PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT By Kathryn Atkinson, CMP Manager, NCAFP Meetings & Events
2020 Winter Weekend Highlights and Upcoming 2021 CME Opportunities
Martin, JD, also joined the webcast for informative discussions centered around the role of Family Medicine and the accelerated move to value-based care post-COVID-19. You can catch these recordings, along with your outgoing president, Dr. David Rinehart’s State of the Academy Address, current president, Dr. Jessica Triche’s inspiring installation speech, and Dr. Thomas White’s Family Physician of the Year acceptance speech at www.ncafp.com/wfpwrecordings. The virtual weekend also included the annual Research Poster Contest, which drew over a dozen entries. In the medical student category, Ms. Hannah Conley (ECU, MS4) claimed the top prize with her submission: Promoting Reproductive Health Education in Pitt County (PREP): An Educational Program to Address High STI and Adolescent Pregnancy Rates and Ms. Willa Joe Jen (UNC, MS3) claimed the runner up prize for her submission: Incorporating Medical Students into Telemedicine Visits in the Ambulatory Set-
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the NCAFP’s first-ever Virtual Winter Family Physicians Weekend. While we will always prefer seeing you in-person, the 2020 virtual weekend proved to be a successful alternative for the ever-popular annual tradition of top-notch CME and priceless camaraderie. With over 450 registered attendees and lots of terrific feedView these videos at www.ncafp.com/wfpwrecordings back, your NCAFP CME Team was Covid-19 Response, Medicaid Transformation, State of the Academy Address thrilled to provide and Other Updates from NC DHHS David Rinehart, MD - Immediate Past President essential CME and Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary NC DHHS unique networking Presidential Installation Ceremony Family Medicine’s Role in Post COVID & Inaugural Address opportunities in a Healthcare: A Fireside Chat Jessica Triche, MD - 2021 President safe, convenient, Von Nguyen, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of and fun cyber forFamily Physician of the Year Ceremony NC; Shawn Martin, JD, Executive Vice President and Thomas White, MD mat. CEO of the AAFP In addition to our ting. In the resident category, Michael Colfax, MD trademark of timely clinical CME topics, the two-day (SRAHEC, PGY-2) claimed the top prize with his webcast also featured important updates and lively dissubmission: Improving HPV Immunizations in Adocussions with three of today’s top healthcare thought lescents in a Family Medicine Residency Program, and leaders. Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the NC DeJordan Shirley, DO (Cone FMR, PGY-3) took the partment of Health and Human Services, provided runner-up prize with her submission: Expedited Parta COVID-19 update, in addition to comments on ner Therapy: Implementing Treatment at the Point of the state’s ongoing response to the pandemic and its Care in a Family Medicine Residency. Please join us preparation for Medicaid Transformation. Senior Vice in congratulating the winners and thanking everyone President and Chief Medical Officer for Blue Cross & who participated by submitting quality and relative Blue Shield of NC, Von Nguyen, MD, MPH, and ExFamily Medicine research. ecutive Vice President and CEO of the AAFP, Shawn See 'Recap' on Back Cover 18
The North Carolina Family Physician
