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Being a member of the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians (LAFP) signifies your decision to identify and associate with the most knowledgeable family physicians and become a part of America's largest specialty society. As the only association that speaks solely for the family physician, your decision to join the LAFP/AAFP helps make the voice of family medicine heard. The LAFP strives to improve member benefits as well as increase them every year. We are constantly finding new partnerships to benefit you and your practice as well as increasing avenues of communication with the community. 

Member Benefit Areas Include:
CME Resources To provide high-quality, affordable care for all people, you must maintain and continuously improve your competency in family medicine. The LAFP and AAFP offers several state of the art continuing medical education programs each year.
Legislative Advocacy Representing more than 94,000 members, the LAFP/AAFP ensures the voice of family medicine is clearly heard.
Practice Management Assistance A healthy practice gives you more undivided, one on one time with your patients. The AAFP has developed programs and materials to help you streamline the management of your practice.
Patient Education As a family physician, your role in treating the whole patient includes encouraging healthy lifestyles. The AAFP offers a variety of programs and materials to help you help your patients make positive changes.
Communications You will receive a quarterly state magazine, and several national journals.
Discounts The AAFP and LAFP are constantly seeking partnerships in an effort to bring members discounts are various services.