A growing, but largely unseen, group of family caregivers is quietly providing the healthcare many Americans receive. Their unpaid work is valued at $470 billion nationally ($4.2 billion in Utah) and often comes at the expense of caregivers health. The Family Caregiving Collaborative supports the advancement of person- and family-centered care, where patients and caregivers define their “family” and determine how they will participate in care and decision-making.

• Through Education: Empower our future healthcare workforce to recognize the critical role of family caregivers.
• Through Research and Practice: Test new approaches that support patient AND family caregiver health and well-being.
• Through Outreach: Partner with community stakeholders and policy makers to improve the lives of family caregivers and those they care for.

The Collaborative’s mission is to help create a future where caregivers of all ages, races, ethnicities, and gender are seen, heard, understood, valued, connected, and supported.

You’re Invited!

UAFP’s EDIB (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging) committee would love for you to join us for a holiday social on Thursday, December 14th at 6:00pm – come for food, drink, and great conversation!

We regularly host events like these to bring together family physicians, family medicine residents, and medical students considering family medicine who have traditionally been underrepresented in medicine.

Our goal is to provide safe and welcoming spaces where relationships can be fostered between individuals and create an empowered and cohesive group of diverse family physicians.

We invite both those traditionally underrepresented in medicine and allies to attend.

When: Thursday, December 14th @6:00pm

Where: East Salt Lake City (address provided with registration)

What: Light refreshments, beverages, and conversation

Our goal for this event is to provide lawmakers with valuable information and data that underscore the efficacy of investing in primary and preventive care. We want to provide an interactive, safe, and non-partisan opportunity for legislators to better understand the positive outcomes that can be achieved through strong policies and funding to expand primary care.

• Date: January 17th

• Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

• Location: Utah State Capitol, the rotunda and Capitol Board Room

• Hosted by: Utah Public Health Association (UPHA), Utah Academy of Family Physicians (UAFP), and Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH)

We will provide tabling space and room for posters that lawmakers can review during their breaks. We encourage participants to bring information, data, and research that highlights the reasons to invest in primary care and prevention. Your insights and expertise are invaluable in shaping policies that positively impact our community’s health.

If you are interested in joining us for this event, please RSVP at your earliest convenience by emailing me at martindalemm@utahafp.org. If you have any questions or need further information, do not hesitate to contact me directly.

The Mountain West Transforming Care Conference is a regional interdisciplinary event that brings together primary care providers, advanced care clinicians, mental health providers, and more to advance the health and well-being of LGBTQ communities.

Mental health and care providers can earn up to 16 CEUs for attending. CEUs count toward obtaining Utah’s new Transgender Treatment Certification required for providers who serve transgender and gender-diverse adolescents.

Join UAFP for our annual “family med vacation” in beautiful Park City, Utah!

This conference brings family physicians and APCs from all over the country to ski on Park City’s world-famous mountains while they earn valuable CME from experts in their fields.

In 2024, due to popular demand, we are returning to the Westgate Park City, a slope-side resort!

Register now for conference early bird rates and get your lift passes ASAP as the best rates on both Epic and Ikon passes are available now and will start increasing soon.

The Utah Academy of Family Physicians invites you to submit an abstract in research, clinical inquiry, community project, or education program to be considered for poster presentation at the 2024 UAFP Student & Resident Poster Session on Monday, February 5, 2024 at 6:30pm.

Friday, February 23, 2024, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.75 hours), Non-Physician Participation AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.75 hours)

Join us for the opportunity to expand your Sleep Medicine knowledge in order to improve your patient care. Current trends and issues in Sleep Medicine will be discussed as well as evidence based research to improve outcomes.

1. Describe the psychological and physiological consequences of insomnia
2. Increased awareness of spectral analysis and the use of processed EEG
3. Recognize the relationship between insomnia and cardiovascular events
4. Discuss how sexsomnia has been used in court cases
5. Describe treatment options for RLS
6. Recognize the difference in approach to pediatric versus adult sleep patients.
7. Clarify how to use motivational enhancement therapy to improve cpap adherance

We will provide lunch, a brief legislative tutorial, help you with talking points, and be right by your side the entire day as you engage with your legislators during the 2024 Utah General Legislative Session.

Meet your own legislators and let them know the value and importance of family medicine in Utah and
discuss legislation that could impact your practice and your patients!

When: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 11:00AM – 1:00PM (End time is approximate.
You are welcome to leave anytime or stay and lobby your legislators with assistance from UAFP staff)

Where: Utah State Capitol, Capitol Board Room – Detailed map and parking instructions will be
emailed to attendees.