Hike with a Doc - Southern Utah
We hope that you and your family will join us for a social event for family physicians in Southwest Utah on Saturday, November 13 at 11:00am. We are hosting a picnic in Ivins, UT for all UAFP members and medical students from Rocky Vista University-Southern Utah Campus and their families. Followed by a family-friendly hike in Snow Canyon State Park, Johnson Canyon.
Enjoy lunch and snacks with other family physicians in the area and bring your family to enjoy Ivins City Park and Snow Canyon State Park on us! Lunch, snacks, and drinks will be provided as well as entrance to the park if you do not have an annual pass.
UAFP Fall CME: Updates in Managing DM and Obesity
Up to 2 Hours of Prescribed CME Credit Available
The Utah Academy of Family Physicians cordially invites you to attend two CME/AAFP-certified, MOC and MIPS-eligible webinars, held live online! The T2DM program will familiarize physicians with the pathophysiology of CVD in T2DM, results of cardiovascular outcomes trials of antihyperglycemics, and recommendations from several societies regarding the use of these agents in patients with T2DM who have or are at risk for CVD. The Obesity activity will provide clinicians with a greater understanding of the disease of obesity, including its etiology and physiologic effects, and management strategies, including the efficacy and safety of anti-obesity medications and how and when to incorporate them into individualized management plans. Program and accreditation information available here
When: Thursday, November 18, 2021, 6:30pm – 8:45pm
Who: Family physicians, all primary care physicians, advanced practice clinicians
Where: Online
Cost: Free!
CME & Ski Early Bird Rates Available
Join us for the 6th Annual UAFP CME & Ski! In addition to learning, you and your family are able to ski at a world-class resort and enjoy the many amenities Park City, UT has to offer!
WHEN: Friday, February 25 – Sunday, February 27, 2022
WHERE: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Park City, UT
COST: Click here for a full list of registration prices.
The CDC announced an opportunity for the public to provide information and comments on current evidence-based, workplace and occupational safety and health interventions to prevent work-associated stress, support stress reduction, and foster positive mental health and well-being among the nation's health workers. Information and comments are also requested on interventions under development and research in progress to support and promote the mental health and well-being of health workers. NIOSH is seeking information on related best practices, promising practices, or successful programs related to providing stress prevention and mental health services to health workers. Learn more here.
A Letter from Greg Staker, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Uintah Basin Healthcare
"It was not long ago that I wrote a letter to the editor about COVID and vaccines. Since my letter, I have worked a crazy week caring for the hospitalized patients at UBH. I spent time with the staff in the ICU, the med/surg unit, and the ER. I saw their amazing efforts and witnessed their exhaustion. I also heard the managers of these departments share deep concerns about the health and welfare of their staff. We don’t know how long they can do this.
And then last night, this whole pandemic became painfully personal. My second daughter, Brynn, is getting married tomorrow. After 18 months of caring for people during this pandemic and walking repeatedly into the line of fire, I awakened with a fever. At 2 am last night I tested positive for COVID. Today, I will miss the wedding of my daughter while I recover from this illness and try not to spread it to others. Read more...
U.S. FDA advisers unanimously back second shot of J&J COVID-19 vaccine
Reuters - Outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted unanimously to recommend regulators authorize a second shot of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine to better protect Americans who received the one-dose vaccine.
The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee backed the shots for all J&J recipients aged 18 and older at least two months after their first dose. Read more...
Nine Things You Need to Know About the New COVID-19 Pill
Yale Medicine - Over the past year, discussions—sometimes heated ones—about ending the COVID-19 pandemic have largely focused on the availability, effectiveness, and safety of vaccines. But in early October, Merck reported on a promising new drug treatment that could be given as a pill in the days after COVID-19 symptoms arise to prevent severe disease. This news, which many are hailing as a potential game-changer, is already starting to change the conversation. Read more...
20th Annual Cardiovascular Update
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Hosted by Intermountain Healthcare
Increasing HPV Vaccinations Throughout the Mountain West ECHO Series
October 25, Nov 9, Nov 16, Nov 30, and Dec 14 @ 12pm - 1pm
Hosted by the American Cancer Society and Center for HOPE
Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy and Promoting Vaccine Confidence in Your Patients and Staff
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 6:00 PM MT
Hosted by AAFP
Palliative Care Education Series
12pm - 1pm, last Tuesday of each month (except Dec.) Oct. through Feb.
Hosted by University of Utah
Learn more and register here
2021 Advances in Primary Care Medicine Conference
Friday, October 29, 2021
Hosted by Intermountain Healthcare
Learn more and register here
Updates in Managing DM and Obesity
Thursday, November, 18 2021 at 6:30 PM MT
Hosted by UAFP
Learn more and register here
Intermountain Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Symposium
Friday, November 12, 2021
Hosted by Intermountain Healthcare
Learn more and register here
