Tony P’s Dockside Grill, Marina Del Rey | November 29, 2018 The meeting was called to order by President Rebecca Bertin, MD. Fifteen members and guests were in attendance, including Executive Director, Roxanne Kuns. Individual introductions were made. All names have been placed on record. A motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes […] Read more
Saturday, February 23, 2019 Includes workshops, breakfast, lunch, and parking. Register online www.familydocs.org/procedure-workshop […] Read more
March 29-31, 2019 | Monterey, CA This year’s meeting takes place along the beautiful California coastline at the Monterey Marriott Downtown. Join CAFP and more than 250 of your colleagues at the 2019 Family Medicine Clinical Forum, March 29-31. We anticipate the Forum to offer up to 31 CME Prescribed credits. Application for CME credit has been […] Read more
Greetings from LAAFP! It has been an honor serving as your President this year. I’ve enjoyed meeting many of you at our member events, and sharing our FM Stories in collaboration with our state chapter’s 70th anniversary celebration. Most recently, I especially enjoyed our brunch for residents and recent grads, highlighting all the benefits of […] Read more
The Bigger Picture When our airwaves and social media become filled with campaign ads and political arguments, we know the election season is upon us. It is the time to exert our right to govern as members of a democratic society. Instead of a sprint for the last few months, this election cycle felt like […] Read more
The 2018-19 State Budget included major health care wins for family medicine: $233 million (on top of the more than $350 million increase in 2017) for increased payments to Medi-Cal providers. This payment increase is due to the passage of the CAFP-supported tobacco tax initiative of 2016 (Proposition 56), which allocates 80 percent of the […] Read more
June 20, 2018 | Taix French Restaurant, Los Angeles The meeting was called to order by President, Rebecca Bertin, MD. Fourteen members and guests were present. Executive Director, Roxanne Kuns, was also in attendance. All names have been placed on record. Dr. Bertin welcomed everyone and took the opportunity to introduce the chapter’s Executive Board […] Read more