About Our Call For Presentations

Thank you for your interest in presenting at the CAFP Foundation Annual Summit and CAFP Virtual CME! Please read our presentation policy before submitting a proposal.

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Physicians and Healthcare Professionals are invited to submit proposals for future Colorado Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) conferences for CME sessions at the 2027 CAFP Foundation Annual Summit, and Virtual CME Series, which occur on Wednesdays of the month. These educational events are attended by practicing family physicians, advanced practice clinicians, residents, and medical students and serve to continue their medical education.

To submit a presentation proposal for a future CAFP Annual Summit and CAFP Virtual CME date, please complete the form below. Proposals received by November 6, 2026, will be considered for the 2026 & 2027 CAFP Virtual CME held on Wednesdays and the 2027 Annual Summit to be held in April in Colorado Springs. The individual submitting the proposal will be contacted in mid-January regarding the status of their proposal. All submissions will go through a peer-reviewed process overseen by the CAFP Education Committee. Submissions may be considered for either conference unless so noted.

CAFP offers educational events that provide high-quality education developed by family physicians for family physicians. In these efforts, CAFP works to reflect and raise the diverse voices that make up family medicine and the communities in which we serve. The following principles reflect our commitment to these efforts and should be seen as an educational opportunity for all speakers and attendees to work together to make our learning more inclusive and equitable to promote the health of all Coloradans. We ask all of our presenters to:

  • Avoid heteronormativity The assumption that all individuals are heterosexual (and that anything else is abnormal)
  • Use patient/person/community/culture-centered language
  • Avoid using race as a proxy for biology or genetics; instead, use the experience of racism when describing risk factors for disease
  • Highlight the impact(s) of systems/structures when possible
  • We highly encourage you to use your personal pronouns on your introduction slide  

While submissions in any topic area are welcome, we encourage submissions in these topic areas that are of particular interest to CAFP members:

  1.  Women’s Health
  2. AI in Medicine
  3. ABFM Updates
  4. Sports Medicine
  5. Cardiovascular Care
  6. Nutrition
  7. Dermatology
  8. Dementia Care
  9. Mental Health
  10. Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
  11. COVID-19
  12. ADD/ADHD
  13. Procedural Workshops
  14. Reproductive Health
  15. Antivaccine Patients
  16. Heart Failure
  17. Endocrine System
  18. Opioids / Opioid Alternatives
  19. Polypharmacy
  20. Gastrointestinal Health

Speaker Benefits:

Honorarium: Instead of an honorarium, CAFP will provide one complimentary conference registration for the day you present.

Sleeping Room Accommodations: CAFP will not provide sleeping room accommodations unless negotiated and approved by the Director of Education, Events, & Meetings prior to the event.

Mileage: CAFP will reimburse mileage over 60 miles.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and seeing you at the CAFP conferences.

Erin Watwood  |  Director of Education, Events, and Meetings
CAFP | 303 E. 17th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203
T. 306-696-6655 ext. 3 | [email protected]



Proposed Speaker Contact Information

Conflict of Interest Form


Proposal Information

  • 45-minute presentation + 15 Q&A. In-depth exploration of a single topic with audience discussion.

  • 45-minute presentation + 15 Q&A. In-depth exploration of a single topic with audience discussion.

  • 20-minute presentation + 10-minute Q&A. Concise presentation focused on one key topic or clinical update

  • A 45-50 minute moderated discussion featuring 3-5 panelists with diverse expertise or perspectives on a timely topic relevant to family medicine. Panel presentations should emphasize conversation, practical insights, and audience engagement rather than sequential lectures. Time should include audience Q&A.

  • Three 20-minute presentations on related topics. Three high-yield, focused presentations on related topics, providing practical takeaways in a fast-paced format.
    Example:
    1. Dementia Workup
    2. Treatment Options for Dementia
    3. Advance Care Planning & Advance Directives

  • 60 - 90 minutes. Hands-on instruction in procedures commonly performed in family medicine. At least 50% of the session must be devoted to participant skill practice.
    Examples:
    IUD Insertion, Splinting & Casting, Nexplanon Training

  • Research or quality improvement project presented in a poster format during the designated poster session.


Educational Plan

Target Audience

Identify your primary and secondary audiences for the education.




Core Competencies

Which of the following core competencies will this activity help learners improve? (Select all that apply.)(Required)


  • Ability to provide care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective treatment for health problems and to promote health.

  • Knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical and cognate sciences and their application in patient care.

  • Ability to investigate and evaluate their patient care practices, appraise and assimilate scientific evidence and improve their practice of medicine.

  • Information exchange and teaming with patients, their families and professional associates (e.g. fostering a therapeutic relationship that is ethically sound, uses effective listening skills with non-verbal and verbal communication; working as both a team member and at times as a leader.

  • Commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity to diverse patient populations.

  • Awareness of responsibility to larger context and systems of healthcare. Be able to call on system resources to provide optimal care (e.g. coordinating care across sites or serving as the primary case manager when care involves multiple specialties, professions or sites.)


Learner Engagement


Expected Outcomes

CAFP will administer a pre/post test for the CAFP Foundation Annual Summit.


Gap Analysis/Needs Assessment

Gaps: The difference between current practice and better or best practice. Answers the question, “What is the problem?” Needs: The knowledge, competence, and/or performance deficits that must be addressed to close the gap. Answers the question, “Why is there a problem?”


Learning Objectives


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