“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 that reduces costs and helps your community of patients achieve better health.”
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 resolution authors wrote, “In our responsibility to care and advocate for equitable health [for] all peoples, the MAFP opposes the existence of these traumatic drivers of health disparities in our constitution and prisons.”
MAFP Advocacy Coordinator Khin Oo shares more about the resolution along with a list of resources and organizations working on anti-slavery.
The Minnesota Medical Association and University of Minnesota are seeking physician participation in a research study on safe firearm storage counseling.
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), where members deliberated and voted on resolutions—written motions that guide the work of the MAFP. Election results were also announced for the 2023-2024 Board of Directors.
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update on the legislative session.
The Minnesota Legislature is set to adjourn on May 22, 2023. With the time left in session, the bulk of the work is on finalizing the state’s budget and reconciling differences between the Senate and House in conference committees.
Work continues on the Health and Human Services budget as well as firearm safety legislation, a no-cost primary care study and paid family and medical leave.
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares an update on the legislative session, including the status of two budget bills, a conversion therapy ban, gender-affirming care protections and the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act.
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) federal advocacy team shares an update about their recent work to help strengthen Medicare, ban noncompete clauses, streamline prior authorization processes, promote health equity and more.
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Dave Renner, CAE, shares what to expect in the remaining weeks of the legislative session and provides an update on actions around the MAFP’s legislative priority areas.
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) federal advocacy team shares an update about their recent work, including support for proposed prior authorization rules, action to prevent substance use disorder care disruption, work on Medicare payment reform and more.
Jeffrey Woods, third-year medical student at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, shares about the Street Medicine Selective in Rochester, Minnesota, and how the power of community and collaboration can make an idea come alive.
