At each Congress of Delegates, resolutions are presented by each state chapter, debated during reference committees, and voted on during general session meetings. Delegates also vote to elect the new leadership of AAFP. 1 And we’re back! After two years of meeting virtually, chapter delegates to the AAFP Congress could finally meet in person. This year’s congress was in Washington, D.C., a fitting location for our own family medicine legislative body. Your 2022 Delegates and Alternates are Jordan Roberts, MD, Thea Sakata, MD, Kirsten Stoesser, MD, FAAFP, and David Cope, MD, FAAFP. This group of dedicated and studious physicians did a fantastic job representing Utah family physicians at this year’s COD. Each delegate and alternate blogged about their experiences at congress. (Scan the QR code to read about the week’s events in more detail.) At each Congress of Delegates, resolutions are presented by each state chapter, debated during reference committees, and voted on during general session meetings. Delegates also vote to elect the new leadership of AAFP. The Utah delegation joined representatives from every state chapter, representatives from Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Uniformed Services. As in previous years, after resolutions were submitted, UAFP held a member call to debate and determine whether the Utah delegation would support or oppose each resolution – weighing the implications very carefully before making their decisions. This year, UAFP proposed three resolutions and two resolutions extracted from the 2021 COD for additional discussion. The busy week started with a Town Hall Meeting led by AAFP president Dr. Sterling Ransone and included Dr. Ada Stewart, prior president and current Board Chair, Congress of Delegates 2022 https://utahafp.org/ aafp-congress-ofdelegates-updatesfrom-your-utahrepresentatives UtahAFP.org | 12
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