Annual Summit

Due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic we have canceled the 2020 Annual Summit. We are maintaining a resource page for Colorado Family Physicians.

CO Family Physicians 1 week ago

Implicit bias in the design of medical devices can contribute to health inequity. This is a detailed look at pulse oximeters reporting misleading data for patients with darker skin. Physicians should be mindful of how these devices might affect diagnoses. ow.ly/NnCW50ASFKu

CO Family Physicians 1 week ago

Fascinating new article in the @NEJM: Partitioning the Curve — Interstate Travel Restrictions During the Covid-19 Pandemic. It's free access so anyone can read it. ow.ly/CmLf50ARWfs

CO Family Physicians 1 week ago

What would it look like to "Think Big" about the future of primary care? AAFP CEO/EVP Shawn Martin and Farzad Mostashari, M.D., M.P.H., CEO of value-based care network Aledade recently sat down to talk about it. ow.ly/eFoL50ARCjZ

CO Family Physicians 1 week ago

We worked hard for this proposal to make health care more affordable, with a $60-$100 million investment in primary care & shift away from fee-for-service. This upfront investment is a big win for patients and doctors in CO that gives us big cost savings! ow.ly/UNjI50AQIhg

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CO Family Physicians 2 weeks ago

CAFP President John Cawley wrote an op-ed urging schools that hold in-person classes this fall to require the wearing of masks ow.ly/29OV50AMPXY

CO Family Physicians 3 weeks ago

CAFP is thrilled to announce that Deputy CEO of Policy and External Affairs, Ryan Biehle, MPH, MPA, has been selected to become our next Executive Vice President and CEO! Full announcement here: ow.ly/CgkQ50ADqPb

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CO Family Physicians 3 weeks ago

CAFP Member Glenn Kotz, MD, has been doing extraordinary work in Basalt to help his community confront and heal from COVID-19. His story is here: ow.ly/Lttp50ABmwq

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CO Family Physicians 4 weeks ago

CAFP Member Glenn Kotz, MD, has been doing extraordinary work in Basalt to help his community confront and heal from COVID-19. His story is here: ow.ly/Lttp50ABmwq

CO Family Physicians 4 weeks ago

CAFP endorses and supports the Colorado mask requirement, which went into effect today. Read more about the requirement here: ow.ly/7Avu50ABmMz

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CO Family Physicians 4 weeks ago

The system of health care and public only works with primary care at the center. See the AAFP's statement in two open letters on the importance of primary care physicians for community health: ow.ly/XAN750ABkWQ

CO Family Physicians 4 weeks ago

CAFP strongly endorses @GovofCO statewide mask requirement. Our statement: coloradoafp.org/colorado-acade…

Colorado Academy of Family Physicians and American Academy of Pediatrics – Colorado Chapter Support Statewide Mask Order

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CO Family Physicians 1 month ago

Medical Schools rely on a "Residency Match Method" to predict how many students go into primary care. A new study shows that this method badly overestimates the true number of new primary care physicians. Read here: ow.ly/gTWl50AwU6R

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CO Family Physicians 1 month ago

CAFP Board Member @KyleLeggott wrote a blogpost for the @aafp about unemployment and #COVID19: "the pandemic has magnified the numerous flaws in our health care system." Give it a read! #coleg #cohealth aafp.org/news/blogs/fre…

CO Family Physicians 1 month ago

CAFP was instrumental in getting this bill, which makes permanent Coloradans' access to telehealth, signed by Governor Polis. It is great news for family physicians continuing to see patients as the #covid19 pandemic continues #cohealth ow.ly/igL050ArWe7

CO Family Physicians 1 week ago

Fascinating new article in the @NEJM: Partitioning the Curve — Interstate Travel Restrictions During the Covid-19 Pandemic. It's free access so anyone can read it. ow.ly/CmLf50ARWfs