The NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse has launched the “Mapping Patient Journeys in Drug Addiction Treatment” Challenge (submissions due September 22, 2021). NIDA challenges applicants to create a ‘journey map’ to show the good and bad experiences people with substance use disorder have when navigating the healthcare system to get treatment; an experience that’s […]
CAFP joined AAFP and scores of national and state medical and health care organizations in urging the Senate to improve health equity by passing legislation containing comprehensive nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans. “LGBTQ people need the explicit, permanent protections under our nation’s existing civil rights laws that the Equality Act would provide with regard to […]
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) launches a new process for pediatric medical exemptions. Physicians will now need to use the California Immunization Registry – Medical Exemption website (CAIR-ME) to request, issue, manage, and track medical exemptions from required immunizations for children in child care/preschool and school (grades K-12). Medical exemptions for children can only be […]
Congratulations to Grace Yu, MD, who recently began her second term as District VII Director on CAFP’s Board of Directors. Dr. Yu represents the Santa Clara, Santa Cruz-Monterey and San Mateo county chapters. Dr. Yu has been an active AAFP and CAFP member for the past 15 years, and since 2016 has served as the […]
Alert: High numbers of patients on controlled medications may need help connecting to new pain management and/or MAT providers, due to the closure of 29 Lags Medical Centers, which operate high-volume pain management clinics in California. Request: DHCS encourages MAT providers to consider the use of buprenorphine for pain indications for patients who are opioid-dependent […]
Join us on June 2, from 12-1 p.m. for the first in a series of webinars: The Science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Toxic Stress, presented by California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris. This webinar will: Cover the science of how ACEs and toxic stress can impact our biology. Explain how ACE screening […]
By Monica Hahn, MD, MPH, MS, AAHIVS, CAFP’s 2021 Educator of the Year As you may be aware, a national movement to challenge structural racism in medicine is gaining momentum. At my home institution, SF General Hospital, race-based eGFR reporting was eliminated in 2019. In 2020, following a successful petition effort, we were able to […]
This month, we launched a statewide health care provider engagement campaign to expand the reach and impact of the ACEs Aware initiative. The campaign is designed to help clinical health care teams understand the importance of screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and invites them to join the ACEs Aware movement by getting trained and […]
The 2021 Officers were installed at the 2021 All Member Advocacy meeting. President Shannon Connolly, MD, FAAFP Los Angeles, CA (Read more about Dr. Connolly) Immediate Past President David Bazzo, MD, FAAFP San Diego, CA President-Elect Lauren Simon, MD Redlands, CA Secretary/Treasurer Anthony "Fatch" Chong, MD San Diego, CA Speaker Raul Ayala, MD, MHCM Fresno, […]
