Texas Academy of Family Physicians

Attend a TAFP virtual Knowledge Self-Assessment Workshop this summer and fulfill your ABFM Maintenance of Certification. Limited to the first 30 registrants.

https://web.cvent.com/event/ccdc47f6-9b3a-4003-85b6-0cdd487126fa/summary

TAFP staff had a great time attending last week's Texas HOSA state conference. Read more about their experience and find out how you can volunteer to support high school students interested in family medicine.

https://www.tafp.org/blog/hosa-conference-2022

Just some of the Texas delegation to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) National Conference of Constituency Leaders. TAFP is proud to have such great representation!

Meet our April Member of the Month: Richard David, MD, who was integral in launching the Family Medicine Athens Residency with the UT Tyler Health Science Center.

https://www.tafp.org/membership/spotlight/april-2022

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Thank you to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) for these new vaccination resources to celebrate World Immunization Week!

Building Confidence When Talking to Parents About Children's Vaccines
https://tafp.org/Media/Default/Downloads/building-confidence.pdf

How to Approach Conversations With Parents About Routine Pediatric Vaccinations
https://tafp.org/Media/Default/Downloads/how-to-approach-conversations.pdf

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Register today for the Texas Family Medicine Symposium, held June 10-12. Join us to learn, network, and enjoy the lush amenities of San Antonio’s La Cantera Hill Country Resort and Spa!

https://web.cvent.com/event/4b8a2a36-96b4-4e58-a264-95d8568ab655/summary

TAFP - Highlights from TAFP’s Interim Session, April 8-9

If you missed this year's Interim Session, check out the highlights!

https://www.tafp.org/news/cfw2022-report

TAFP - Highlights from TAFP’s Interim Session, April 8-9 Highlights from TAFP’s Interim Session, April 8-9 Tags: interim session, interim session highlights, C. Frank Webber Lectureship and Interim Session, public health, workforce, medical practice Thursday, April 14, 2022 2:27:00 PM Highlights from TAFP’s 2022 Interim Session Words and video by Sama...

It's not too late to register for our first social media webinar with Dr. Mike Sevilla, happening Thursday evening at 6:30. You may know him from his own very active and fun social media accounts. We're excited to learn from the best of the best!

https://www.tafp.org/professional.../social-media-webinar

Meet our April Member of the Month: Richard David, MD, who was integral in launching the Family Medicine Athens Residency with the UT Tyler Health Science Center.

https://www.tafp.org/membership/spotlight/april-2022

Thank you American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) for highlighting TAFP member Dr. Rashmi Rode and her journey to family medicine.

Rashmi Rode, MD, had been a practicing gynecologist for six years when she decided to start over with a second residency, a new specialty and a new country. Read her story in today's #FamilyDocFocus. http://ow.ly/p52G50IM2QH

TAFP - Social media webinar series with Mike Sevilla, MD

Join us Thursday for our first of three webinars on social media for family docs with Dr. Mike Sevilla. We're excited to learn from the best of the best!

https://www.tafp.org/professional-development/social-media-webinar

TAFP - Social media webinar series with Mike Sevilla, MD Social media webinar series with Mike Sevilla, MD Tags: social media Tuesday, April 5, 2022 5:22:00 PM Social media webinar series with Dr. Mike Sevilla Join TAFP this spring for an informative three-part webinar series focusing on social media for family physicians. Mike Sevilla, MD, will guide you...

Our first Transition to Practice Track got a great start with a presentation on the future of family medicine from Austin Regional Clinic: ARC founder Dr. Norman Chenven.

The Residency and Career Fair lasts until 5pm today in the Arbor and Foyer.

Please remember to complete your CME evaluations in the TAFP app before Thursday, April 14. Certificates will be emailed out next week.

Thank you Doc-Related for joining us at the Member Assembly!

We’ll see you at 7:30 this morning for the Member Assembly, which includes an exciting presentation from Doc-Related, info on value-based care in Texas, and some TAFP business.

Also, a reminder to download the TAFP app if you haven’t done so yet for easy access to schedules, CME evaluations, slides, and more.

https://tafp.org/professional-development/cfw/app

Following the Member Assembly will be our first-ever council forums. All members are welcome, and you can pop in and out of any of them. We’d love to see you there for important conversations around the work our councils are doing.

Get the sched and agendas here: https://www.tafp.org/professional-development/cfw/interim-session/council-forums

TAFP - TAFP Marketing Opportunities

Interested in meeting TAFP members as an exhibitor at a future meeting? We’ve still got limited space available for both our summer and fall meetings.

Don’t miss out on getting in front of family docs from across Texas! Contact us today.

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TAFP - TAFP Marketing Opportunities TAFP Marketing Opportunities Tags: marketing, advertising, exhibit, symposium, mobile app, annual session and scientific assembly, annual session, c. frank webber lectureship, interim session, primary care summit Thursday, January 5, 2012 1:57:00 PM TAFP Marketing Opportunities Exhibit at TAFP confe...

Attention students and residents! We’ll see you on the Plaza Patio at 5pm for a fun reception hosted by your chairs.

