Governor Gavin Newsom released his 2021-22 State Budget proposal today, marking the beginning of a five-month long budget negotiation with the State Legislature. Despite dire predictions last year of a significant budget shortfall, California’s fiscal outlook looks strong for 2021-22 with a multibillion-dollar surplus. Many health programs will be maintained or augmented, including $33 million in ongoing […]
January 5, 2021 Dear County Leaders and Public Health Officers: The California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) and our nearly 11,000 family physicians and medical students deeply appreciate the actions you have taken so far to distribute vaccines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. CAFP recognizes the significant challenges and effort required to disseminate and administer […]
The California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) seeks a motivated, adaptable, team-oriented professional to work with the Vice President of Education to develop, implement and evaluate educational and leadership programs. This position requires someone who is creative and can also track and manage details. Strong writing skills are essential. A full description with position requirements […]
Before the end of the federal legislative session, Congress passed and the President signed a package of bills that provide states and individuals with COVID-19 support and funds, renew several important health care programs, and make key health care policy changes. In a major win for primary care, the bills extend funding for Community Health […]
The application cycle for CalHealthCares opens on January 18, 2021. CalHealthCares is a relatively new loan repayment program for new physicians who maintain a patient caseload of 30 percent or more Medi-Cal beneficiaries. Awardees can receive up to $300,000 in exchange for a five-year service obligation. Awardees must have graduated from a physician residency program […]
Join a national virtual town hall, “Making It Plain, What Black America Needs to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines”, this Thursday, January 7th at 4:00PM (PST)/7:00PM (EST). The town hall is hosted by Black Coalition Against COVID-19 and will convene the nation’s top COVID-19 experts to answer questions and concerns about COVID-19 and vaccines. To view the […]
As a reminder, there are two critical changes to prescribing laws that took effect on January 1, 2021. First, pads used to write and fill prescriptions for controlled substances are required to have a 12-character serial number, a corresponding barcode, and other security features. Prescribers who do not possess these prescription pads are encouraged to […]
To help improve care for patients with obesity, CAFP has just launched an initiative: Improving Care for Patients with Obesity: Creating Opportunities for Productive Clinician-Patient Interactions During a Pandemic that includes three accredited activities for family physicians and one activity for patients. Two case-based activities: Helping Your Patients Seeking Obesity Treatment: Coping with Negative Thoughts and Effective Communication Strategies that […]
The San Francisco Department of Public Health is working closely with all City departments to: implement strategies to prevent infection, especially in the most vulnerable populations and in healthcare and other essential workers; enact community mitigation efforts to slow transmission; expand COVID-19 testing; and increase hospital capacity to care for the sick. SFDPH recently provided […]
