October 8, 2025

Save on Your CME! Early Bird Discount Available Until Nov. 7

Save on your CME! Register now for the 2025 FAFP Hybrid Family Medicine Winter Summit, scheduled for December 5-7 at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. Take advantage of Early Bird discounted registration rates until Friday, November 7, 2025 at 11:59pm EST - don't delay! Click here to register now.

The meeting will be held as a hybrid event, giving attendees the option to register for either traditional, In-Person attendance or remote, Virtual attendance presented via live streaming. The registration deadline is Thursday, December 4, at 1:00pm EST.

Both options include:

• Two-and-a-half days of education
• CME Credits allowing you to earn up to:
• 18.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• 18.0 AOA Category 1-A Credits (for Osteopathic physicians)
• 18.0 Live AAFP Prescribed credits
• Recordings of ALL educational sessions, available within 2 weeks after the conference; will be available for 30 days for registered attendees only.

Register Now: Stand-Alone, Virtual KSA: Care of Hospitalized Patients

Register now for the stand-alone FAFP Virtual ABFM KSA Study Group: Care of Hospitalized Patients that will be presented via Zoom on Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 6:30pm-9:00pm EST. Fulfill your ABFM MOC requirements and CLICK HERE to register today. The registration deadline is Monday, October 20, 2025 at 11:59pm 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.

2025 AAFP CoD in the Books!

The FAFP delegation participated in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) 202​5 Congress of Delegates (CoD) October 3-6, in Anaheim, CA, just prior to the AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX). Drs. George Bernardo and Christy Cavanagh, along with alternate Delegates Drs. Danielle Carter and Monique Dieuvil, were joined by EVP Jay Millson to represent the interests of Florida’s Family Physicians on a broad spectrum of issues confronting family physicians and their patients.​

CLICK HERE to read the full report.

CLIA Certificates - New Electronic Fee Coupons

CMS is improving the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program by switching to electronic fee coupons and CLIA certificates. To continue getting these, eligible laboratories and providers that perform laboratory testing must switch to electronic email notifications by March 1, 2026 - the same date paper versions will be discontinued.  There are 3 ways your members can update their information:

1. Email their state agency (PDF)
2. Contact their Accreditation Organization if they run an accredited laboratory
3. Fill out the CLIA Application for Certification (PDF) (form CMS-116), and check the box next to “Receive notifications including electronic certificates via email” in section I

Helpful tools include the CLIA Partner Toolkit, CLIA Fees & Certificates Factsheet and CLIA Fees & Certificates Poster 

2025 Hybrid Winter Summit Festive Spotify Playlist

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Submit your favorite holiday songs for the 2025 FAFP Hybrid Family Medicine Winter Summit Festive Spotify Playlist today!

Click here to submit and be sure to follow the Florida Academy of Family Physicians on Spotify for more playlists created by you – our awesome FAFP members.

Additional Resources

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