Maintenance of Certification

Periodically, the WAFP offers group Knowledge Self-Assessment sessions to help our members meet their ABFM Maintenance of Certification requirements. Check out our upcoming sessions below.
 
Additional Details:

At the session attendees will work together to complete the Knowledge Self-Assessment of the topic content area. Upon passing the assessment you will receive 10 ABFM Certification Points and 8 CME Credits

• Attendees will discuss and complete the 60 questions that make up the Knowledge-Self Assessment
• WAFP will report answers from the group session directly to the ABFM on your behalf
  • The Clinical Self-Assessment is now optional and may be completed on your own for an additional 5 ABFM Certification Points and 4 CME Credits. (This was previously required under the old SAM format.)

Musculoskeletal — Sunday, December 8, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m. CST

Registration deadline: Friday, November 22

WAFP is excited to announce a virtual knowledge self-assessment (KSA) focused on the musculoskeletal system. This program is in partnership with the Arkansas, Maryland, Minnesota, and Ohio chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians and is endorsed by the American Board of Family Medicine. It is limited to the first 25 members who register and typically takes four hours to complete.

This KSA will use Zoom to allow family physician learners from across the country the opportunity to complete a KSA while engaging their peers and an expert content leader. For members, the cost to attend is $125. Registrants after the first 25 will be placed on a waiting list. We look forward to hosting you!

Learning Objectives

1. Understand of treatment for musculoskeletal conditions of the spine, and upper and lower extremities to maximize restoration of function.
2. Identify common presentations and clinical features of musculoskeletal traumatic overuse injuries seen in clinical practice.
3. Identify critical aspects of musculoskeletal care that include proper imaging modalities, infections, child abuse, and malignancy.

ABFM Information:

If this is your first step in the Family Medicine Certification process, please be sure to contact the ABFM (877-223-7437) and obtain your ABFM ID.  If you do not recall your password, please use the “Help! I forgot my password and/or username” link on the ABFM website to reset your password. If you have any questions about how many Family Medicine Certification activities are required for you at this time and/or when you need to complete them, the ABFM can assist you.  

The ABFM charges a Certification Process Fee; the amount varies depending on your re-election cycle. This fee is in addition to the cost to participate in our program. You do not need to pay the Certification Process Fee in advance to earn credit for participation in the program. 

Cancellation:

The WAFP must receive notice of cancellation in writing no later than 3 weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests for full cancellations will be refunded less a $50 administrative fee. View full Cancellation Policy.

The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP) created Easy Performance Improvement (EasyPI), a peer-reviewed, curated collection of online educational resources, to support family physicians in completing a self-guided PI project in practice and receive credit for the work they do. This tool is accessible to any AAFP member across the nation – FREE!

EasyPI will guide users through the process of evaluating background information for a specific condition, determining how this information should drive patient care, and implementing team-based practice change to improve patient outcomes.

After implementing a chosen PI initiative, EasyPI resources provide step-by-step instructions on how to submit that work to the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) through its Self-Directed PI Project: Clinical Pathway application. Self-directed PI projects fulfill an ABFM PI requirement, add 20 ABFM points to your portfolio, and equate to 20 continuing medical education (CME) credits through the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

Here is a message from a member that recently completed a project using the adult immunizations track page, “The process facilitated by the OAFP was very helpful. Implementing a practice improvement plan did not disrupt my patient flow. Collecting and analyzing the data was not difficult, and entering the information into the ABFM website went exactly as Dr Kauffman described it in his video,” James Dunnan, MD, family physician.

The following tracks are currently available, but many materials included can be used for any topic you want to focus on:

• Adult Immunizations
• Asthma
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Diabetes
• Health Equity & SDOH
• HPV Vaccination
• Obesity
• Rare Diseases

Each of the topic tracks include materials such as:

• Background Information
  • Educational materials on the condition including: ABFM journal club articles, American Family Physician articles, Family Practice Management articles, and other articles of note
  • Guidelines on the condition
  • Information about health equity concerns around the condition.
• Performance Improvement Process
  • Example PDSA cycles and information about how to create your own PDSA
  • Support choosing quality measures
  • Examples of interventions to implement that address sample quality measures
  • Support for process mapping
  • Data collection information and tips.
• ABFM Performance Improvement
  • Explanation of the ABFM Self-Directed PI Project: Clinical Pathway
  • Step-by-step guide on how to submit an application for credit.

All that’s needed to make quality change in practice, improve patient outcomes, and earn ABFM Certification points and AAFP CME credit is available at one’s fingertips. Choose a topic and go! It’s that easy!

If you have questions about EasyPI please contact OAFP Deputy Executive Vice President Kaitlin McGuffie.

Financial support for this program was provided by the AAFP Foundation to the Family Medicine Chapter Alliance (FMCA) and is funded by members like you! Help programs like this continue to support family medicine by giving to the AAFP Foundation. Select “Chapter Grants” when making your gift online.