Maryann Martindale: Don’t say you support health care workers if you refuse to wear a mask
(Featured in the Salt Lake Tribune, 7/22/20)
It sounds like a broken record — wear a mask, social distance, wash your hands, stay home if you’re sick. But despite the repetition and the pleas from medical professionals, many still refuse. It raises the question of why?
Why, when people who are trained professionals, working in the very field it is to understand the best way to safeguard our health, do we choose to disregard their recommendations? READ MORE...
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune ) Angry residents react when the Utah County Commission meeting was adjourned before it even started, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Provo, Utah. The group protesting against face masks being required in schools removed the social distancing tape on the chairs and filled the Utah County Commission room to over flowing, prompting Commissioner Tanner Ainge to call for a vote to adjourn the meeting.
UMA's House of Delegates is going online this year - September 11 & 12, 2020. UAFP has just a few spots left for delegates to represent family medicine.
To serve as a delegate, you must be both a member of UAFP and UMA. Please note: you do not have to be an experienced delegate to participate! You just need to be interested in legislative issues that affect your patients and your practice.
Please fill out this brief online form to volunteer as a UMA Delegate. Delegates must sign up by July 31.
UTAH COVID-19 UPDATES
Testing by Race/Ethnicity Information Now Available on the Utah Coronavirus Website
Due to a community request, testing by race and ethnicity is now available to the public on the Case Counts page of the coronavirus website. You can find the information at https://coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts/ in the Demographics tab.
Have a Patient Diagnosed with COVID-19 While Out of State?
If a Utahn is diagnosed with COVID-19 in another state, the case can be reported to UDOH by faxing the information to 801-538-9923 or emailing results to reporting@utah.gov
UPCOMING EVENTS
UAFP Student & Resident Poster Session (VIRTUAL)
Support students and residents from around the state as they present their posters virtually, Thursday, August 20 at 7:00pm.
Individuals and teams are eligible for awards for their exceptional efforts. Awards are generously sponsored by Comagine Health.
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UAFP Virtual Annual Meeting Friday, August 28th at 7:00pm
- Hear from AAFP President-Elect, Dr. Ada Stewart
- Convocation of new AAFP Fellows
- Awarding of the Utah Family Medicine Physician of the Year and Family Medicine Advocate of the Year
- Meet the new UAFP Board Members
- Update on UAFP activities for the coming year
REGISTER NOW
HHS Telemedicine Hack
A 10-week learning community to accelerate telemedicine implementation for ambulatory providers.
Wednesdays, July 29—Sept 23, 2020 10:00-11:00am MT
2020 Annual Update in Medical Specialties and Primary Care (Virtual)
Hosted by Intermountain Healthcare
Friday, October 30, 2020, 7:45 AM - 4:45 PM, Virtual Meeting, Murray, UT
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