Archive for 2021
Members-only E/M Guidelines Webinar Recording Now Online
Facilitated by health care coding and billing consultant Terry Fletcher, C.P.C., the webinar allowed viewers to explore the nuances of the updated office visit/outpatient evaluation and management guidelines that took effect Jan. 1. During her presentation, Fletcher reviewed the changes included in the 2021 E/M documentation and coding guidelines, explaining how to handle coding for various situations…
Read MoreUW Dept. of Family Medicine Speaker Series Continues with Focus on Research
The next event in the University of Washington Department of Family Medicine’s 50th Anniversary Speaker Series will feature Laura-Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH, and Matthew Thompson, MBChB, DPhil, speaking on research within the department. Registration is open; the event will be held Thursday, May 27, at 5:30 p.m. Baldwin served as head of the department’s Research…
Read MoreMay 2021 E-Newsletter
Mark Your Calendar 2021 House of Delegates (May 6): It’s not too late to represent your local chapter at the 2021 House of Delegates! Sign up today. 64th Annual Scientific Assembly (May 7-8): Featured speakers include Dr. Tochi Iroku-Malize, AAFP Director, speaking on COVID-19’s long-haul effects; Dr. Renee Crichlow, incoming vice chair of health equity…
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Mark Your Calendar Telling Your Story: Narrative Medicine (April 21): The second event in WAFP’s Professional Development Series will feature Ben Davis, MD, who will discuss storytelling as a way to communicate and crafting a compelling narrative. The event is free for WAFP members. Register today! 2021 House of Delegates (May 6): Represent your local…
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Mark Your Calendar 2021 House of Delegates (May 6): Learn more about the upcoming House of Delegates meeting and how you can be involved from WAFP Speaker of the House Jeanne Cawse-Lucas, MD: Sign up to be a delegate today! Sunday, March 7, is the deadline for on-time resolutions. If you need assistance or are…
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Mark Your Calendar Continuing Medical Education (Feb. 20): WAFP will offer approximately five hours of CME on Saturday, Feb. 20, beginning at 8 a.m. In keeping with the WAFP’s focus on helping family physicians, this CME event is free to WAFP members. Scheduled topics include insulin therapy, tackling structural racism, testosterone replacement in men, adult…
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