PAFP president talks COVID-19 on PCN May 21, 2020

PAFP President Tracey Conti, MD says while Pennsylvania is not yet "over the crest" in the fight against COVID-19, Pennsylvania's family physicians are prepared to continue on the front lines of the pandemic while maintaining their continuity of care and relationships with their patients. Click here to view her full interview on PCN's Coronavirus Impact program. 

The PAFP has penned an open letter to Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman encouraging the administration to adopt by executive order a “Health in All Policies” (HiAP) strategy to address social determinants of health and health disparities beyond COVID-19 and cement an innovative approach to health leadership for the future of Pennsylvania. Click here to view the letter.

Gaining valuable continuing medical education credits is easy and free on PAFP.com. The PAFP has just published 13 new high-quality, clinically relevant CME webcasts covering topics including opioid prescribing, critical thinking, pain management, patient engagement, and much more. Each webcast meets the mandated patient safety requirement. Click here to get started!

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced it is processing $10 billion in COVID-19 relief payments to rural acute care general hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Community Health Centers (CHCs) located in rural areas. Pennsylvania is set to receive more than $231 million. Click here for more info via the AAFP.

Like you, we at the PAFP have been closely monitoring the data, information and guidance regarding COVID-19. Despite the anticipated continued spread of this virus, I am confident in our desire and willingness as clinicians to provide our patients with competent and compassionate care and to direct them to reliable and appropriate health resource information. Read more.