A Legacy of Public Health Leadership by Utah Family Physicians
Dr. Marc Babitz and Dr. Sarah Woolsey
UAFP congratulates two members and leaders, Dr. Marc Babitz and Dr. Sarah Woolsey, for their public health leadership in Utah. Dr. Babitz will retire from the Utah Department of Health after a lengthy career of service to the community and family medicine profession and Dr. Woolsey will be filling the role. Read more...
New in 2021 - Resident Leadership Award
Know a resident who promotes family medicine, possesses leadership skills, and serves as a role model to peers? Nominate them today!
Help UAFP recognize the outstanding leadership and accomplishments of graduating residents from our four Utah family medicine residency by nominating a deserving individual. Nominations may be made by individuals who have knowledge of the nominee's accomplishments including faculty, residency staff, fellow residents, and medical students. A nominee must be a resident member of UAFP and a current third year resident at a family medicine residency in Utah. Nominations due March 31, 2021 Winner will be announced in April. Learn more here.
Congratulations to our AAFP Delegates!
Dr. Jordan Roberts and Dr. Ben Wilde will be serving as delegate and alternate delegate respectively for a two-year term at the AAFP Congress of Delegates held each fall. They will be serving alongside Dr. Kirsten Stoesser and Dr. Saphu Pradhan who are finishing their term this year. These two distinguished doctors bring unique perspectives and experience to their roles and will represent family physicians in Utah well. You can learn more about Dr. Roberts and Dr. Wilde here.
Dr. Jordan Roberts, AAFP Delegate
Dr. Ben Wilde, AAFP Alternate Delegate
Monoclonal Antibody Treatment available for Outpatient COVID Patients in Utah
Two monoclonal antibody regimens, bamlanivimab (Eli Lilly) and casirivimab/imdevimab (Regeneron), have been granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) for treating high risk, non-hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Clinical trials are ongoing, but data suggest that treatment within the first seven days of symptoms can reduce a patient’s risk of hospitalization. Both drugs are currently available to patients who meet the state’s eligibility criteria. To find out more, including eligibility criteria and participating healthcare systems and locations, please see the state website on novel therapeutics: coronavirus.utah.gov/noveltherapeutics
We Need YOU! Represent Your Peers at NCCL this Spring
As a practicing physician, do you fit into one of the following categories?
- Women
- Minorities
- New physicians (in the first seven years of practice following residency)
- International medical graduates (IMG), from schools outside the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) physicians or physician allies
If so, we would love to have you represent UAFP at NCCL April 28 - May 1, 2021! This year's conference will be held virtually.
If you are interesting in attending NCCL to represent one of these constituencies, please submit your interest online here.
If you have additional questions, please contact Maryann.
Legislative Updates
UAFP members meeting with Representative Suzanne Harrison at Family Medicine Advocacy Day in February 2019
UAFP in the News - Read about some of the bills UAFP staff and members have spoken up during the session:
Fox 13 - Bill on public health orders moves forward in Utah legislature
KSL - Plan to give birth control to more people under Medicaid passes legislative hurdle
Deseret News - Letter: Physician assistants should remain just that — not independent practitioners
Read about these and other bills on our bill tracker which is updated weekly.
Upcoming CME & Events
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Virtual via Zoom
Multi-week series starting April 12
Hosted by the University of Utah Wellness & Integrative Health
Common Problems in Pediatrics – Save the Date
This annual CME event will take place June 6- 9, 2021. More details to come.
Hosted by the Utah Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
