New Covid-19 cases of the BA.2 subvariant continues to grow. BA.2 caused about 35% of cases in the US last week, up from 22% the week before, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Though BA.2 is more contagious, it does not appear to cause more severe disease. Read […]
CAFP was honored to award Assembly Member, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry with 2022 Champion of Family Medicine. Assembly Aguiar-Curry has been a champion of many issues important to family physicians and our patients including improving access to care for patients through telehealth services. She understands the importance of family physicians in their communities (Carla to insert personal […]
At the 2022 All Member Advocacy Meeting (AMAM), CAFP announced the 2022 Hero of Family Medicine award winner. The award is presented annually to a CAFP member who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to advocate for patients, colleagues and the family medicine specialty. The winner of the CAFP's 2022 Hero of […]
AAFP released a statement, urging all eligible children and adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19. CAFP also strongly urges all eligible Californians to get vaccinated against COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and have been shown to prevent serious illness and hospitalizations in children and adolescents, including children who are otherwise healthy. We share AAFP's […]
The Office of Health Equity announced the creation of the Equity in All Policies Section under the new Advancing Community Equity (ACE) Branch and the relaunch of the Health in All Policies Task Force! The Equity in All Policies Section will expand upon CDPH’s historic and ongoing support for the Health in All Policies Task […]
2022 is already off to an eventful and exciting start for the CAFP Foundation! As the year kicked-off, the CAFP Foundation Board of Trustees (BoT) and the CAFP Board of Directors affirmed a new President and slate of candidates. We are grateful for the generous support, perspective and expertise from our outgoing Trustees and are […]
Join CAFP on March 16th, 6:30 - 7:30pm. We all serve patients that have experienced trauma and toxic stress. Many times, these are the more complex patients with intractable issues. These challenges can cause us to question our effectiveness as physicians, increase patient dissatisfaction, increase provider stress, and decrease wellbeing for staff. All of our […]
In December, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) detected a disability insurance identity theft scam that involved suspected organized criminal elements filing false disability insurance claims by attempting to use stolen credentials of medical or health providers. Last week, EDD confirmed that approximately 98 percent of the 27,000 medical provider accounts it initially flagged as […]
Join CAFP on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 from 6:00-7:00 PM for an educational webinar on Incorporating Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) into Family Medicine Residency Training. Program directors, interested faculty, and residents are welcome. Medical aid in dying (MAID) is a service available to patients at the end of their lives and is designed to reduce […]
