Month: October 2019

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Registration for the CAFP Summit is Now Open

Join the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians for the 2020 Annual Summit, happening April 16-19 at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Registration for the Summit is now open, and you can save $50 on registration costs with coupon code CLUE when you register before February 1, 2020. A working agenda is available at the…

The Family Physician’s Role in Adolescent Health Care: Sexuality and Maintaining Confidentiality

By Riley Stanton, CAFP Communications and Marketing Intern Family physicians have the unique opportunity to see their patients grow from infancy to adulthood. During that transition, there is a tricky period in adolescence when these patients who once relied entirely on their parents begin to make their own decisions, and that includes decisions about their…

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Opioid Manufacturers Offer Financial Settlements to Avoid Court

By Riley Stanton, CAFP Communications and Marketing Intern The manufacturers of opioid painkillers aggressively marketed their products in the 1990s, exaggerating the benefits and downplaying the risks, while simultaneously lobbying lawmakers to make it easier for patients to receive the drugs. Even as the rise in addictions, overdoses, and opioid-related deaths became apparent, the top…