Plan now to attend the 2003 AAFP Annual Assembly. It begins with the Congress of Delegates Sept. 30 Oct. 2 in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. The Scientific Assembly, with almost all of its CME sessions at the Morial Convention Center, will be held Oct. 1 5.
 "I used to be a doctor, then I was a provider, now I'm a 'covered entity,' says William De Alva, M.D., of Tucson, Ariz., at a 2002 Assembly town hall meeting. |
 An instructor in the colposcopy clinical procedure workshop at the 2002 Scientific Assembly assists Theresa Wang, M.D., of Reedsburg, Wis. |
Update your knowledge, skills
Keep abreast of new medical knowledge and sharpen your treatment skills during the Scientific Assembly. Many sessions were designed to meet members' demands, including offerings on musculoskeletal exams, diabetes, hormone replacement therapy, new imaging modalities, cardiovascular problems, headache, weight control, new infectious diseases, headache, chronic pain, early detection of cancer, and documentation and coding.
Visit the new hands-on practice exam area in the exposition hall -- lecturers will train you in the exam techniques they taught in the musculoskeletal clinics.
For more information on the Scientific Assembly, go to http://www.aafp.org/assembly.xml.
Speak up at reference committee hearings
Feel free to speak your mind at the reference committee hearings of the Congress, AAFP's policy-making body, and listen to the debate during the Congress' general sessions. The delegates will receive an update on the Future of Family Medicine project and will discuss issues such as Medicare reimbursement, government regulations and the number of delegate seats for special constituencies.
Each year, the Congress elects new Board members and officers. The Academy has already set up an online Q-and-A forum so you can pose questions to the 2003 candidates (see the story below).
Note: The Congress will be in session on different days of the week this year, compared with the days of the last few Congresses. This year, the Congress will meet from Tuesday morning to Thursday noon.
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