News & Events

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Upcoming Events

30Jan

Academy: Board, Regular Meeting

Sunday

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01Feb

Family Medicine Advocacy Day (FMAD)

Monday

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18Feb

Thurston-Mason-Lewis 2021 Winter Meeting

Thursday

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20Feb

Past Events

WAFP Coffee and Discussion - 6/20/20

WAFP Health Equity Town Hall - 7/28/20

Telemedicine Panel - 10/1/20

Dr. Benjamin Danielson - Equity and Family Medicine - Presented by the Snohomish Chapter - 10/29/20

2021 Coding Changes Seminar with AAFP - 11/4/20

E/M Coding Changes - Second Seminar with BCA

Latest News

UW Dept. of Family Medicine 50th Anniversary Speaker Series

Jan 20, 2021

2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1971 founding of the University of Washington Department of Family Medicine. To mark the occasion, the department is planning a monthly virtual speaker series to ...

HHS Removes Buprenorphine Training and Registration Requirements for All Physicians

Jan 19, 2021

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued Practice Guidelines that will allow all physicians to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. For the first time since buprenorphine was FDA-approved ...

Washington Health Corps Provider Application Now Open

Jan 6, 2021

Application Open January 5 Through March 1, 2021 Washington Health Corps programs encourage licensed health professionals to provide primary care at approved sites in critical shortage areas. The programs provide ...

Washington Medical Commission Seeks Applicants for Upcoming Vacancies

Jan 6, 2021

(Via WMC): The Washington Medical Commission (WMC) is currently accepting applications to fill upcoming vacancies. The WMC helps make sure physicians and physician assistants are competent and provide quality medical ...

COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Physicians

Dec 21, 2020

The Washington State Department of Health provides vaccine information HERE including information on enrollment in the COVID-19 Vaccination Program, vaccine allocation, and vaccine safety.

Washington Health Alliance interviews Dr. Kathy Lofy, Washington State Health Officer and Chief Science Officer – COVID-19 vaccine updates, and more

Dec 18, 2020

Click here for the Washington Health Alliance's blog post, containing a link to the full interview with Dr. Lofy. Topics covered include: the latest information on COVID illnesses, hospitalizations, and ...