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Family Medicine Congressional Conference
May 14-15, 2012
Grand Hyatt Washington
Washington, DC
Learn about the legislative
process and how you can discuss family medicine’s health system issues with
Congressional legislators and their staff.
Day 1: Learn how to lobby. Day 2: Go do it.
Get your message heard in D.C. and at home.
Learn how you can strengthen and develop relationships with national and state
legislative officials and staff. Beginning tracks and advanced sessions are
available.
- Interact
with health system leaders in Washington, DC
- Learn
how to advocate effectively
- Understand
family medicine’s priorities
- Discuss
those issues with Congressional legislators and staff
Sponsored
by AAFP and the Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM), FMCC
educates participants on family medicine's legislative priority issues,
trains attendees on how to lobby on Capitol Hill, and allows
participants to put these skills to use with federal legislators and
their staff. Advocacy is a high priority of AAFP and the CAFM
organizations; every family physician and educator can learn how to be
effective in Washington and at home.