@CTAFPDOC

The Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians is a professional medical society dedicated to maintaining high standards of family medicine.

 Bloomfield, CT
ctafp.org/
Joined May 2012
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Join us in congratulating @AAFP EVP & CEO @rshawnm for being named one of @Modernhealthcr’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare! The list honors leaders who are leaders in health care. Congratulations, Shawn! bit.ly/4813Hfr
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G2211 is not just about ensuring physicians are adequately paid. It is about protecting patients’ access to primary care. Learn more from @tilimd and @ACPIMPhysicians' Dr. Omar Atiq: bit.ly/48n0VlB
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Underinvestment in the primary care workforce creates an equity & quality crisis in health care, say #AAFP's @rshawnm and @FamiliesUSA's @FrederickIsasi. bit.ly/3EP9eJr sprou.tt/1bTdi8rWpW1
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CT AFP 75th Anniversary Gala Tickets are now on sale!
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Domenic Casablanca@dcasablancamd23 May 2023
Just finished our meeting with Sen Chris Murphy’s office. Thanks for meeting with me and Dr. Taylor and thanks for all you are doing to help America’s family docs and our patients! #FMAS2023 #AAFP
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The importance of Grassroots. Great work being done by Drs: Casablanca and Taylor on behalf of all family physicians in CT #FMAS2023 #AAFP
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Domenic Casablanca@dcasablancamd23 May 2023
With Dr. Stacy Taylor and our other AAFP colleagues and staff at the Capitol. Special thanks to the offices of Reps DeLauro, Hayes, Himes and Sen Blumenthal for their exceptional welcome to us. Off to Sen Murphy and Rep Courtney before heading home! #FMAS2023 #AAFP
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Looking forward to our 1st in person Scientific Symposium since 2019. Excited to have Shawn Martin, CEO of the AAFP as our guest. Close to 200 expected to attend - @rshawnm
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Philip Galapon MD@DocGalapon19 Sep 2022
Just because the wind is blowing in a certain direction does not mean you have to sail there—Russell Kohl, Speaker, AAFP CoD 2022 Just because pressures upon practice push us one direction does NOT mean we have to bend, or break. #AAFPCoD #AAFPFMX #FMStrong
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Philip Galapon MD@DocGalapon19 Sep 2022
Dr Sterling Ransone—We are the one our patients turn to for trusted information during the darkest parts of their lives…Family docs are awesome. ‘Nuf said #FMStrong #FMRevolution #AAFPCOD #AAFPFMX
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So happy to have CAFP represented at the 2022 AAFP COD.
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OP-ED | Patient-centered Or Doctor-centered? Primary Care Planning Is Off Track | CT News Junkie

Several state agencies and their committees are planning to expand primary care in Connecticut – that’s a good thing. But it’s being driven by primary care doctors and their needs rather than...

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Message from CAFP EVP September 22, 2021 - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=_r7dv_Bn…
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Joe Scarborough
@ScarboroughNow4 Sep 2021
Get off of Facebook and talk to your family’s doctor. It ain’t hard reading this defense.
Charlie Clifford
@char_cliff2 Sep 2021
Carson Wentz on his vaccine status: “Trust me I have weighed a lot of things. I know what is at stake. It is just where I am at and where I am at with my family.” Adds: “It is a fluid process. I am weighing every pro and con.” @WISH_TV #Colts #Wentz
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Natural infection isn’t enough to protect against COVID. You still need a vaccine, experts say. - USA TODAY apple.news/AG7J9US2fSO2uHMyj…

Natural infection isn't enough to protect against COVID-19, experts say. You still need a vaccine.

Although antibodies from having COVID-19 may provide some protection, health experts say nothing protects better than the vaccines.

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H.R. 2654 forces Medicare to treat chiropractors and MDs as equals | Science-Based Medicine. Chiropractors have a role, but they are not MD’s!!!! sciencebasedmedicine.org/h-r…

H.R. 2654 forces Medicare to treat chiropractors and MDs as equals | Science-Based Medicine

Chiropractors are deceptively trying to sell H.R. 2654 as expanded Medicare coverage for musculoskeletal conditions. The bill actually mandates that Medicare treat chiropractors and medical doctors as

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AAFP Advocacy
@AAFP_advocacy6 Jul 2021
Today, @POTUS announced the White House COVID-19 team will place a renewed emphasis on getting more vaccines to more family doctors. The @aafp knows #primarycare is critical to getting Americans vaccinated. aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/…
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@WhiteHouse466 Jul 2021
Happening Now: President Biden delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the vaccination program. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1PlJQPPDk…
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Important message from Dr. Ghumnan on the COVID vaccine
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Sponsored Content: Primary care is the key to transforming health care in America politi.co/3q6KFPO via @politico
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Can Independent Primary Care Doctors Survive Dominance of Hospital Health Systems?

Every day, Dr. Leslie Miller of Fairfield thinks about selling her practice to a hospital health system. “Everybody who is in this environment thinks every day of throwing in the towel and joining a...

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