Big Crowd Expected; Registration Ahead of Schedule
Vaccinations in 2021 have brought out the crowds to conferences and meetings, and MAFP's Annual Meeting is no exception. About 100 family physicians and other attendees are signed up for the July 17-21 event at Baytowne Conference Center in Sandestin, FL. This is in addition to about 50 booths in the exhibit hall. Why don't you join us?
Nominating Report
The MAFP Nominating Committee, chaired by Dr. Bill Grantham, is pleased to offer the 2021
Nominating Committee Report for MAFP members' consideration. The report will be introduced at the MAFP Annual Business Session on Monday, July 18 at 12 noon. You must be present in order to vote.
Raffle Items Needed
Resolutions Due July 1
MAFP members are invited to write and submit resolutions for consideration at the MAFP Business Meeting to be held Monday, July 19, during lunchtime at MAFP Annual Meeting. Submissions are due July 1. Resolutions can be used to address issues of interest or concern to family medicine, honor outstanding achievement, or memorialize deceased family physician leaders.
Resolutions Online Submission Form
Knowledge Self-Assessment Group Learning Session on Care of Children
Need 8 hours of CME? Join our KSA. Even if you're not working on your requirements for ABFM, you may still receive 8 hours of CME for participating in this session. On Saturday, July 17, from 1-5 pm, MAFP will offer a Knowledge Self Assessment (KSA) group learning session. KSA study groups give you credit for your maintenance of certification through the American Board of Family Medicine. Learners come together to complete the KSA by working through 60 core competency questions. Learners work together to assess, review, and decide the best answer as a group.
ABFM awards 8 credits to diplomates who complete each session. The fee is $125. If you want to take part, contact
Beth Embry.
Coding Afternoon Workshop
We have added for no extra fees an afternoon session for those who want to stay after the CME session on Sunday, July 18, from 1-3 pm. Dr. E.G. "Nick" Ulmer of Charleston, SC, will present "Show Me the Money: Clinically-Correct Coding and Billing." In this 2-hour interactive, case-based discussion, Dr. Ulmer will help clarify the Comparative Billing Reports and help attendees devise a strategy to correctly code, document, and bill the Medicare Wellness Visit. He will also show how to bill chronic disease using the “-25 modifier, and more.
Moderators/Devotional
We have a few slots left for any physician who wants to be a CME session moderator or any physician or family member who would like to give a 15-minute devotion one morning at the Annual Meeting. Interested?
E-mail Beth Embry.
Let's Sell Out Our Exhibit Hall!
Know a company who needs to meet family docs from all over the state and is not on our
Exhibitors List? Send them information about exhibiting -- here's our
Exhibitor Prospectus. In addition, please share with us their e-mail address so we can add them to future blast e-mails about participating in our show. Send vendors' names and e-mails to
Kristen Kern.
Academy Ambassadors
MAFP will welcome 12 medical students as Academy Ambassadors during this summer's meeting. Four are from William Carey Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine and the other eight are from University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Each of these students is considering family medicine as a career option so please make a point to get to know them and discuss with them the benefits of choosing family medicine!
Ambassador Names & Photos
Activities You Can Take Part In
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Yoga will be offered Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:30 am
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Fishing will be Tuesday from 2-7 pm (for an additional fee)
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Golf will be Monday beginning 2 pm at The Raven Golf Club (for an additional fee)
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Academy Amazing Race is back after a year's absence. Your team members will race around the Village of Baytowne Wharf solving riddles, getting new clues, and trying to beat the other teams to the finish line! (for an additional fee)
Foundation Fundraisers
For the second year running, MAFP Foundation is proud to offer our Split the Pot Fundraiser. Tickets are available for $100 each and you don't have to be present to win. The drawing will be held Wednesday, July 21 during the coffee break in the exhibit hall. Last year's winner took home $4,600! The drawings will also feature silent auction art items and raffle items. As a bonus, any Annual Meeting registrant can purchase a Images in Mississippi Medicine book for $50, or a signed and numbered family medicine watercolor print for $50 (a 50% discount).
Order Online if you're interested in a book or print.
