Issues: March 22, 2022

Register for the Breast and Cervical Cancer CME Series Today

The first webinar, Breast and Cervical Cancer Guidelines for Screening and Survivorship – What They Mean for Your Patients, will be held on March 29 with speaker Kellie Rath, MD. Read More

Apply to be a Student or Resident Delegate Today!

The OAFP Foundation is seeking two resident and two student members to serve as primary and alternate delegates to the National Congress of Family Medicine Residents and the National Congress of Student Members. Read More

Seeking Articles for Summer Magazine Addressing Mental Health

Interested in having an article published? Please contact Communications Coordinator Lauren Heberling no later than March 30 with an intended article topic and submit your final article by April 6. Read More

Spring Issue of The Ohio Family Physician Published

The spring issue of The Ohio Family Physician offers insight into the experiences of OAFP members as they treat patients for Long COVID, encourage vaccine boosters, analyze healthcare gaps, and address the growing issue of burnout within family medicine. Read More

Legislative Maps Declared Unconstitutional Again

On March 16, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected state legislative district maps for the third time throwing the May 3 primary election into limbo. Read More

NHSC Scholarship Program Accepting Applications; Deadline May 5

Participants agree to provide a one year service commitment in an underserved community for each year of scholarship support received. There is a two year minimum service commitment and participants can receive a maximum of four years of support. Read More

Urge Congress to Extend Telehealth Flexibilities

While Congress weighs legislative action to extend telehealth flexibilities before the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, the Academy needs you to urge your members of Congress to act to extend temporary Medicare telehealth flexibilities for at least one year beyond the emergency, preserving patients’ access to care and offering certainty and benefits for physicians practicing telehealth. Read More