IAFP NEWS BITES

August 5, 2026

Plan to Attend the

2026 IAFP Annual Conference

2026 IAFP Annual Conference

November 12–13, 2026 | Prairie Meadows Event Center | Altoona

Registration is now open!

Join us for two days of high-quality CME, networking, and member events. Highlights include timely educational sessions, the popular All Member Trivia Night, the Exhibit Hall, member awards, and opportunities to connect with family physicians from across Iowa.

Featured CME Topics

• Breastfeeding, Hypertension, Medical Marijuana, Sports Nutrition, Pediatric GI, Medicaid Updates, Medical Decision Making, Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease, Heart Failure, Cancer Testing, Endocrinology, Syphilis Update, Resident Case Presentations, and additional clinical updates

Be sure to reserve your hotel room at Prairie Meadows and mention IAFP to receive the discounted room rate.

Register today and view the full agenda on the conference website.

Knowledge Self Assessment

Behavioral Health

Zoom Webinar

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Knowledge Self Assessment

Behavioral Health

October 10, 2026

8:00 am - noon (estimated)

Zoom Webinar

8 CME credits

$200 for IAFP/AAFP Members

$225 for Nonmembers

Click Here to Register



Faculty

Abigail Scrogum, MD, Family Medicine Residency Faculty, OB Chair, PGY-4, University of Iowa- Sioux City

Behavioral Health- KSA Working Group

Easily fulfill the 60-question Knowledge Self-Assessment (KSA) with this half-day session that meets your ABFM’s Family Medicine Certification Self-Assessment Activities requirement.

• Review 60 core competency questions with experienced family physician faculty, and decide the best answer with your colleagues.
• The IAFP reports your answers directly to the ABFM on your behalf. 

How the Virtual KSA Works

In order to provide an ABFM-endorsed KSA group study session, the ABFM requires that the program administrators embed “code words” into the webinar slides to ensure that participants are paying attention throughout the duration of the program. You will be asked to capture these code words on an evaluation tool that will be sent to you in advance.

The most important function of the webinar is the polling process which helps to determine group consensus on what answer should be submitted on the ABFM’s answer sheet. Instructions on this important process will be detailed prior to the start of the program with plenty of time for participants to test the system.

In a nutshell, questions will be displayed, read verbally by the moderator, and then opened for participants to respond. Next, poll results will be displayed and discussed with guidance from the expert speaker. If consensus on an assessment answer is not clear, a re-poll may be necessary. The IAFP staff will be working in the background to collect group answers on the approved ABFM answer sheet. Finally, the answer sheet will be submitted as a group to the ABFM and individuals will be credited for completion of the KSA once event evaluations are received within 72 hours.

Short 5-Minute Survey:

Healthcare Provider Perspectives on Environmental Toxicants & Adolescent

Mental Health

A medical student at the University of Iowa is conducting a brief survey to better understand physicians and other healthcare providers’ perspectives on environmental toxicants and adolescent mental health, including whether this topic is familiar, how it arises in clinical or professional settings, and interest in future educational resources. 

This survey is part of a community engagement project. Responses will not be combined into a published research report, though they may be shared in local presentations regarding this topic.

What’s Involved?

• A brief (approximately 5 minute) online survey
• Optional entry into a raffle for a $100 Amazon gift card
• An opportunity to inform future educational or outreach efforts related to adolescent mental health

Target audience: pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, and family medicine providers that serve adolescents in rural, suburban, and urban areas of Iowa

If you are interested, please participate using the link below:

https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7Tzjq4zlS3EZAQS

If you have any questions, feel free to contact:

Michelle Chen

Michelle-x-chen@uiowa.edu

We recognize the time demands of clinical practice and truly appreciate your consideration of this opportunity.

Partner Update:

Psychiatry for Non-Psychiatrists Conference

We are proud to partner with Broadlawns UnityPoint Psychiatry Residency, Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, and the Iowa Veterans Home to share this important CME activity with our community.

The Psychiatry for Non-Psychiatrists conference will be held on Friday, October 16, 2026, at DMU32 Health and Business Complex in Des Moines, IA, and streamed live via Zoom.

The impactful conference is designed to support non-psychiatrists in delivering high-quality mental health care. Whether you practice in primary care, hospital settings, or community health, this activity will provide practical tools and insights to strengthen your approach to patient care. Topics include:

·      Benzodiazepine Addiction and Management

·      Decision-Making Capacity

·      Pediatric Autism

·      Psychiatric Management of Traumatic Brain Injury

·      PTSD/Trauma-Informed Care

·      Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

·      Working with Personality Disorders

The activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, AOA Category 1-A credits, and continuing education contact hours.

Registration is $99. Learn more and register.

Meet Your State Mandated CME Requirement:

End of Life Care Course Available On-Demand

Need state mandated CME? IAFP is offering an on-demand state mandated CME course on End of Life Care. See below for more information and registration.

Iowa-licensed physicians are required to complete 2 hours of Category 1 credits for end-of-life care every five years. These requirements became effective August 17, 2011, are for physicians who provide primary care to patients (e.g., emergency physicians, family physicians, general practice physicians, internists, neurologists, pain medicine specialists, and psychiatrists.)

End of Life Care Course

Click here for more information and to register

Cost-$40 for IAFP/AAFP Members

$50 for Nonmembers

Partner Event:

AI in Medicine

FMCSA Medical Examiner

Certification Training Course

The IAFP brings you medical examiner education to prepare you to take the National Registry for Certified Medical Examiners Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) examination. This course is open to all states.

On Demand Training Course

Watch at your leisure from the comfort of your home or office

REGISTER HERE

Pricing:

AAFP Member- $325

AAFP Resident or New Physician Member- $295

Non-member- $450

More information and Registration can be found HERE.

IAFP Calendar of Events

• October 10- Virtual KSA- Behavioral Health
• November 12- 13- IAFP Annual Conference