@DocGalapon

Proud Dad and Husband, Family Physician, Public Health Champion, West Virginian. The thoughts expressed here are my own and are not medical advice.

 Danville, WV
Joined September 2017
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Philip Galapon MD retweeted
HendershotMD@thendershotmd27 Oct 2023
Representing the WV FPs to the AAFP. Another productive year, from reaffirming the role of FPs in maternal care, to MAT access, to elder care your Academy is working for the good of your patients!! #AAFPCOD #AAFP
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Congratulations to Dr Steven Furr @sfurrmd as he moves into the AAFP President role and thank you for representing the specialty of Family Medicine #fmstrong #fmpride #aafpcod #aafpfmx
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Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Brull @mrsbrull on her election as the new AAFP President-Elect for 2023-2024. Great things are to come!! #fmstrong #fmpride #aafpcod #aafpfmx
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Dr Jen Brull, candidate for AAFP President-Elect: “Ad Astra per aspera…” Essentially everything worth wanting is worth working for. #Fmstrong #aafpcod #aafpfmx #fmpride
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There is no such thing as failure, just giving up too soon. Dr. Furr @aafp #AAFPFMX
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Steve Furr—Family physicians are called a “common good” by the National Academy of Science and Medicine. #aafpcod #aafpfmx
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Steve Furr—every dollar spent on primary care saves the system 13$. Referrals to specialists lead to up to 13% higher mortality as compared to family docs taking charge #aafpcod #aafpfmx
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Steven Furr, incoming President of the AAFP giving his address to the Congress of Delegates with comedy and poise. “It has become easy to qualify things as misinformation instead of sitting down and having a real conversation” #aafpcod #aafpfmx
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And so it begins, the 2023 AAFP Congress of Delegates. The people on the dais are our bold and bright leaders, pioneering and proud family physicians #FMSTRONG #FMPROUD #FamilyDocsRule #AAFPCOD #AAFPFMX
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Family docs representing our specialty, our communities, our patients, and the health of our world #FMSTRONG #AAFPFMX
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Philip Galapon MD retweeted
sarah catherine@SCNosalMD3 Oct 2023
“…credentialing needs to change,” Nosal said. “The questions that are asked and the way they are asked — to make having sought or received treatment for mental health a reason for exclusion — is unreasonable, harmful and dangerous to physicians & physicians in training.” – at Manhattan, NY
AAFP
@aafp2 Oct 2023
A recent survey by @PhysiciansFound found that, among physicians, there is a stigma surrounding mental health care. #AAFP board member Dr. Sarah Nosal shares the importance of reducing that stigma with @GoHealio ⬇️ bit.ly/3PYjKV6

'If you seek help, you risk your career': Physician suicide needs solutions, not silence

High rates of physician suicide are a devastating reality that require multiple solutions, according to experts. September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and Sep. 17 was National Physician...

healio.com
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Philip Galapon MD retweeted
Tochi Iroku-Malize
@tilimd28 Sep 2023
I am proud to support my friend and colleague @Vivimbmd as a candidate for WONCA president-elect. Elections are in October @WoncaWorld. Share your support! vivimbmdforwonca.wordpress.c…
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You wouldn’t get medical advice or treatment from a Texas judge….so why would you allow him to decide what medicines are safe? 🤷‍♂️ Health care decision belong b/t a patient and their doctor and politics has not place in the exam room. Full stop 🛑 #Kacsmaryk
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propublica.org/article/cigna…? Such anger with this. The system is broken and our patients need involved to take power in health back
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Bernie walking the talk!
Bernie Sanders
@BernieSanders2 Mar 2023
In 2019, I traveled by bus up to Canada with a group of diabetics to purchase insulin for a fraction of what they were paying here in the United States. Today, Eli Lily has significantly lowered its insulin price to $35 a month. Grassroots pressure works. Let's keep going.
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An article that I collaborated on seeking to change the environment for transgender individuals for the better. Trans WV residents often afraid to seek health care mountainstatespotlight.org/2…

Trans WV residents often afraid to seek health care

Transgender patients face discrimination, leading many to avoid seeing a doctor. Providers say they need more education.

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Philip Galapon MD retweeted
AAFP Advocacy
@AAFP_advocacy23 Nov 2022
Family physicians are working tirelessly to treat patients of all ages with #RSV and #flu. We echo @AmerAcadPeds and @hospitals4kids' call for the government to declare a public health emergency in response to the overwhelming surge of cases.
American Academy of Pediatrics@AmerAcadPeds15 Nov 2022
We joined @hospitals4kids in urging @WhiteHouse and @HHSGov to declare a national emergency in response to the surge of pediatric cases of RSV and flu and the significant capacity issues affecting pediatric hospitals. Learn more: ow.ly/XsR450LEUFe

Pediatric Health Care Organizations Call for National Response on RSV and Flu Surge

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Philip Galapon MD retweeted
SFurrMD@sfurrmd31 Oct 2022
Immunizations are among the best public health tools to keep you safe and healthy. @aafp provides resources to help address vaccine hesitancy.
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@aafp25 Oct 2022
Most US adults agree the #flu vaccine is good prevention, but half of adults don’t plan to get vaccinated. A conversation with their #FamilyPhysician might just be the thing that changes their mind. bit.ly/3VepOcu
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Get your kids vaccinated please 😃
Jeff Gilchrist@jeffgilchrist20 Oct 2022
COVID-19: Students infect more people than adults and thousands miss class Contact tracing found students represented 42.6% of infected individuals causing onward transmission compared to 25% of non-students on average ( onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… ). H/T: @rdmorris 🧵1/
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