Last Day to Register to Attend the UAFP Annual Meeting In Person
Join us the evening of Friday, September 17th at the University of Utah Alumni House for dinner, introduction of new board members, and as we honor Utah Family Medicine Champion of the Year, Dr. Marc Babitz, Utah Family Physician of the Year, Dr. Kurt Rifleman, and AAFP Boundary Breakers, Dr. Michele Goldberg and Dr. Alana Jonat!
Option to attend in person* or remotely. There will be outdoor seating for those who wish to eat dinner outside.
*Please note: we are requiring that all those attending in person be vaccinated and masks will be required for all in-person attendees. More information on our registration page.
When: Friday, September 17 @ 6:00pm
Where: University of Utah Alumni House OR join Virtually
Registration for in-person attendance ends TODAY, Friday, September 10. (virtual registration open until day of event)
Hike with a Doc
Saturday, September 25
Medical students, residents, and all attending/faculty physicians invited!
Join us on Saturday, September 25, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m. for a hike to Lake Solitude in Big Cottonwood Canyon to participate in our medical student mentoring activity, where attending and resident family physicians hike with medical students to share their experiences and why they chose Family Medicine.
UAFP will provide snacks and water, so just be sure to bring sturdy shoes and sunblock! More details will be provided with registration.
Photo from September 25, 2015 in Big Cottonwood Canyon
If you previously registered for the hike scheduled for August, please re-register so that we have an accurate count. Thank you!
September 10, 2021 is Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day
View AAFP Webinar on Physician Mental Health, Suicide Prevention
As part of the AAFP’s Leading Physician Well-being certificate program, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is offering a new webinar: “Physician Mental Health: Preventing Suicide and Building Resilience.” where physicians can:
- apply their knowledge of prevalence and risk for depression and suicide to identify physicians and trainees most at risk;
- create protective processes, policies and programs for preventing and addressing depression and suicide in physicians and trainees;
- develop strategies to dispel stigma and prevent or overcome barriers to seeking positive culture changes;
- identify individual and organizational strategies for suicide and burnout prevention that should be considered; and
- approach a colleague who might be struggling.
Other Local Resources Recently Highlighted by the Utah Medical Association
SafeUT App Connects with Free Mental Health Services
Frontline physicians and other healthcare workers provide a lifeline for their patients. But sometimes those who keep people safe need a safe place themselves. The SafeUT Frontline App can connect you with free counselling and mental health services for frontline workers, because sometimes our everyday heroes could use some everyday help.
Get the App from Google Play or the Apple App Store by searching for "SafeUT Frontline"
Utah Professionals Health Program (UPHP)
UPHP can help healthcare professionals struggling with substance use disorders and other mental health problems, allowing the professional to get needed help privately in a non-disciplinary manner while retaining a license to practice. Visit UPHP.utah.gov or call 801-530-6291 for more information or help.
The American Board of Family Medicine, the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Pediatrics have issued a joint statement reminding physicians of their responsibility to provide patients and the public with information that is factual, honest, and in keeping with evidence.
This statement was prompted by concerns raised by Diplomates and the public regarding COVID-19 disinformation. It is consistent with our commitment to professionalism as described in ABFM’s Guidelines for Professionalism, Licensure, and Personal Conduct. This also supports previously released statements from the Federation of State Medical Boards and other certifying boards.
This issue has gained increasing attention in recent weeks and ABFM, along with ABIM, ABP and other Boards, felt a commitment to take action against promulgation of disinformation that could be harmful to both individual and public health. Read more...
Unvaccinated people were 11 times more likely to die of covid-19, CDC report finds
Washington Post - People who were not fully vaccinated during spring and summer were over 10 times more likely to be hospitalized, and 11 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than those who were fully vaccinated, according to one of three major students published today by the CDC.
One study showed that Moderna was moderately more effective in preventing hospitalizations than Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson. Collectively, the three vaccines were 86 percent effective in preventing hospitalization. Read more...
Sweeping vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
AP - President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans — private-sector employees as well as health care workers and federal contractors — in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19 delta variant.
The expansive rules mandate that all employers with more than 100 workers require them to be vaccinated or test for the virus weekly, affecting about 80 million Americans. And the roughly 17 million workers at health facilities that receive federal Medicare or Medicaid also will have to be fully vaccinated. Read more...
‘Very challenging to navigate’: Utahns report frustrations in getting tested as COVID-19 cases rise
Salt Lake Tribune - Coronavirus testing has remained a struggle in Utah this week, with patients reporting long lines at test sites, days of waiting for results, and frustration with finding a way to get tested in the first place.
For those who undergo tests that are processed in labs, state data shows, the wait for results is now longer, on average, than it has been at any point since widespread coronavirus testing became available in spring 2020. And delays in access and in results may mean the case counts reported by state health officials don’t fully reflect the spread of the virus. Read more...
Intermountain Healthcare hospitals to suspend non-emergency surgeries as COVID cases surge
Fox 13 Utah - Intermountain Healthcare announced Friday that 13 of its hospitals will postpone many non-urgent surgeries for several weeks starting Sept. 15, as they grapple with the latest COVID-19 surge fueled by the Delta variant.
The decision comes as new COVID-19 cases rapidly rise and unsustainable numbers of mostly unvaccinated COVID-19 patients fill hospitals.
"We need some drastic action in order to preserve the public health," said Dr. Marc Harrison, President and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare.
Harrison said Intermountain hospitals are currently caring for 350 COVID patients across the system, with those numbers rising day by day. Because of the number of COVID cases, he said the decision was made to halt certain surgeries due to lack of space and employees. Read more...
4th Annual Update in Diabetes Care Conference
Friday, October 1, 2021
Hosted by Intermountain Healthcare
Learn more and register here
Pathways to Practice: Personal Finance and Employment Contracts for Students & Residents
Saturday, October 2, 2021
Hosted by UAFP
Learn more and register here
20th Annual Cardiovascular Update
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Hosted by Intermountain Healthcare
Utah Sexual Health Summit
October 12 & 13, 2021
Hosted by Crossroads Utah AHEC, UDOH, Utah AETC, and Denver Prevention Training Center
2021 Advances in Primary Care Medicine Conference
Friday, October 29, 2021
Hosted by Intermountain Healthcare
Learn more and register here
Genetics Summit
November 9 &10, 2021
Hosted by Mountain States Regional Genetics Network
