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The Rhode Island Academy of Family Physicians exists to promote the health of the patients, families and communities of Rhode Island by advancing the specialty of family medicine through education and advocacy. The Rhode Island Academy of Family Physicians (RIAFP) is a 189-active, 13 Life, 50 Resident, and 400 student member of the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the largest primary care physician organization in the United States. RIAFP supports ongoing physician education, works with residents in primary care, and advocates public policies to improve the health care system. RIAFP works with the RI Medical Society and the RI Department of Health, to achieve those aims. Members staff private practices and community health centers, deliver babies, make home visits, and treat patients at every hospital in Rhode Island. Doctors work with schools, day care centers, nursing homes, and care for entire families from every community in the state.

Rhode Island Medical Society is a voluntary association of physicians, physician assistants and medical students. It supports and advocates for all Rhode Island physicians in their efforts to provide the best possible care to their patients. The Society is the vehicle by which the medical community in Rhode Island meets the evolving challenges of medical practice and quality patient care. The Society represents the interests, values and needs of the medical profession and promotes enlightened public policy in the field of health care. Offers telephone referral service to the public. Federation of State Physician Health Programs (FSPHP), ACP Position Paper: Physician Impairment and Rehabilitation, COVID-19 Resources for Healthcare Workers- National Physician Support Line: 888-409-0141 (8am to 12am next day EST; Monday to Friday) https:www.physiciansupportline.com/ The physician support line was created to provide confidential peer to peer support for MD's/DO's working on the frontlines of COVID-19. The Line is staffed by over 700 volunteer psychiatrists from across the country seven days per week. The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroe's Foundation. https://www.allinforhealthcare.org/ Informative website for healthcare workers. The ALL IN: Well Being First for Healthcare is a call to action #FirstRespondersFirst and organizations committed to taking responsibility for workforce well-being with a goal of promoting a cultural transformation toward systemic accountability. Recovery & Mental Health Resources: Online Meeting, 24/7 AA Online, Online Virtual AA Meetings & Speaker Directory, Virtual NA Meetings (Narcotics Anonymous), SA Meeting Options (Sexaholics Anonymous), https://www.sa.org/f2f/united-states-of-america/rhode-island/, IDAA Newsletter & Online Meeting Options (International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous), RI Al-Anon: https://www.riafg.org/, https://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/locations. Suicide Prevention: Physicians Foundation:Vital Signs, National Physician Suicide Awareness Day

The International Hearing Society (IHS) is a membership association that represents hearing healthcare professionals worldwide. IHS members are engaged in the practice of testing human hearing and selecting, fitting and dispensing hearing instruments and counseling patients.The Society recognizes the need for promoting and maintaining the highest possible standards for its members in the best interests of the hearing impaired it serves. As the membership organization for thousands of independent specialists, IHS conducts programs in competency accreditation, education and training and encourages specialty-level certification for its members.