Headlines

• New president-elect is -- first and foremost -- a family physician

• Delegates call for further investigation of ABFP maintenance of certification process

• What's in a name? Quite a bit, delegates decide

• 'Lobby like crazy'
  Get patients involved in advocacy efforts, says keynoter

• It's time to 'walk the talk' and lead healthier lives, says Fleming

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• WEB EXTRA! New president takes helm at critical time for specialty

• Academy delegates choose new leaders, ABFP finalists

Other Stories

• Support FDA approval of OTC emergency contraception, delegates say

• Congress of Delegates takes up representation matters

• AAFP Congress acts on issues ranging from children's health to CME credit

• WEB EXTRA! Members rise to the occasion at town hall meeting on Future of Family Medicine

• Blending culture and medicine
  2004 Family Physician of the Year serves American Indians

• WEB EXTRA! AAFP bestows honors and recognizes achievements

• WEB EXTRA! Research papers, posters garner awards

• FPs must take up arms in battle against obesity epidemic

• Academy's chronic care model improves kids' asthma management

• ADHD can span a lifetime

• Meeting takes new tack on patient safety

• Photo collage spotlights Assembly in New Orleans

• New practice models offer FPs career alternatives

• Improving your practice: It's all about culture

• Academy EHR plans gain momentum

• Sex, after 60 -- not mutually exclusive

• Chest pain a high-stakes diagnostic challenge

• West Nile takes center stage in Assembly session on infectious disease

• Take advantage of online CME for Assembly lectures

• Diagnosis, management of hepatitis C infection challenge FPs' skills

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• Diabetes care
  Separate the disease from the person, says speaker

• WEB EXTRA! Musculoskeletal problems easily managed by FPs

AAFP News and Resources

• Coming soon: 2004 ACF materials on care for America's aging

• WEB EXTRA! Seek research grants, submit workshop proposals

• Assembly attendance exceeds 12,500; gear up for next year in Orlando!

• WEB EXTRA! Many thanks to 2003 Physicians With Heart supporters

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