IAFP NEWS BITES

July 8, 2026

Plan to Attend the

2026 IAFP Annual Conference

Make plans to join us November 12–13, 2026, at Prairie Meadows Event Center in Altoona for two days of outstanding CME, networking, and member events.


This year's conference features expert-led sessions on today's most relevant clinical topics, an exhibit hall, member awards, the AAFP Fellows Installation, and opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the state.


Register today and reserve your hotel room at Prairie Meadows using the IAFP group rate.


View the full conference schedule and register here.

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.

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.

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

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

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