Issues: June 6, 2023
Help Us Celebrate 75 Years with a $75 Donation
Please consider making a $75 donation to the Foundation to honor the Academy’s 75th anniversary. Donations are tax-deductible and support Foundation programs that cultivate student interest in family medicine. Read More
New EasyPI: Health Equity/SDOH Track
This track guides you through the process of evaluating background information & guidelines, determining how this information should drive patient care, and implementing team-based practice change to improve outcomes. Read More
Ohioans Access to Healthy Food and Nutrition
While not all patients who live in a food desert are necessarily food insecure, screening for food insecurity can prompt a conversation about patient concerns related to food access, quality, and type. Assistance is available. Read More
Weekly Government Relations Briefing
In this week’s issue: the May issue of AAFP’s Family Medicine Advocacy Rounds, a debt relief deal is reached, and news from the Family Medicine Advocacy Summit. Read More
Learn the Difference: Three Types of Annual Wellness Visits
Paid Sponsorship by CGS Administrators, LLC
Learn more about AWVs and how you can reduce denied claims and gain efficiencies. Read More
Prostate Cancer Screening Survey; $50 Gift Card Raffle
Paid Sponsorship by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Please participate in this survey about your prostate cancer screening practices and barriers. Read More
OAFP Members Attend FMAS and Meet with Members of Ohio’s Congressional Delegation
OAFP members met with the staff in the offices of Senators Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance and Representatives Bob Latta, Dave Joyce, Brad Wenstrup, and Mike Carey. Dr. Sams also served as a panelist for an Advocacy 201 session alongside Chase Mussard, MD, resident member of the AAFP Board of Directors, and Paige Colston, a political advocacy specialist. Read More
OAFP Provides Testimony Opposing Senate Bill 60
The OAFP’s concern lies in the prescriptive authority assigned in the bill without defined educational requirements to satisfy certification. Read More