, vision screening, and timely referral to specialty eye care can help halt progression of the disease. Through EyeConnect, you can find this collection of activities offers practical strategies clinicians can use to empower patients to engage in recommended […]
