August 9, 2023

Nominate an Exceptional Physician

The FAFP is accepting nominations for the 2023 awards recognizing exceptional family physician members. Categories include:

 

  • Family Physician of the Year
  • FAFP Family Physician Executive Award
  • Art of Medicine
  • Exemplary Full-Time Educator
  • Exemplary Part-Time/Volunteer Educator
  • Young Leader Award
  • Exceptional Resident Scholar
  • Excellence in Advocacy Award

 

Nominees must be current FAFP members. For more information, CLICK HERE.

 

The deadline is August 12, 2023.

FAFP Partners with AAFP and the Opioid Response Network - Happening Tomorrow!

In addition to the FAFP's Substance Abuse CME Accredited Webinars developed to meet the eight hour DEA requirement, the FAFP has partnered with the Opioid Response Network (through an AAFP grant) to promote a Non-CME webinar entitled, "How to Save a Life: Expanding Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)". The free Non-CME webinar will be presented via Zoom on Thursday, August 10, 2023 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm featuring speaker, Dr. Samuel Parish.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1.Review status of Substance Use Disorders in the US and Florida focused on Opioid Use Disorder (Opioid Use Disorder)

2.Understand Screening, Diagnosis, and Terminology related to OUD

3.Review the evidence-base for medication and behavioral therapies in treating OUD

4.Understand basic pharmacology of each FDA approved medication for OUD: methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone

5.Understand the role of Primary Care in management of OUD


For more information, click here. Register now by clicking here.


Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. IH791083343 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Call for CME Topics for 2024
Do you have family medicine topic recommendations for the 2024 FAFP CME Weekends?

Get involved and submit your 2024 topic proposals here.
 
Submission Deadline: Friday, August 25, 2023. All proposals will be reviewed for consideration by the FAFP CPD Committee.
 
The FAFP’s CME activities are designed to allow Family Medicine physicians and health care professionals the opportunity to update their medical knowledge, enhance clinical skills, and support their professional development through dynamic CME curricula.

Sports Medicine PPE Education Webinar

Calling all FAFP Members! Earn CME credits & ensure you're up-to-date before the new school year begins.


Preparticipation Athlete Screening Process: The New FHSAA EL2 PPE (0.75 CME)


Do you know what page of the PPE form is required to be submitted to the school and what page(s) can be kept with the parent or physician?

 

Learn how to implement the changes to the PPE form and be updated with the latest developments in standard of care for providing preparticipation physicals for student athletes.


All FAFP online educational programming are offered at no cost to FL chapter members and can be taken at your own convenience. CLICK HERE to register now.

Register Now for the Virtual ABFM KSA Study Group - Care of Hospitalized Patients

Register now for a stand-alone Virtual KSA Study Group (Care of Hospitalized Patients) on Thursday, October 5, 2023 from 6:30-9:00 pm EST. CLICK HERE to register. Deadline to register is Monday, October 2, 2023; 11:59 pm EST.

 

You will earn 10 certification points and 8 enduring (not live) CME credits after successful completion of each KSA; ABFM will award these certification points and enduring CME credits.



Before you register:

Please check your ABFM Physician Portfolio to make sure that you are eligible to take this KSA topic. Visit the ABFM website: www.theabfm.org, or call the support number at 1-877-223-7437 if you need help determining what modules you need.

Save the Date - 2023 Family Medicine Winter Summit

Save the date for the 2023 Family Medicine Winter Summit. The meeting is scheduled for December 8-10, 2023, at The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island. The meeting will be held as a hybrid event, combining a traditional in-person meeting with a virtual platform via live streaming. Online registration and the hotel room block will open soon. 

 

CLICK HERE for a full list of FAFP CME meetings.

AAFP Quick Conversation Guide: COVID-19 Vaccinations for Children 6 months and older


Additional Resources

CME Event:  Increasing Adult Immunization Rates Among African American Communities

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