Have a KSA Due in 2021? Need some live CME credits?Complete your KSA requirement early next year AND earn 8.00 live CME credits in just four hours!Faculty from Rocky Vista University – Southern Utah, Dr. Ben Wilde and Dr. Mark Wardle, will be leading the discussion regarding the impact of exercise, nutrition, obesity, sexual health, and tobacco and substance abuse on human health. Early Bird Pricing (through December 31, 2020):UAFP Members (AAFP Members in Utah): $85 The AAFP has reviewed Health Behaviors KSA and deemed it acceptable for up to 8.00 Knowledge Self-Assessment, Live AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 01/30/2021 to 01/30/2021. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Update from the AMA House of DelegatesDr. Tyson Schwab, third-year resident with Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency, recently attended the AMA HOD interim meeting. As an AAFP Delegate to the AMA HOD, Schwab's purpose is to represent the AAFP and its policies at both the interim and annual meetings of the AMA. Read Dr. Schwab's update here. Time to Renew Your Academy MembershipPaying your 2021 dues is easy through the American Academy of Family Physicians online dues payment service, Quick Pay. Quick pay allows any individual (member, office staff, spouse of a member, etc.) to pay a member’s dues invoice without logging in to the member’s AAFP account. The only information that is required to make a payment is the member’s AAFP ID number and dues invoice number. It’s as simple as that. As a bonus this year, active members who pay their 2021 dues in full by Thursday, December 31, will receive a confirmation email containing a code for 50% off one AAFP continuing medical education Livestream course (visit the AAFP website for details and restrictions). We appreciate your UAFP Membership! PPE Purchasing Opportunity Ends Dec 8thTo help members who are having trouble acquiring PPE, the AAFP is collaborating again with Project N95 to purchase N95 respirators (certified by the CDC and NIOSH), Level 1 and 2 AAMI isolation gowns, disposable face shields, and examination gloves in bulk. These products are being sold to members at a bulk pricing rate Support the Family Medicine Philanthropic Consortium With Your DonationThis year, UAFP member Dr. Chad Spain worked with Midvale Elementary School to apply for a Family Medicine Philanthropic Consortium (FMPC) Grant. They found that access to new/clean clothing is a significant barrier to student attendance. The AAFP-Foundation’s FMPC supports programs like this through gifts from members like you! Help programs like this continue to support family medicine by giving to the FMPC. Select “Chapter Grants” when making your gift online at https://www.aafpfoundation.org/foundation/get-involved/give/donation-form.html. Thank you! COVID-19 UpdatesAnalysis of Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Titers of Recovered COVID-19 PatientsThe recent study showed that mumps titers related to the MMR II vaccine are significantly and inversely correlated with the severity of COVID-19-related symptoms, supporting the theorized association between the MMR vaccine and COVID-19 severity. Read more... Salt Lake Tribune looks to tell the stories of Utahns who have died from COVID-19The Salt Lake Tribune knows the identities of only a fraction of the Utahns who have died from the coronavirus. The rest are known only by those close to them. With their help, The Tribune would like to tell their stories. They are asking families, friends and loved ones to help us identify every Utahn who has died from the coronavirus. People can share name, age, stories and photos to The Tribune at coronavirus@sltrib.com Attend the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Online December 10The meeting presentations will be heard, viewed, captioned, and recorded through an online teleconferencing platform. On December 10, 2020, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research’s (CBER), Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) will meet in open session to discuss Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 16 years of age and older. Holiday Safety Tips Available in Multiple LanguagesThe Utah DOH has provided Holiday Safety Tips in 23 different languages on their website. |