TOPIC:
- Uncategorized
RECRUITING & ENGAGING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR INCARCERATION IN RESEARCH
The Health, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Lab team at the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute share about their Project of Greatest Interest from the 2023 Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP)
TOPIC:
- Advocacy, Legislative
MN Legislative Update: Prior Authorization, Budget Update, Safe Storage, Scope of Practice + More
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update on the 2024 legislative session, including continued movement on prior authorization reform; the release of the updated
TOPIC:
- Advocacy, Legislative
AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, February 2024
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) federal advocacy team outlines their recommendations to reduce health care spending by investing in primary care and provides updates regarding treatment of opioid
TOPIC:
- Legislative
MN Legislative Update: Prior Authorization, Childcare Vaccinations, Physician Wellness, End-of-Life Option & Public Option Report
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update on the start of the 2024 Minnesota legislative session, including movement on prior authorization reform, childcare vaccination
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- Advocacy, Legislative, Practice
Physician Mental Health: Change in Reporting Requirements
MAFP Immediate Past President Alex Vosooney, MD, writes about the work to reform mental health reporting requirements for physicians and highlights resources from the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation to
TOPIC:
- Advocacy, Legislative
AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, January 2024
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) federal advocacy team shares about a recent trip to Capitol Hill by AAFP leaders and the latest policy updates and advocacy work impacting
TOPIC:
- Practice
ORGANIZING & ADVOCATING: BANDING TOGETHER FOR CHANGE
In fall 2023, hundreds of Minnesota physicians (many of whom are family doctors) voted to be represented by a union, Doctors Council SEIU Local 10MD. It is believed to be
TOPIC:
- Education
Expanding Rural Family Medicine Training Across Minnesota
A new medical school campus in St. Cloud—a partnership between CentraCare and the University of Minnesota Medical School—will expand the University’s medical school footprint to Central Minnesota for the purpose
TOPIC:
- Leadership, Practice
An Equity Lens Tool for Family Physicians
The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) Health Equity Committee has adapted an equity decision-making tool—a set of questions to use in intentionally evaluating policies, decisions and processes for equity—for
TOPIC:
- Practice
IMPROVED INHALED MEDICATION DEPOSITION THROUGH THE USE OF VALVED-HOLDING CHAMBERS
Jill Heins-Nesvold, MS, of the American Lung Association, shares how valved-holding chambers can improve inhaled medication delivery to the lungs and answers frequently asked questions on valved-holding chamber use, prescription,
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- Education, MAFP Foundation, research
Blending Clinical Family Medicine With Community-Engaged Research
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) member Kate Diaz Vickery, MD, MSc, shares about how receiving an MAFP Foundation Research Grant helped shape her career path in community-engaged research.