Keeping the Family Physician
in the Driver's Seat
By Gary LeRoy, MD, FAAFP
President, AAFP
I’m from Dayton, Ohio. Not only is Dayton, Ohio the official birthplace of aviation, it is also indirectly responsible for the birth of the Indianapolis 500 motor speedway. It was during a drive from Dayton, Ohio in 1908 when Carl Fisher’s car had a tire failure on the dirt road while driving back to Indiana. The automobile industry was in its formative years but rapidly growing. While stranded on the road, Fisher’s traveling companion, Lem Trotter, asked him, “Why don’t you build that track?”... READ MORE
We are pleased to announce that our 2020 Annual Member Meeting and Dinner will be held Friday, May 15, 2020 in Ogden, Utah.
This year we are also hosting a resident and student poster session in conjunction with our annual meeting. There will be a cash prize awarded for best overall poster. More details about the dinner and submitting information for the poster session coming soon!
Center for State Policy
Grant Winners AnnouncedThe 2020 AAFP Chapter Advocacy Day Grants have been awarded to five states -- and Utah is very honored to be among them! Along with Alaska, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Utah was awarded $4,000 to host a chapter advocacy day. More details will be coming in the next several weeks about how you can be involved in UAFP's advocacy efforts.
Michael Magill, MD
Chairman-elect, American Board of Family Medicine
The Board is implementing significant changes to make continuing certification more convenient in family physicians’ busy lives, and more supportive of continued learning. For example, with almost one year under leadership of new President and CEO Warren Newton, the ABFM is piloting longitudinal assessment as an alternative to the periodic high stakes exam. There are many other important changes in the works that I’ll discuss in more detail at UAFP’s CME & Ski February 20-23, 2020... Read More...
Earn up to 26 Live CME Credits* at
UAFP's 5th Annual CME & Ski
Topics this year will include food as medicine, sports medicine, diabetes, sleep disorders, alcohol addiction screening & treatment, new treatments for managing asthma & COPD, and many more! Check out the full schedule online. This year we are also
offering advance-purchase, discount lift tickets to Park City Mountain Resort! No waiting in line with a coupon - your lift tickets will be provided to you upon check-in at the Westgate Resort. Register soon to take advantage of early bird rates! *This Live activity, 2020 CME & Ski, with a beginning date of 02/20/2020, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 26.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NCVH Salt Lake City: Evolving Paradigms in Cardiovascular Care and Peripheral Vascular DiseaseJoin us for an exciting opportunity to earn CME/CE credits, network with local peers and enjoy a full day of great education. Registration includes accreditation, breakfast, lunch and outstanding education presented by 20+ experts in the field of cardiovascular medicine.Accreditation will be provided for Physicians, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and Cath Lab Technologists. More information and registration available here.
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