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January is National Birth Defects Month
Sources: National Birth Defects Prevention Network, American Academy of Family Physicians, and Ohio Academy of Family Physicians Birth defects are structural changes that can affect almost any part of the body, such as the heart, brain, or foot, and can cause lifelong health challenges. Birth defects are common, affecting 1 in every 33 babies born…
Read MoreMindfulness in Medicine Programs
Dr. David Sandweiss, the Director of Tribal, Rural, and Underserved Medical Education (TRUE) reached out to us to share some of the resources and programs they have developed at the Resiliency Center at the University of Utah to help health professionals mitigate burnout and develop tools to enhance personal and professional wellbeing. Please visit the…
Read MoreHelp Create New MOUD Curriculum
Comagine Health and the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (UDHHS) have partnered to engage physicians/providers in creating new and relevant curriculum to satisfy the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) eight-hour training requirement. The first step in this project is to conduct focus groups to assess training needs of physicians/providers in Utah. We are eager to…
Read MoreMLK Day Celebrations in Utah
While this by no means an exhaustive list of the service projects, activities, and celebrations taking place in Utah to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, these are some excellent opportunities to take part in. Let us know if we’re missing something here! Martin Luther King Day Beloved Community Celebration Monday, January 15, 2024,…
Read MoreAAFP Foundation Grants in Action
by Chad Spain, MD, FAAFP I’ve been fortunate enough to be the recipient of three Family Medicine Chapter Alliance Grant Awards (formerly AAFP Philanthropic Family Medicine Consortium Grants) in the past five years that have gone toward projects dedicated to bettering our community – this one is selfishly the most meaningful. Before my grandma passed…
Read MoreUtah Med Students – Want to attend CME & Ski?
UAFP has up to 10 scholarships for students attending any of the three medical schools in Utah; Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University – Southern Utah Campus, or University of Utah School of Medicine AND who are current members of AAFP to attend CME & Ski free. The Details: We do ask that…
Read MoreChronic 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…
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