Next week, the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians will be celebrating National Primary Care Week (NPCW) Monday-Friday, October 1-5. This year’s theme is “A Call to Primary Care,” with a focus on the role of primary care physicians in their communities.
As an annual event on medical school campuses across the United States, we encourage all OAFP members to get involved by joining the conversation and utilizing the hashtag #NPCW2018 on Facebook and Twitter to share your story on why primary care is important in Ohio.
- Monday, October 1: Maternal Mortality/Pre-Natal Care
- Tuesday, October 2: Firearm Safety
- Wednesday, October 3: Mental Health
- Thursday, October 4: Women in Medicine
- Friday, October 5: Opioid Addiction.
We encourage you to share your opinion on why a particular health issue matters to you and/or your community. NPCW highlights the importance of primary care by bringing healthcare professionals together to discuss and learn about generalist and interdisciplinary health care.
The goal of NPCW is to engage physicians-in-training, students across the health care spectrum, and the general populations on the indispensable role of primary care in our healthcare system.
Special programming and opportunities are planned by the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), a sponsor of NPCW, for medical students and other health trainees to learn about, experience, and spread awareness of primary care’s pivotal role in the U.S. health care system.
For more information about NPCW, visit the AMSA website.