Dementia Care Aware: Cognitive Health Assessment Training
May 8, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
zoom tba
San Diego Chapter Conference: Annual Family Medicine Update
June 28, 2024 - June 30, 2024
If you know of an event that is not listed on the calendar, please let us know at cafp@familydocs.org.
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Each of CAFP's local chapters are represented within 10 districts. These districts all have representation on the CAFP Board of Directors.
CAFP District | Counties Included |
| 1 | Imperial, San Diego |
| 2 | Orange |
| 3 & 4 | Los Angeles |
| 5 | Alpine, Inyo, Kern, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino, Tulare |
| 6 | Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura |
| 7 | Monterey, San Mateo, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz |
| 8 | Alameda, Calaveras, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne |
| 9 | Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, Solano, Sonoma |
| 10 | Amador, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba |
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