​​Future Meetings in 2026:        STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION!

February 10th, 2026​

May 12th, 2026

September 8th, 2026

December 9th, 2026

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​​Future Meetings in 2025:             

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September 9th, 2025 (see below)

December 9th, 2025

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Summer Family Event:

> Date: July 19th, 2025 (10AM-1PM with check-in starting at 9:30AM)

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> Location: Tanaka Farms @ 5380 3/4 University Dr, Irvine, CA 92612

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> Event Details:​ 

• You may reserve up to 2 family members for free. Children under 3 years of age are free, but are not allowed to pick produce

• Reservations for any additional family members will be $30/person (please provide cash or check payable to CAFP-OC). 

• Parking is free in the Tanaka Farms lot. Note that pets and wagons are not allowed.

• We will gather near the parking area, at the covered table by the market/gift shop. Each registrant will be given a name badge and a lunch ticket.

• Closed-toe shoes and long pants are recommended. This is a real working farm with dirt, mud and rocks.

• There is no shade in the field. Sunglasses, sunscreen, and hats are recommended.

• Tanaka will give a free melon or watermelon plus one vegetable to guests

• We will board tractor-pulled wagons and tour around the farm where we will be able to stop and pick our own seasonal veggies/fruits in the field. Then the wagons will take us to the petting zoo area, then the hand-washing area, and then we will go to the covered area near the petting zoo where we will enjoy lunch.

• Provided lunch will include: Costco Pizza (cheese and pepperoni) along with  Jersey Mike’s sandwiches (both vegetarian and other choices), veggies, individual beverages (sodas, white and chocolate milk, water), cookies, and plates/utensils/glasses.

• Please RSVP to debra@occafp.org

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Next OC CAFP Meeting:

> Date: September 9th, 2025 (Tuesday evening 6PM-8:30PM)

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> Topic: Buprenorphine: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

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> Location: Orange County Medical Association (OCMA), 5000 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA

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> Speaker: Daniel Tyler Bouland, MD

 Chief of Addiction Medicine for Kaiser Permanente Orange County

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> Event Objectives:​ 

• Understand the pharmacology of buprenorphine

• Understand how buprenorphine helps with substance use disorders

• Understand how to properly induct someone on to buprenorphine

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There will be also a 10 minute session with our current CAFP President, Dr. Anthony "Fatch" Chong.

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We will provide a delicious catered dinner - if you bring a guest for dinner, the guest fee will be $45 (can only pay with cash or check payable to OC-CAFP), and if you are not an Orange County Chapter member, your dinner fee will be $30.

 

We will also have an end-of-evening raffle for some awesome prizes for Physicians and Medical Students attendees after speaking to our guest vendors who will give you raffle tickets!​

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Past OC CAFP Meeting:

> Date: May 13th, 2025 (Tuesday evening 6PM-8:30PM)

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> Topic: The family doctor's guide to supporting patients through perimenopause

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> Location: Orange County Medical Association (OCMA), 5000 Campus Drive, Newport Beach, CA

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> Speaker: Shannon Connolly, MD

 Associate Medical Director at Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties

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> Event Objectives:​ 

• Describe the hormonal changes that occur during perimenopause and their physiological effects

• Discuss the role of hormone testing

• Identify clinical management of common symptoms of perimenopause

• Address cultural, social, and emotional factors that may influence patient experience with perimenopause

• Demonstrate effective communication strategies for discussing perimenopause with patients

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 Events and speakers are determined by our Board of Directors.

If you have any questions or concerns, please visit our “About Us” section to contact our OC - California Academy of Family Physicians representative via phone or email.

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