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Advocacy

AAFP Federal Advocacy Team Update, July 2022

The American Academy of Family Physicians federal advocacy team shares an update about the release of the 2023 Medicare physician fee schedule, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade, the current state of the COVID-19 public health emergency and more.

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Practice

Link Between Food Insecurity & Binge Eating

A University of Minnesota research study looked at the link between food insecurity and binge eating, including the role of food assistance programs, implications for primary care and recommendations for screening patients for food insecurity.

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Advocacy

House of Delegates 2022 Recap

Members from across Minnesota attended the 2022 House of Delegates on May 14 in Rochester (or online) and deliberated and voted on resolutions—written motions that guide the work of the MAFP—and elected the next Board of Directors.

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Legislative

2022 MN Legislative Session Ends

The 2022 Minnesota Legislative Session has wrapped. Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians legislative rep Dave Renner, CAE, shares the status of MAFP priorities and what to expect next.

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MAFP Advocacy Summit Recap 2020

Members of the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians came together (online) on Saturday, December 5, 2020, for the MAFP Advocacy Summit to dialogue with Minnesota House Representative Dave Pinto (DFL-District 64B) and advise the Academy on issues of...

Disrupting the Cycle of Misinformation

Timothy Caulfield, PhD, Canadian health law and science professor and best-selling author, addressed America's family physicians about the rise in misinformation and the need to "move the needle" in slowing its spread. Gets tips on how and when...

Introducing MAPS-Physician Mentor Program

The MAPS-Physician Mentorship Program is launching January 2021 to help connect pre-med students who are BIPOC with physician mentors, with the goal of increasing diversity in the Minnesota medical community....

What MN Family Docs Want You to Know as COVID-19 Is Surging

Four family physicians, each practicing in different communities across Minnesota, share how the surging pandemic is impacting their clinics/hospitals/communities and let Minnesotans know how they can play an important role in saving lives....

Health Equity Impact Assessment Needed

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians encourages the use of a health equity impact assessment before hospitals, clinics and health systems make changes to where and how they deliver care, especially when they serve communities disproportionately impacted by...

Race in Medicine Resources

Twin Cities Medical Society medical student leader Megan Lucas compiled a list of resources related to the use of race in medical decision-making, following our recent LIVE, virtual Race in Medicine CME conversation....

Adolescent Health & Health Equity

Minnesota Academy of Family Physician member and Aquí Para Ti / Here for You medical director Maria Veronica Svetaz, MD, MPH, compiled a resource list, covering her latest published work on adolescent health and health equity, to share...

Transformational Giving

MAFP Foundation President Rosa Marroquin, MD, shares new priorities and areas of impact for the MAFP Foundation, our philanthropic arm, working to advance family medicine and improve the health outcomes of ALL Minnesotans....

MAFP Resident & Medical Student Statement

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians resident physician and medical student members wrote the following statement in response to the recent defacement of the George Floyd mural by a University of Minnesota medical student....

Reimagining Graduate Medical Education

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Resident Director Ramla Namisango Kasozi, MD, MPH, writes about the need to reimagine and recreate graduate medical education training to include robust antiracism curricula and address systemic racism as a social determinant of...