CAFP Weekly Newsletter for October 30, 2025
Academy Happenings
CAFP Welcomes New Director of Communications
and Member Engagement
CAFP is excited to welcome a new member to our staff! Anjali Budhiraja is our new Director of Communications and Member Engagement. Anjali comes to us after serving many years in federal government Public Affairs at the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. “I am thrilled to join CAFP and serve Colorado physicians and their patients,” Anjali says. Read more about her on our CAFP staff page. Her email is anjali@coloradoafp.org.
November CAFP CME Opportunity
Gout in the Patient-centered Medical Home, presented by CAFP
When: Weds. Nov. 5; 12 – 1 PM MT OR Weds. Nov. 19; 6 – 7 PM MT
Where: virtual
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the key diagnostic clues for confirming suspected gout.
- Distinguish the parallel management strategies for gout.
- Discuss strategies for gout management in the patient centered medical home.
CAFP Staff Visit Rocky Vista University Med School
CAFP staff visited Rocky Vista University in Parker on October 23 to meet with student leaders in the Family Medicine Interest Group. The team shared membership benefits and information about the Annual Summit with the students over lunch. Dr. Joe Stasio, Chair of the Department of Primary Care Medicine, also joined the group.
Know Your Worth Survey Deadline Extended to December 15
The family medicine career benchmark dashboard is a first-of-its-kind tool for the specialty. It provides comprehensive compensation and job satisfaction data for free to AAFP members.
In order to keep this tool up-to-date, we encourage you to take the 10-minute dashboard survey here.
Use this dashboard to see how your income, benefits, career satisfaction, and more compare to that of peers in similar roles by state. You’ll see data like compensation structure, satisfaction by career path, amount of paid time off, funding for CME and sign-on bonus amount.
From Our Partners
RCU Anschutz and CDPHE Present ECHO Educational Seminar: “Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention – Improving Blood Lead Testing and Reporting in Colorado’s Children”
You can still attend!
When: Four Mondays – 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10; 12-1 p.m. MT.
ECHO participants typically earn one CME credit per live-session attended.
See registration information here.
Reminder to Register! Upcoming Webinar: What’s New With the Flu? November 13, 11 a.m. – Noon MT
Join Immunize Colorado as they host Suchitra Rao, MBBS, MSCS, for her annual update on the 2025-2026 flu season, as well as other important information about respiratory virus season and vaccinations. This educational event is being presented for healthcare providers, public health professionals, vaccine advocates and anyone interested in learning about flu and other respiratory virus vaccines.
Visit their information and registration page here.