Open to all TAFP members, tomorrow’s council forums will be our first ever. Feel free to stop by any of them to learn more about the councils and their current work. We’ll have presentations from Equality Health Texas HOSA Suki.

Check out the agendas here: https://www.tafp.org/professional-development/cfw/interim-session/council-forums

Don’t forget to check out our great exhibitors in the Arbor during your breaks! We want to thank them greatly for joining us and supporting TAFP.

AbbVie
Austin Regional Clinic: ARC
Baylor Scott & White Health
CoachCare
Concord Medical Group
Ideal Protein
PathGroup
Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT)

Good morning! We’re excited to kick off CME this morning. TAFP staff will be at the registration desk in the lobby for any needs you may have throughout the day.

Search TAFP in your app store to download the TAFP conference app. It’ll be your easiest access to schedules, CME evaluations, slides, and more. https://www.tafp.org/professional-development/cfw/app

Also, all TAFP Council meetings are about to begin, at 10am. See you there!

Welcome to Austin, folks, and welcome to our 2022 C. Frank Webber Lectureship & Interim Session! Stop by the registration desk in the lobby to pick up your nametag and grab any information you might need.

Search TAFP in your app store to download the TAFP conference app. Once it opens, search Austin and download all materials for CFW & IS. It’ll give you easy access to schedules, CME evaluations, slides, and more. Learn more here: https://tafp.org/professional-development/cfw/app

We will see you all bright and early tomorrow morning for the first day of CME as well as TAFP business meetings. See you then!

Joining us this week in Austin for the TAFP C. Frank Webber Lectureship and Interim Session? Don't miss these brand new events!

https://www.tafp.org/blog/new-events-cfw

What will it mean to be a family physician in the coming decades? Austin member Larry Kravitz, MD, and his colleague, Lily Cormier, argue family medicine must take on a leadership role in population health and community medicine while embracing technological advances, or risk irrelevance.

“There are really two futures for family medicine. The future of bright science, and the threat of potential social and environmental deterioration. We need to prepare for both.”

https://www.tafp.org/blog/future-of-family-medicine

In addition to the 16.25 CME credits offered and our standard council meetings, we have a series of exciting firsts at this year’s C. Frank Webber Lectureship and Interim Session, happening April 8 – 9 in Austin.

You won’t want to miss the first Interim Session Member Assembly, or our councils’ first live forums. Both offer a great opportunity to get more involved in TAFP business and hear some interesting speakers.

https://www.tafp.org/blog/new-events-cfw

Analysis: Texas gets a respite on Medicaid, but not a cure for the uninsured

The federal government may have decided to continue financial support for Texas residents in the form of Medicaid, but the state still has to find solutions for uninsured Texans. Not only that, but Texas also has more uninsured residents than any other state: 4.9 million.

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/30/texas-medicaid-uninsured/

Analysis: Texas gets a respite on Medicaid, but not a cure for the uninsured Texas got a temporary reprieve on Medicaid funding from the federal government. But that won’t solve underlying problems with high numbers of uninsured Texans and the plight of hospitals in the state — especially those in rural areas.

Local corporations must invest in rural health care

"Our current rural health care crisis is an opportunity for business leaders and their public counterparts to put aside competition and invest in improving their communities."

A new model in the Permian Basin could be the solution to the state's current rural health care shortage.

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2022/03/27/local-corporations-must-invest-in-rural-healthcare/

Local corporations must invest in rural health care The past two years have put an incredible strain on our health care system. A drop in COVID cases eased the pressure brought on by a health care worker...

Happy National Doctors' Day to our amazing physicians across state. Thank you for all you do for the patients of Texas!

TAFP - Putting mental health tools in the hands of primary care physicians

After recognizing a discrepancy between mental health needs and primary care’s capacity to manage the need, faculty at Waco Family Medicine created an online library of free tools to be used for the psychopharmacologic treatment of mental and behavioral health disorders.

Read about this clinical support tool in a post by Waco Family Medicine Residency faculty member, Dr. Zach Sartor.

https://tafp.org/blog/Waco-guide

TAFP - Putting mental health tools in the hands of primary care physicians Putting mental health tools in the hands of primary care physicians Tags: Waco guide, psychopharmacology, mental health, clinical tools Tuesday, February 15, 2022 6:16:00 PM Access psychopharmacology clinical support with The Waco Guide By Zach Sartor, MD We are living amid a mental health epidemic....

"A family medicine physician’s impact in their community is immeasurable, and I wanted to give back in a similarly meaningful way by following this career path."

Meet our March Member of the Month, Dr. Zach Sartor of Waco Family Medicine.

https://www.tafp.org/membership/spotlight/march-2022

In addition to the 16.25 CME credits offered and our standard council meetings, we have a series of exciting firsts at this year’s C. Frank Webber Lectureship and Interim Session, happening April 8 – 9 in Austin.

You won’t want to miss the first Interim Session Member Assembly, or our councils’ first live forums. Both offer a great opportunity to get more involved in TAFP business and hear some interesting speakers.

https://www.tafp.org/blog/new-events-cfw