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CDC Updates Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccines
In late August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the use of the 2024-25 formula of COVID-19 vaccines. The CDC maintains an updated webpage for clinical considerations when administering the updated COVID-19 vaccine. Clinical guidelines for dosages for the updated vaccine are as follows: For those aged six months to 4 years who…
Read MorePNWU’s Ahlm to Display Poster at 2024 National Conference
Allie Ahlm, a second-year osteophathic medical student at PNWU, will have her poster displayed at the 2024 AAFP National Conference in Kansas City, MO, from Aug. 1-3. A total of 50 posters were selected among entries from AAFP medical student and resident members. Ahlm’s poster is titled, “Sensitivity and Specificity of Waist-to-Height Ratio in Screening…
Read MoreAAFP Releases Resources for Public Health Integration
The American Academy of Family Physicians has released new resources to help family physicians integrate public health into their practice. The page features links to separate pages to learn how to team with colleagues in public health, a family physician public health partnership guide, and a community collaboration guide. In 2021, the WAFP brought a…
Read MoreNominate Yourself for the AAFP Board of Directors
At the 2023 Congress of Delegates in Chicago, the Congress revamped the process by which candidates for the AAFP Board of Directors and officer candidates are selected. The new process involves a nominating committee, which is tasked with identifying needed skillsets among AAFP leadership. The first chair of the nominating committee, serving a three-year term,…
Read MoreBack to School: Vaccines And Exemption Forms
The following is provided by Maria Huang, MD, FAAP, co-chair of the WCAAP’s Vaccine Committee: As much as we would love all Washington kids to be fully immunized, we know there remains a sizable vaccine hesitant population. Washington state law allows parents or guardians to exempt their child from the school or childcare immunization requirements by claiming…
Read MoreWAFP Survey Participants Sought for Practice Patterns of Pediatric Primary Care Providers in Management of Undescended Testes
Do you provide pediatric primary care? Please complete a brief 2-minute survey to share your experience with the management of undescended testicles. This survey is completely anonymous. On completion of the survey, you will be provided with links to the most up to date information on managing undescended testicles. Additional resources can be found here. For…
Read MoreNominations Open for WAFP Family Medicine Educator of the Year
While the Oxford Dictionary defines an educator as “a person who provides instruction or education; a teacher,” we know an educator is so much more! True educators ignite passions for learning, offer endless encouragement, challenge assumptions, and construct an environment in which their students thrive. Do you know a Family Medicine Educator who has impacted their…
Read MoreMedication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Learning Collaborative Set to Begin in December
Comagine Health, Public Health – Seattle & King County, and Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW) are recruiting up to eight clinical settings to participate in the Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Learning Collaborative (LC). The MOUD LC is open to clinical sites who have patients with opioid use disorder and would like to…
Read MoreMCO Incentives for Well Visits Through 2022
The MCOs working with the Department of Health have compiled a list of the rewards parents can earn so that clinics can use it when reminding parents that their child is due or overdue for a full check-up. Some clinics find that patients are more willing to schedule an appointment knowing that it is included in…
Read MoreWAFP at the 2022 National Conference
The AAFP’s signature event for medical students interested in family medicine, the 2022 National Conference, concluded this past weekend in Kansas City, MO. Students are able to meet and talk with representatives from family medicine residency programs across the country, including each of the programs in Washington. The WAFP Foundation supported numerous Washington medical students…
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