Based on survey responses from our members and current conditions, the Board of Directors unanimously decided not to hold the 2021 AAFP Annual Meeting physically and to cancel the poster session. Instead, we will continue to engage our members utilizing online tools to disseminate knowledge and allow academy members a forum for intellectual professional exchanges. To this end, the AAFP will deliver a no cost monthly online continuing education program from February, 2021 until December, 2021. The details of this program will be available on the AAFP website in the next few weeks.

The annual meeting has always served as a platform to acknowledge leadership changes, elevate officers, appoint new directors, introduce new AAFP members, and announce AAFP awards. On Thursday, February 25, 2021, the Academy will hold its Annual Member’s Business Meeting online to discuss Academy activities and to elevate officers and introduce new directors. We plan to acknowledge all 2021 award recipients at the 2022 annual meeting.