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The Washington Medical Commission is warning licensed health care providers that scammers continue to impersonate it and other governmental agencies. Below is WMC’s press release from March 5, 2024: An ongoing fraud ring has been preying on healthcare practitioners. The fraudulent behavior includes using the Washington Medical Commission (WMC) phone number, email and web URL;…

Friday, April 5, 20247:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. PTSwedish Cherry Hill and Simultaneous Live, Virtual Broadcast Providence Swedish’s Seventh Annual LGBTQIA2S+ Health Symposium will focus on the provision of primary preventive care, sexual health counseling, reproductive health, and family planning for our LGBTQIA+ communities. The current climate has made it difficult to provide care to…

The WAFP Foundation is excited to offer up to 20 scholarships to attend the WSMA Leadership Conference in Chelan on May 17-18, 2024.  Why do you want to attend? To quote Dr. Katina Rue, a family physician and the immediate past WSMA president, “The Leadership Development Conference features an outstanding lineup of speakers, all experts in…

Do you know a family medicine educator who has positively impacted their community, students, and residents? If an educator has inspired you, please consider nominating them. The WAFP Foundation wants to celebrate educators who exhibit the highest standards of medical care, training, collaborative leadership, and professionalism in their work with residents, students, colleagues, and patients. Nominate someone…

WAFP resident and medical student members: Registration is now open for the 2024 Student & Resident Retreat, sponsored by the WAFP Foundation. The retreat will be held Feb. 10-11 in Leavenworth. We hope you will join us for a weekend of learning and connection! When registering, you will have the opportunity to stay in your…

CHICAGO — During the final session of the 2023 Congress of Delegates, held Oct. 27, the Congress opted to refer WAFP’s resolution on access to doulas to the AAFP Board of Directors for further study. The Reference Committee on Practice Enhancement heard testimony both in support in opposition to the WAFP resolution, which would have…

CHICAGO — During the third session of the 2023 AAFP Congress of Delegates, held at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, the Congress took action on two resolutions submitted by WAFP. The first resolution concerned increased access to methadone as a treatment for opioid use disorder. As submitted by WAFP, the resolution would have directed…

The Department of Health has new resources for 2023 for those serving Medicaid Managed Care patients aged 21 and under. The MCOs and the DOH have collaborated to compile a list of the currently offered 2023 rewards parents can earn for clinics to use when reminding parents that their child is due or overdue for…