TOPIC:
- Leadership
Family Medicine Obstetrics
Four Minnesota family physicians share about the importance of family medicine obstetrics and the need for more support.
TOPIC:
- Legislative, Uncategorized
AAFP Federal Advocacy Update, October 2023
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Federal Advocacy team shares what they've been working on, including Medicare payment reform, growing the primary care workforce, mental health parity and more.
TOPIC:
- Advocacy, Practice
Pharmacists: The Underrated Change Agents for Your Clinical Practice
"Physicians working in collaboration with pharmacists operating at the top of their training can extend and enhance the services a clinic offers by being the change agent in team-based care
TOPIC:
- Advocacy
Anti-Slavery Resources & Organizations
At our 2023 Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) House of Delegates, our policy-setting body, a resolution titled “Abolish Slavery and/or Involuntary Servitude from the Minnesota Constitution” was adopted. The
TOPIC:
- Practice
Vaccinate to Protect Against Respiratory Infections
Vaccines are an important public health tool, and family physicians play an important role in getting patients vaccinated against preventable illnesses. The Minnesota Department of Health provides a summary of
TOPIC:
- Advocacy, Practice
Physicians Needed: Research on Safe Firearm Storage Counseling
The Minnesota Medical Association and University of Minnesota are seeking physician participation in a research study on safe firearm storage counseling.
TOPIC:
- Leadership
Leading and Advocating with Patients at the Center
We asked Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians President Elect Roli Dwivedi, MD, to share about her work as a leader and advocate and why advocacy and leadership is so important
TOPIC:
- Leadership
Meet MAFP President Bob Jeske, MD
On July 1, 2023, Bob Jeske, MD, became the seventy-seventh president of the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP). Jeske has been a practicing family physician for more than 10
TOPIC:
- Uncategorized
2023 MN Legislative Session: Wins for Patients & Primary Care
The 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session has ended. In addition to passing a balanced budget for the next two-year period, the Minnesota Legislature passed many bills that the Minnesota Academy of
TOPIC:
- Advocacy
House of Delegates 2023 Recap
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) members—family physicians, resident physicians and medical students—from across Minnesota attended the 2023 MAFP House of Delegates (HOD) on May 6 in Duluth (or online),
TOPIC:
- Practice
COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING & THE ROLE OF FAMILY MEDICINE
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, American College of Gastroenterology and American Cancer Society are among the groups with updated recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer, lowering the age to
