MAFP members received information about the upcoming MAFP Spring Conference which will be held April 21-23, 2023, at the Sheraton Refuge Hotel in Flowood, MS. The Sheraton Refuge Hotel features:

Rates are $155 per night for our conference and reservations can be made in our room block using this link.

The MAFP Foundation is excited to sponsor the 9th Annual Future in Family Medicine Spring Fling on April 22 at the Sheraton Refuge in Flowood. This conference is specifically designed for medical students and residents. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the MAFP Spring Conference for practicing physicians, so there will be opportunities to network while gaining exposure to speakers, topics, and procedural skills that attendees might not have access to during medical school or residency training.

It's time to reserve your hotel rooms and condos for the MAFP's 2023 Annual Scientific Assembly in Sandestin, FL. The event will be July 15-19 and the room block spans July 15 to July 20. Browse the available rooms and make your reservations online using this link. Make sure you change the dates at the top to your desired arrival and departure dates to see everything available.

Exhibitors and sponsors can browse available rooms using the vendor link.

It's time to nominate a fellow family physician for the MAFP's annual awards, including Family Physician of the Year, Humanitarian Award, Military Award and New Physician of the Year. To nominate a member, please review the criteria for each award and complete the nomination form. The deadline for nominations is June 1 each year. Online Nominating Form - (only takes 2 minutes).

Here's how to report your CME to AAFP:

Do you need more information about how to refer your patients to the MS Tobacco Quitline or the ACT Center?

Contact DeAnna Dillard to arrange a 1-hour T2P presentation (lunch provided).

About one in five American workers—approximately 30 million people—are bound by a non-compete clause and are thus restricted from pursuing better employment opportunities. The Federal Trade Commission proposes preventing employers from entering into non-compete clauses with workers and requiring employers to rescind existing non-compete clauses. The Commission estimates that the proposed rule would increase American workers’ earnings between $250 billion and $296 billion per year. The Commission is asking for the public’s opinion on its proposal to declare that non-compete clauses are an unfair method of competition, and on the possible alternatives to this rule that the Commission has proposed. The Commission invites the public to submit comments on the proposed rule. The FTC will review the comments and may make changes, in a final rule, based on the comments and on the FTC’s further analysis of this issue. The comment period is open through Mar 20, 2023.

The AAFP strongly supports this proposed rule, which would ensure patients have continued access to their physicians and would allow physicians to freely practice medicine in their communities. We are asking MAFP members to send this Speak Out message that asks Members of Congress to support the FTC's efforts.