UAFP is excited to work with this distinguished panel of experts to allow members of our community to ask questions about COVID-19. While this event is intended for a general audience, we encourage our UAFP members to join us either on Zoom or Facebook Live to hear what people are asking about COVID-19 in Utah. Please share information about this event with your patients, friends, and family! More event information available here.
Miss the UAFP Annual Meeting? Watch it now on YouTube- Hear from AAFP President-Elect, Dr. Ada Stewart
- Watch the awarding of the Utah Family Medicine Physician of the Year, Dr. Camille
Collett, and Family Medicine Advocate of the Year, Representative Suzanne Harrison.
- Convocation of new AAFP Fellows
- Update on UAFP activities for the coming year
Congratulations to our
UAFP Student & Resident Poster Session Winners!First Place: PrEPare for your Future: Harnessing popular education to empower Latinx on infectious disease prevention
Presented by Jason Chen Second Place: BMI & Body Fat Changes in Medical Students
Presented by Marcus Oliver, Eryn Reager, and Ben Robbins Third Place: Evaluation of the Likelihood of Specific Press Ganey Outpatient Medical Practice Survey Questions to Receive a Perfect Score in Family Medicine
Presented by Andrew R. Stephens View all presentations including our honorable mentions at https://utahafp.org/education/2020postersessionresults/
Thank you to our generous poster session sponsor!
AAFP “In the Trenches” – Congress Got a Shot of FP Expertise to Boost Immunizations
Dramatic, alarming, dangerous — for months, experts quoted widely in national press outlets have used these words to describe 2020’s ebb of vaccination coverage. As of May, the CDC had already recognized a significant disruption to childhood immunizations and attributed it to COVID-19. “Havoc” is — quite correctly — the word AAFP President Gary LeRoy, M.D., of Dayton, Ohio, used at the time. “Even a mild flu season could stagger hospitals already coping with COVID-19 cases,” warned a New York Times story a couple of weeks ago. Public health officials, it went on, “are worried large numbers of people could forgo flu shots, increasing the risk of widespread outbreaks.” We know. Family physicians, always serving on the flu-shot front lines (while ensuring that patients adhere to other immunization recommendations), work every year to combat misconceptions and protect as many patients as possible. READ MORE...
PPE Purchasing Opportunity for AAFP Members
Ends Wednesday, September 3rd
Makrite N95 Surgical Respirator
To help members who are having trouble acquiring PPE, the AAFP is collaborating with Project N95 to purchase N95 respirators (certified by the CDC and NIOSH), Level 1 AAMI isolation gowns and disposable face shields in bulk. These products are being sold to members at a bulk pricing rate. Orders can be placed until 4pm EDT on September 03, 2020. You must have already created an account with Project N95 to purchase PPE. Complete your purchase online here.
Grief Groups for Those Impacted by COVID-19Caring Connections through University of Utah Health is starting two new support groups addressing struggles related to COVID-19: - A grief support group for individuals who are grieving someone lost to COVID-19 or whose grief was impacted by the social distancing circumstances surrounding the pandemic.
- A recovery support group for individuals who have had COVID-19 and
are still struggling after recovery with physical or mental health symptoms related to their experience.
Group registration is required. Please call 801-585-9522 for more information and to register. Group sessions will be held via Zoom. More information available here
New Guidance from CDC on Selection, Wearing, and Cleaning of Masks A new webpage from the CDC with updated information and helpful graphics available here.
3rd Annual Update in Diabetes Care (Virtual)
Hosted by Intermountain HealthcareFriday, October, 2020, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Virtual Meeting, Murray, UT Learn more and register online here
2020 Annual Update in Medical Specialties and Primary Care (Virtual)
Hosted by Intermountain HealthcareFriday, October 30, 2020, 7:45 AM - 4:45 PM, Virtual Meeting, Murray, UT Learn more and register online here
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