Explore Family Medicine
This annual conference tailored for medical students provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore the specialty of family medicine through clinical workshops, panel discussions, and connecting with residency programs—all for just $25 for student members of MAFP. Reserve your spot today!
Inaugural Women in Family Medicine Conference
Earn up to 4 CME credits at this virtual conference designed for and by female family physicians. Gain evidence-based strategies, education, and skills for advancing at any stage of your career. REGISTER
Virtual KSAs
Enhance your knowledge of PALLIATIVE CARE and MENTAL HEALTH, engage with family medicine colleagues, and earn CME and Family Medicine Certification points by attending virtual Knowledge Self-Assessment (KSA) group study sessions hosted this fall by Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan. Register today!
Build Advocacy & Leadership Skills
MAFP's Advocacy & Leadership Development Program (virtual) will change the way you think about advocacy and help shape you into an advocacy leader for your specialty and your patients. Gather information and tools from experts on leadership, grassroots advocacy, media relations, lobbying, and more. There is no cost to participate. Physician, resident, and student members are invited to apply by Oct. 9.
Family Physicians' Strong Recommendation Will Help Save Lives
MAFP has joined healthcare organizations across the state to launch an #IWearMIMask social media campaign to help healthcare professionals give strong recommendations to #MaskUpMichigan. Click here for campaign tools
COVID-19 Information for FPs in Michigan
Visit and bookmark MAFP's COVID-19 information and resources webpage—a "one-stop" compilation of up-to-date information from the WHO, CDC, MDHHS, AAFP, and other expert organizations. Upcoming MAFP and Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan events have been cancelled. MAFP staff and leadership are working virtually.
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Family Medicine
Michigan Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) is the state’s largest specialty physician association. With more than 4,200 members, MAFP is dedicated to assisting family physicians and their practices as they work to ensure high-quality, cost-effective healthcare for patients of all ages.
News & Announcements
New ‘Healthcare Provider’ Definition for Determining COVID-19 Paid Leave Exemption
The U.S. Department of Labor posted revisions to regulations governing workers’ rights and employers’ responsibilities under the emergency paid sick leave provisions in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Most notable for healthcare employers is the new, narrower definition of "healthcare provider," for purposes of exempting businesses from complying with paid leave provisions under the Act.
State House Panel Considering PPE Tax Relief Bills
A package of bills currently before the House Tax Policy Committee would exempt eligible employers, including physician practices, from paying state sales tax for certain personal protective equipment and supplies. Through a substitute adopted by the committee, the exemptions would be retroactive and apply beginning March 10, 2020—the date Michigan’s COVID-19 State of Emergency went into effect—through December 31, 2021.
Student Member Appointed to Annals of Family Medicine Editorial Advisory Board
Christal Clemens, a fourth-year student at Central Michigan University College of Medicine, was appointed by the AAFP Board of Directors as the student member to the Annals of Family Medicine Editorial Advisory Board. She will serve a one-year term beginning Oct. 1. Annals of Family Medicine is AAFP’s peer-reviewed clinical research journal dedicated to advancing knowledge essential to understanding and improving health and primary care.
Members’ Participation & Feedback Requested: Virtual Congress of Delegates
With no travel required to attend this year’s virtual meeting of the Congress of Delegates—AAFP’s policy-making body—it is easier than ever for members to participate and make their voice heard on key issues impacting family medicine and the election of AAFP officers and members of the Board of Directors. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required by Sept. 25, and access to materials is password-protected.
Upcoming Events
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On-demand Webinar: Clinical Ethics - A Pragmatic Approach
May 1, 2020 - May 1, 2021
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Aug
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On-demand Webinar: Identifying & Caring for Victims of Human Trafficking
August 7, 2020 - August 7, 2021
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Aug
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On-demand Webinar: Common Cyber Threats to Medical Organizations
August 7, 2020 - August 7, 2021
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Aug
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On-demand Webinar: Cannabis: Breakin' Good? or Breakin' Bad? What Family Physicians Need to Know
August 7, 2020 - August 7, 2021
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Aug
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On-demand Webinar: The Diagnosis and Preventative Treatment of Migraine Headache in Family Medicine
August 7, 2020 - January 31, 2021
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For MAFP Members
To stay up-to-date on issues impacting family medicine in Michigan and important news from MAFP, check out the latest issue of Michigan Family Physician; read our Family Medicine Update e-newsletter; text FMCONNECT to 52886 to receive our text messages; and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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