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FREE Enduring CME!
FREE Enduring CME! The New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians is offering FREE enduring CME programs in the following topic areas. Please visit these websites to leverage the free educational…
Read MoreThanks 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…
Read MoreOppose 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…
Read MoreNJ 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 qualify as an approved site. The bill would also increase the appropriation from 1.5$M to $10M and bump up the loan redemption amount to $180,000 (from $120k) for a 4 year commitment working in a medically underserved community.
Read More2023 NJAFP Family Physician of the Year Awarded to Robert Gorman, MD, FAAFP
Robert Gorman, MD, FAAFP Dr. Robert Gorman Sees Primary Care as a Personal and Long-Term Journey “Patients may see a series of specialists, from an orthopedist for a replaced knee…
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ACUTE SEVERE HEPATITIS IN YOUNG CHILDREN
Call for Cases
ACUTE SEVERE HEPATITIS IN YOUNG CHILDREN Call for Cases CDC is investigating nine cases of severe hepatitis of unknown cause in otherwise healthy children in Alabama. These cases are potentially…
Read More2022 NJAFP Family Physician of the Year Awarded to Dr. Josette Palmer
2022 NJAFP Family Physician of the Year Awarded to Dr. Josette Palmer Dr. Josette Palmer receives NJAFP’s 2022 Family Physician of the Year Award Dr. Palmer is the kind of…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Maternal & Infant Outcomes Project
The Department of Health is working to reach out to healthcare providers that provide prenatal care in order to identify cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy in order to track…
Read MoreSpecial Message from NJAFP: You Are Not Alone
Dear NJAFP Member, We know that you have all been stretched to the limit, and NJAFP has been working hard throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to help you and your patients.…
Read MoreOp-Ed: We Need a ‘Marshall Plan’ to Save Infrastructure of Primary Care, Public Health
RAY SAPUTELLI | APRIL 20, 2020 | OPINION, CORONAVIRUS IN NJ Primary care physicians have been largely ignored during this crisis; pandemic has ‘exposed gaping cracks in our siloed, fractured and disconnected…
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