July 2000 • Volume 6 • Number 7
Check out Academy's expanded Web site - http://www.aafp.org
If you've ever gotten lost in the depths of a complex Web site, you'll appreciate the Academy's diligence in making your visits to AAFP's redesigned Web site at http://www.aafp.org a positive experience.
After months of strategic planning that included extensive input from member online surveys and focus groups, the Academy launched its enhanced Web site on May 1. See features below.
1. You're busy, so the streamlined AAFP home page gets you where you want to go fast, with select groupings on the left and right edges of the page.
2. The center of the Academy home page features fresh information every day. Test your mettle with the Daily Question, and increase your knowledge with the daily Practice Pearl.
3. Click on "My Academy" in the upper right-hand corner to customize your personal portal page.
Once you've clicked on My Academy, choose up to four Academy resources you use the most, such as CME records, Academy publications or patient education. Your selections stay at your fingertips in the top right corner as you navigate the site.
The My Academy box at the top of the page remains with you as you roam. A simple click takes you back to the home page or to one of eight main sections of the AAFP site.
While you're on your personal portal page, create your own free Web site (hundreds of members have already done so). Follow directions and click to get started. Then enter your medical practice information in the easy-to-use template.
You have lots of options here. Post a photo, supply a road map, or direct patients to their congressional representatives through Speak Out, the AAFP legislative action center.
Your site can provide links to patient resources, including handouts and self-care flowcharts created for familydoctor.org and personalized with your address and phone number.
Most important, you control the content of your Web site, which you can modify and update 24 hours a day.
See story below for one member's experience with creating his own Web site.
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