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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Screening and Management Learning Collaborative
Comagine Health is currently recruiting clinics/providers for a chronic kidney disease learning collaborative. Comagine Health is a portfolio program sponsor through ABMS and they are offering MOC Part 4 certification for providers who participate in this QI project. This intervention will also help clinics meet the 2023 performance period CMS measure 951v1 Kidney Health Evaluation…
Read MoreUniversity of Utah School of Medicine Representative – Annie Galt, MS3
Hometown: Helena, MT Best thing about Utah? The mountains! Favorite way to de-stress: Hit the slopes 🙂 Fun fact: My identical twin sister is also in medical school at UW! Why family medicine? I love the longevity with patients and broad scope!
Read MoreAAFP Congress of Delegates – Day 4
The last day of the Congress of Delegates started off with delegates voting for a new president-elect. While awaiting the results of this vote, the Congress dealt with the remaining resolutions. We heard mostly supportive testimony for the resolutions our chapter had proposed asking the AAFP to advocate for hospitals to grant trained family physicians…
Read MoreAAFP Congress of Delegates – Day 3
October 26th at COD in the Books! Day three of the AAFP Congress of Delegates started with a report to the congress from executive vice president and CEO Shawn Martin. In his address, Martin highlighted several ongoing activities of the national organization such as fighting for the G2211 code that, if allowed to go into effect as planned…
Read MoreUtah Food Bank Human Race
Join the UAFP Team and Support the Utah Food Bank this Thanksgiving! Want to get those miles in early so you can enjoy the rest of the day with family and friends AND support the Utah Food Bank? Join the Utah Academy of Family Physicians Team for the Utah Food Bank Human Race again this…
Read MoreAAFP Congress of Delegates – Day 2
Day Two of COD: Fire up the Sausage Maker, and Watch the Snake Eat It’s Own Tail! Greetings from Day Two of the AAFP Congress of Delegates! Today marked the start of organizational policymaking, with remarks from president Tochi Iroku-Malize, president-elect Steven Furr, and speaker Russel Kohl, who demonstrated his evergreen talent for filling technical…
Read MoreAAFP Congress of Delegates – Day 1
Greetings from Chicago for the 2023 AAFP Congress of Delegates! Congress kicked off events yesterday afternoon with the Town Hall. This is a low key meeting were the current executive leaders of AAFP make some brief statements on what the Board has been working on over the past year. The topics included AI/technology, GME funding…
Read MoreAAFP Congress of Delegates 2023
It’s that time again! The 2023 American Academy of Family Physicians Congress of Delegates begins this week in Chicago. As in previous years, resolutions were submitted by state chapters and debated during virtual reference committees. During this week’s general session meetings, resolutions will be voted on, bylaws will be updated, and delegates will vote to…
Read MoreCME & Ski Update: Last Chance for Best Prices on Park City Ski Passes
Epic Day Pass prices go up September 4th- buy now and save big! Planning on skiing at Park city Mountain Resort? Right now you can purchase Epic Day Passes for as little as $88 per day for an adult.* The prices will start to go up on September 4th and could be double that by February 2024.…
Read MoreRocky Mountain University COM – Southern Utah Student Representative – Jake Roush, OMS III
Hometown: Syracuse, UT Best thing about Utah? Snowboarding in the winter, corn mazes in the fall, BYU Football and Farr’s Licorice Ice Cream. Favorite way to de-stress: Monday night slow pitch softball. Dingers only! Fun fact: I am the proud father of quite literally the coolest, cutest and best human being ever. Her name is Tilly. Why family medicine? There…
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