Governor Gavin Newsom announced that starting Thursday, December 10, Californians can opt in to receive COVID-19 notifications informing them if they have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for the virus. According to CA Notify, this new digital tool is completely private, anonymous and secure, and does not collect location data from any […]
CAFP has supported the passage of SB 793, and has also signed onto an amicus brief opposing tobacco company efforts to prevent enforcement of SB 793. Recently, a coalition representing the tobacco industry submitted 1 million signatures to the California Secretary of State seeking to qualify a referendum for the November 2022 ballot aimed at […]
CAFP Physician Leader, Dr. Jeff Luther, has been named to the Governor's recently established, California COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee. The Committee will help guide state efforts to ensure equitable COVID vaccine allocation, distribution and administration. We are seeking member input on how best to address these important issues. Please log into CAFP's member platform, Spark […]
There are two critical changes to prescribing laws taking 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 place an order as soon as possible from […]
Post by Jeffrey Luther, MD, FAAFP In the best of times, the AAFP Congress of Delegates (CoD) has a comforting element of predictability. The schedules, the events, the spectacle and even many of the topics addressed fall into a pattern that makes it easy to anticipate the next meeting. But what part of 2020 could […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
