Pub. 4 2020 Issue 2

O riginally scheduled to meet in Chicago, del- egates and state chapter staff ended up safely joining the AAFP Congress of Delegates virtually this year. At each Congress of Delegates (COD), resolutions are presented by each state chap- ter, debated during reference committees, and voted on during general session meetings. Due to the virtual format, states were limited to submitting no more than two exigent resolutions each. Delegates also voted to elect the new leadership of AAFP. Your 2020-2021 Delegates and Alternates: Delegates Jesse N. Spencer, M.D. Kirsten Stoesser, M.D., FAAFP Alternate Delegates Saphu Pradhan, M.D. Sarah L. Woolsey, M.D., MPH, FAAFP Typically, Congress runs over four consecutive days, but due to the virtual format, Reference Committee sections were held on Oct. 3rd and 4th, a candidate Town Hall was held on Oct. 11th, and the official Congress Sessions on Oct. 12th and 13th. The resolutions, proposed by state chapters, are discussed at reference committees, and delegates can speak in favor or opposition. A group of diverse physicians is chosen to sit on each Reference Committee (our own Dr. Sarah Woolsey is a member of the Practice Enhancement committee). They listen to the testimony and meet after the breakout sessions to make recommendations that will be presented to the entire Congress. Recommendations are used to direct the AAFP moving forward. On Day One, two of the four committees met: Health of the Public and Science and Practice Enhancement. The UAFP brought a resolution to the COD that was presented in the Practice Enhancement reference committee. The UAFP resolution asked that the AAFP help physicians and phar - macies implement e-cancellation processes to improve patient safety when a medication is discontinued, decrease administrative burden often seen with prescription chang- es and decrease costs associated with refilling medications that were meant to be discontinued. Our resolution was one of the less divisive resolutions this year and received positive support from delegates. Day Two brought the remaining two reference committee reports: Advocacy and Organization and Finance. Over 250 participants joined in on the Zoom call, including Jesse N. Spencer, M.D. Saphu Pradhan, M.D. Sarah L. Woolsey, M.D., MPH, FAAFP Kirsten Stoesser, M.D., FAAFP Delegates Alternate Delegates 2020 AAFP Congress of Delegates www.UtahAFP.org | 18