Alert: Registration for State College, Nemacolin now available June 19, 2018

PAFP members and CME conference attendees: registration for our Clinical Procedures in Dermatology Event in State College, Sept. 6-7, and our Nemacolin CME Conference, Nov. 2-4, is now available. Please join us for these excellent education events - please take a look at our full CME calendar for details and links to register. We can't wait to see you there!

Join us at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort for fall fun and excellent education Nov. 2-4! The conference will offer more than 15 CME hours, including mandated opioid education and at least 12 qualifying CME hours of patient safety. We'll be introducing the PAFP Leadership Institute, and you won't want to miss Dan Diamond, MD, our special guest speaker! Register today!

PAFP Connect, the PAFP's members-only social media platform, brings you exclusive news you won't find anywhere else! On Fridays, the Weekly Wrap-up ICYMI feature gathers the biggest headlines from within and outside of the PAFP that you may have missed, along with some brand new information. Check the app out on Android and iOS (Apple) devices!

In a letter to the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians, the Pa. Dept. of Human Services (DHS) has addressed value-based delivery. In specific, the department said it would 'carefully consider' the American Academy of Family Physicians' (AAFP) Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model as it strives to improve patient outcomes while reducing costs.

The Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians' advocacy team is always fighting for family medicine in Pennsylvania, on issues ranging from prior authorization to prescribing practices. Recently, the PAFP has been championing legislation that will improve access to direct primary care (DPC); view the PAFP's legislative brief on the issue to learn more.