April 2020 Resources for Financially Struggling Practices Several State and Federal resources are available to help small and medium sized practices (less than 500 employees) cope with the negative financial effect of the COVID pandemic. Paycheck Protection Program Under the Paycheck Protection Program: Awardees can receive up to $10 million on a first-come-first-served basis.Loan payments […] Read more
April 14, 2020 President Nzinga Graham, MD, called the meeting to order. Executive Board member participants in the Zoom conference were: Doctors Jerry Abraham, Felix Aguilar, Evan Bass, Rebecca Bertin, Michael Core, Mark Dressner, Francine Frater, Emma Hiscocks, Po-Yin Samuel Huang, Greg Lewis, Art Ohannessian, Kevin Rossi, and Divya Shenoy. Executive Director, Roxanne Kuns, also […] Read more
The Los Angeles County Chapter of the CAFP offers scholarships to medical student members of our chapter who would like to attend the 2020 AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. Kansas City, MO | Thursday, July 30 – Saturday, August 1, 2020https://www.aafp.org/events/national-conference/about.html To apply for a scholarship, download the application here […] Read more
Nzinga Graham, MD – President Happy New Year and New Decade! It is my honor to serve you this year as President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Academy of Family Physicians and build upon the great work of the last several decades. I hope to build upon the great legacy of the Academy […] Read more
Social Determinants of Health – Food Insecurity – Editorial Series Part II Gregory-Lewis, MD Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) are the conditions under which people are born, grow, live, work and age1. They have a larger role on population health than more traditional factors like genetics, behavior and health care2. Examples include socioeconomic […] Read more
January 2020 CAFP had tremendous success in 2019, with 20 CAFP-supported bills being signed into law, including CAFP’s sponsored bill, AB 1622 (Carrillo), which fixes outdated laws that prevented family physicians from receiving recognition for the true value and diversity of care they can provide. Other bills signed into law include: AB 744 (Aguiar-Curry) – […] Read more
Marmalade Café, Los AngelesNovember 9, 2019 The meeting was called to order by President Daniel Pio, MD. Dr. Pio welcomed members and guests. There were 21 people in attendance. All names have been placed on record. Roxanne Kuns, Executive Director, was also present. Dr. Pio asked for a motion to approve the September 24, 2019, […] Read more
