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In This Issue

Happy Holidays from the LAFP Staff
Join Us for the December Monthly CME Webinar This Week
Apply Today to Attend NCCL as a Louisiana Delegate
Submit a Faculty Proposal for the 79th Annual Assembly and Exhibition
Survey Closes Monday
Seeking Authors for the Spring Issue of The Louisiana Family Doctor Journal
Make a Year-End Donation to the Foundation Today!
Is This Your Year for CME Re-election?
AAFP Nominating Committee Accepting Applications
Your Journey is Our Purpose
From Confusion to Confidence: Navigating Credentialing and Privileging
Louisiana Abruptly Cuts Two Medicaid Contracts
New Podcast: Meningococcal Vaccination Research
CDC Vaccine Committee Overturns Decades-old Hepatitis B Recommendation for Newborns
                                               
                                                     

Happy Holidays from the LAFP Staff

christmas 2025The LAFP Staff would like to wish you all the happiest of holidays! The LAFP office will be closed beginning Monday, December 22, 2025 and will return on Monday, January 5, 2026.

We will have limited access to voicemails received at the office and email. The Weekly Family Medicine Update will resume January 6, 2026.  Please do not hesitate to email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you need immediate assistance, have any questions or concerns.

From our LAFP family to yours, we wish you a very Happy Holidays!

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