News from NJAFP

Thanks for attending the 2024 NJAFP Annual Meeting! Complete your CME claim by June 4.

Thank you for attending the 2024 NJAFP Annual Meeting, May 3-5 in Atlantic City.  We hope you had an enjoyable and meaningful experience. Please complete your session evaluations, conference evaluation and claim for CME by June 4, 2024.  After that, ...
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Message from NJAFP President Sally Mravcak, MD – Measles & Mumps

Hello All, I was invited to attend a zoom meeting with New Jersey's Health Commissioner, Dr. Kaitlan Baston, and the New Jersey Surveillance Coordinator, Elizabeth Zaremski MPH, for an update on measles and mumps. According to the CDC, as of ...
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Governor Murphy signs state prior authorization reform legislation supported by NJAFP

Governor Murphy signs state prior authorization reform legislation supported by NJAFP Governor Murphy signed legislation into law this week that seeks to address some of the key complaints around the prior authorization process in New Jersey. While the law is ...
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Oppose APN Scope of Practice Expansion Legislation

Family Physicians Act Now: Oppose APN Scope of Practice Expansion Legislation The New Jersey Legislature is considering a bill (S1522/A2286) that would allow APNs and CRNAs to practice independently outside of a physician-led team and without any physician supervision or ...
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NJ Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Address Health Care Worker Shortage

NJAFP's lobbyist, Claudine Leone, testified in support of a bill that revamps the NJ Primary Care Loan Redemption Program to improve access to the program for new family physicians by removing barriers for their prospective employers, including private practices, to ...
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PUBLICATIONS

Perspectives: A View of Family Medicine in New Jersey Online

Perspectives is the Journal of the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians. It is published four times per year and reaches over 2000 Family Physicians, physicans-in-training, select non-member physicians and medical students throughout New Jersey.

How do I submit an article for publication?

Clinical articles, letters to the editor and other submissions for publication should be submitted - preferably electronically as MS Word documents - to the Managing Editor, Theresa J. Barrett, PhD, CMP, CAE

The Editors reserve the right to accept or reject any article or advertising material.