UW 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…

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May 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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April 2021 E-Newsletter

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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March 2021 E-Newsletter

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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February 2021 E-Newsletter

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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January 2021 E-Newsletter

Mark Your Calendar Student and Resident Retreat (Jan. 30 – 31): Sponsored by the Foundation and developed by and for medical students and family medicine residents, this event offers practical clinical skill-building workshops and broadens participants’ knowledge of issues and opportunities in a family medicine specialty. Through a virtual program, speakers will interact with attendees…

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December 2020 E-Newsletter

Mark Your Calendar Purchase PPE from Project N95 Now Through Dec. 8: WAFP is partnering once again with AAFP and Project N95 to offer another opportunity for members to purchase the following PPE at bulk pricing and in small quantities: N95 surgical respirators (sizes S and M/L); surgical masks (Levels 1-3); isolation gowns (Levels 1…

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November 2020 E-Newsletter

Mark Your Calendar Coding Update on Nov. 4: Significant coding changes take effect Jan. 1, 2021. Get ready! Attend this seminar where payment specialists from AAFP discuss how the changes benefit family physicians, how coding and sign-off should happen for supervised team members, and the impact on third-party and Medicaid billing. This is offered free…

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October 2020 E-Newsletter

Mark Your Calendar Coding Update on Nov. 4: Significant coding changes take effect Jan. 1, 2021. Get ready! Attend this seminar where payment specialists from AAFP discuss how the changes benefit family physicians, how coding and sign-off should happen for supervised team members, and impact on third-party and Medicaid billing. This is offered free to…

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September 2020 E-Newsletter

Mark Your Calendar PPE Bulk Purchasing: Monday is the deadline to register with the N95 Project, which allows WAFP members to purchase PPE at bulk pricing in small quantities. Your must order be placed by 1 p.m. PDT on Sept. 4, but you cannot order without registering. Pricing and other information is available in WAFP’s…

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