Originally published in the California Family Physician, Spring 2021 by Carla Kakutani, MD As chair of CAFP’s Legislative Affairs Committee (LAC), I know firsthand how important it is that family physicians be involved in the legislative process. Each year, the LAC has no bigger responsibility than to prioritize roughly 50 bills for CAFP action out […]
#ThisIsOurShot has provided a chart for physicians and their staff to use when talking to patients about COVID-19 vaccines. You can view and download the chart here: COVID-19 Vaccine Conversations Chart. #ThisIsOurShot (TIOS) is a grassroots, volunteer effort with a mission to "elevate the voices of health heroes to build vaccine-trust for a COVID-free world." You […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently approved the relaunch of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program on March 30, 2021. There is a 30-day deadline to apply. First established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), this program pays providers for actual telehealth-related expenses incurred as a result of the pandemic. The FCC announced that it will prioritize applicants from areas with […]
Show and Tell by Fari Valji, MD A patient, let’s say “John,” I saw in Behavioral Health Clinic for non-specific food aversion and anxiety and whose labs and imaging were fine walked into my exam room the next day. He was symptomatically improved but hadn’t eaten solid food in a week. Not knowing where to […]
Download the COVID-19 County Tier Map for Education-Based Athletics provided by the California Interscholastic Federation, updated March 23, 2021.
Pursuant to the CAFP bylaws, officer terms are tied to the Clinical Forum. To avoid uncertainty in years in which there is not a Clinical Forum, the CAFP Governance Committee and Board recommend an adjustment to the bylaws. Specifically, that the CAFP bylaws be adjusted such that officer terms are not tied to an annual […]
ACEs Aware is seeking two candidates to serve as Science/Clinical Advisors to the ACEs Aware initiative. The advisors will provide and facilitate scientific and clinical expertise, input, and review of initiative activities and work products. This full-time role involves working closely with California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, and requires robust knowledge on ACEs […]
Dr. Bazzo delivers a message to all members on where we are during the COVID-19 pandemic and his optimism on where we are going together as CAFP.
Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Request for Applications (RFA) for Cohort 2 of the Primary Care First (PCF) Model. Primary care practices in eligible regions are encouraged to apply. Practices that participate in PCF will have flexibility in terms of care delivery and the opportunity to increase practice revenue through performance-based […]
