HPV-Informed Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention | Clara Keegan, MD, FAAFP
Dr. Keegan attended medical school at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons then completed Family Medicine Residency at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester. After six years in private practice in Massachusetts, she and her family relocated to Vermont, where she has been on faculty since 2011, practicing Family Medicine with Obstetrics. She…
It’s a Wrap! Final Day of the Virtual Congress of Delegates
By Sarah Woolsey, MD, MPH, FAAFP Well, we made it through this landmark Congress of Delegates. Knitted together as a Utah Delegation on a busy text chain, logged on safely to a platform brother of Zoom that seemed to keep the business in order, and led by some really awesome Speakers of the Congress that…
Days 3 and 4 of AAFP Congress of Delegates
AAFP Congress of Delegates Townhall – My first. By Saphu Pradhan, MD An evening of speeches from the executives of the AAFP was quite informative and held my attention throughout. The AAFP Board Chair, Dr. John Cullen, began by recognizing the negative impacts of COVID on family medicine practices, residents, and physicians. He spoke about…
Day 2 of AAFP Congress of Delegates
By Dr. Kirsten Stoesser Welcome to day two of the AAFP Congress of Delegates (COD)! Today’s discussions focused on resolutions submitted in the areas of Advocacy and of Organization and Finance. Over 250 participants, inclusive of family medicine state academy delegates and alternate delegates from all 50 states, plus representatives from Puerto Rico, Guam, the…
Day 1 of AAFP Congress of Delegates
This year the College of Delegates (COD) takes place in the comforts of or own homes due to the COVID pandemic. Initially scheduled to take place in the lovely city of Chicago, AAFP leadership had to press hard to transition to an online meeting. There were a few glitches but nothing really more than would be expected…
2020 AAFP Congress of Delegates Goes Virtual
The 2020 AAFP Congress of Delegates is held annually each fall. This year, it is being held virtually, for the first time. At each Congress of Delegates, resolutions are presented by each state chapter, debated during reference committees, and voted on during general session meetings. Due to the virtual format, states were limited to submitting…
Ask Me Anything About COVID-19
Panel moderator Ben Winslow of Fox 13 Utah was joined by Dr. Todd Vento – Medical Director, Infectious Diseases for Intermountain Healthcare; Dr. Andrew Pavia – Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah; State Representatives Dr. Suzanne Harrison and Dr. Ray Ward, Dr. José E. Rodríguez – Associate Vice President for Health Equity,…
News About UAFP’s CME & Ski Conference
Over the past six years, “CME & Ski” has become one of UAFP’s signature events. Since its inception in 2015, we have had hundreds of speakers and attendees join us from around the county to learn, ski, network, and enjoy the fantastic amenities Utah has to offer. We were so fortunate to be able to…
AAFP “In the Trenches” – Congress Got a Shot of FP Expertise to Boost Immunizations
Dramatic, alarming, dangerous — for months, experts quoted widely in national press outlets have used these words to describe 2020’s ebb of vaccination coverage. As of May, the CDC had already recognized a significant disruption to childhood immunizations and attributed it to COVID-19. “Havoc” is — quite correctly — the word AAFP President Gary LeRoy, M.D.,…
UAFP Opposes Proposed Relaxed Standards for Utah Dept. Of Health Leadership
The Utah Academy of Family Physicians strongly opposes the proposed legislation SB6006 to alter the current job requirements of Director of the Utah Department of Health. Regardless of the ongoing pandemic and health landscape in the state, it is a short-sighted endeavor to alter job requirements of such a critical position simply for the sake…