Professional Development

• – Dairy vs. Dairy Alternatives: Translating the Science for Your Patients – Jim White, RDN, ACSM, EX-P, Virginia Beach, VA
• – Monkeypox and Infectious Disease Update – Dr. Paul Byers, State Epidemiologist, MS State Department of Health
• – Primary Care Perspectives on Alzheimer’s Disease: Adaptive Strategies to Improve Cognitive Assessment, Promote Earlier Diagnosis, and Optimize Care – Alireza Atri, MD, PhD, Sun City, AZ
• – Lung Cancer Screening in Mississippi – Dr. Wesley Aldred, Hattiesburg Clinic, Hattiesburg
• – Cannabis: History of the Research Program at Ole Miss, and Potential Benefits and Risks of Medical Cannabis – Dr. Mahmoud ElSohly, Research Professor and Professor of Pharmaceutics at National Center for Natural Products Research, Oxford, MS; and Dr. Larry Walker, Interim Director of the National Center for Cannabis Research and Education, Oxford, MS
• Minimally Invasive Options for Spinal Stenosis and More – Dr. Tyler Burns, Total Pain Care, Flowood, MS
• – Value-Based Care Panel Discussion – CMS expects all traditional Medicare beneficiaries to be treated by a provider in a value-based care model by 2030
  – featuring Christy Knight, Aledade, Oxford; Susan Chiarito, MD, FAAFP, Vicksburg; James Ervin, MD, FAAFP, Crystal Springs; Chris Shelby, MD, Vancleave
• – The Unspeakable Gift of Hospice: Family Physicians and Quality End-of-Life Care – Lucius Lampton, MD, FAAFP
• – Roundtable Discussions: Network with other family docs about issues that interest you. Share advice, have conversations, get new perspectives on a variety of topics. Goal: Learn one new thing from each person that you didn’t know before. Topics: Direct Primary Care, Teaching Strategies and Tips for Preceptors; Coding Tricks and Tips; Women in Medicine; Financial Goals.

Our event will be held at The Inn at Ole Miss on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford. MAKE ONLINE RESERVATIONS BY CLICKING HERE.  Rooms must be reserved by the drop date of Wednesday, Sept. 28.

To make reservations by phone, call 1-888-486-7666. Mention the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians to receive the group rates.

Room Types Available:

• · 2 Queen Beds Suite (sleeps 6, 500 sq. ft.) – $149/night
• · Deluxe King Room (sleeps 2, 300 sq. ft.) – $109/night
• · Deluxe 2 Queens Room (sleeps 4, 300 sq. ft.) – $109/night

(All Times are Tentative)

Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

• 4 pm – MAFP Board of Directors Meeting
• 5:30 pm Exhibitor Setup
• 6:30 pm – Reception

Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022

• 7 am – 2 pm – CME Session/Exhibits Open
• 9 am – Optional Spouse Tour of Rowan Oak
• 2 – 5 pm – Optional Boy Scouts Trunk or Treat
• 3 – 4 pm Optional Trolley Tour of Oxford and Campus
• 6 pm – Optional Dine Around Dinner

Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022

• 7 am – MAFP Foundation Board Meeting
• 8 am – 12 pm – CME Session

$350 Members, $450 Non-Members

$50 Spouse Fee, $100 Non-Member Spouse Fee

Sponsorship Information

We would love to have your company exhibit with us to network with family physicians and other mid-level providers. We typically have 50 attendees at this event.

Exhibits are open from 7 am – 2 pm on Saturday. Typically most exhibitors pack up and leave after Saturday’s session, but if you would like to stay and exhibit Sunday you are welcome to do so. Attendees are offered incentives to visit each exhibitor during the event. After getting their exhibit cards stamped, they are eligible to win great prizes, including trips and cash.

Online Exhibit Sign-Up (Pay With Paypal or Credit Card)
Online Exhibit Sign-Up (Pay Offline by Check or Card)
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Visit Oxford Web Site

The Inn at Ole Miss: This hotel is located on the campus of the University of Mississippi adjacent to the Grove, an 11-acre grassy park which is the site of on-campus tailgating. It is also located close to the campus football stadium and student union.

The Square in Downtown Oxford: The square (pictured above) features more than 100 shops, restaurants, entertainment venues, hotels and businesses. It is within walking distance of the hotel.

Optional Spouse Tour of Rowan Oak: Saturday 9 am. Transportation provided from The Inn at Ole Miss. Home to Oxford’s Nobel-Prize-winning author William Faulkner, Rowan Oak was built in 1848 and occupied by Faulkner from 1930 until his death in 1962. Each person pays their own $5 entry fee.

Trunk or Treat: Children can take part in the candy giveaway and games at the Boy Scouts Trunk or Treat which will take place the weekend of our conference at the National Guard Armory on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 2-5 pm.

Trolley Tour: Saturday, 3-4 pm. $15 per person. A 1-hour trolley tour with a local historian provides a trip through history, visiting points of interest on the University of Mississippi campus and around the city.