Posts by Brian Hunsicker

The Monday before Thanksgiving marks Public Health Thank You Day, a chance to express appreciation for those on the front lines of public health. Family medicine and public health are inextricably linked. Comprehensive care, including preventive care, is a key pillar of primary care. Likewise, preventive care, in the context of population health, is a…

The Washington Academy of Family Physicians joins health care partners around the country to celebrate National Rural Health Day. Nearly a quarter of the US population lives in rural areas, so say thank you to the physicians and their teams who help keep rural Americans healthy. In conjunction with the celebration, the Washington State Department…

WAFP President Carla Ainsworth, MD, MPH, and representatives from other medical and public health societies signed a letter to raise awareness of administering RSV vaccines for Washington’s youngest patients. Nirsevimab (trade name Beyfortus) can be administered for all infants under 8 months old who are born during or entering their first RSV season. It can…

We hope you will join us in Olympia on Feb. 3 for Family Medicine Advocacy Day, where WAFP members bring issues affecting primary care directly to state legislators. Registration is now open! The day typically features a large-group session in the morning, where attendees hear from elected officials, agency representatives, and policy experts with updates…

You can now secure your spot at our annual Student and Resident Retreat, which will be held Jan. 25-26 at Icicle Village Resort in Leavenworth. Learn more about the event or, if you’re ready to sign up, the registration form is live. Among the educational sessions are:

The following was provided by Maria Huang, MD, co-chair of the Vaccine Committee at the Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics: Respiratory season is here! Two options to protect babies from severe RSV (most babies only need one, not both): RSV monoclonal antibody: AAP recommends a single dose of Beyfortus (nirsevimab) for: RSV…

PHOENIX — New AAFP leadership was installed at the conclusion of the 2024 Congress of Delegates meeting, including Jen Brull, MD, FAAFP. Brull, of Fort Collins, CO, was installed as president. The Congress of Delegates also chose a president-elect and a new class of directors. The new president-elect is Sarah Nosal, MD, FAAFP, of New…

PHOENIX — The 2024 AAFP Congress of Delegates has adopted three resolutions from WAFP while declining to adopt a fourth resolution. Three resolutions were considered by topic-based reference committees. For those three resolutions, the Congress agreed with the reference committee recommendations. Washington’s final resolution, R404 (Providing Unbiased, Evidence-Based, Transparent, and Private Pregnancy Services), was originally…