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It's not too early to clear your calendar for the 2004 AAFP Scientific Assembly Oct. 13 -- 17 in Orlando, Fla. You won't want to miss this event. It will be held in conjunction with the 17th World Conference of Family Doctors, sponsored by the World Organization of Family Doctors, or Wonca. The Academy's Web site for this two-in-one event is up and running. Go to http://www.aafp.org/x24594.xml to catch the excitement. Stay tuned -- online registration begins in February.

Proven value: Three timely AAFP Family Health Facts patient education brochures are available for you to distribute to your patients. Brochures are written at a seventh grade reading level and take a family medicine perspective. Check out “Diabetes: Taking charge of your diabetes” (#1530), “Diabetes & your body: How to take care of your eyes and feet” (#1553) and, just in time for the holidays, “Depression: You don't have to feel this way” (#1547). Brochures are packaged by title and cost $12.50 for a bundle of 50. Order more than 250 brochures and receive a discount.

Proven value: Take advantage of online CME with the latest in a series of evidence-based CME enduring materials called CME Bulletins. Go to http://www.aafp.org/cmebulletin.xml to find “Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Diagnosis and Medical Management.” Read the article, complete the quiz and then click on “Submit for Credit” to report your CME. Five previously released CME Bulletins are also available at the site.

Proven value: Look for a new topic in the AAFP video CME library -- now in DVD format. The video/monograph CME program, “Pathways to Controlling Hepatitis A & B: Prevention, Vaccination and Treatment,” provides an update on the prevention of hepatitis A virus and hepatitis B virus infection. Active members will receive a free copy in the mail soon. To order additional copies of this program (#1890,  $17.95) or the entire AAFP Video CME series, visit http://www.aafp.org/shop/2800. Online video programs can be viewed at no charge at http://www.aafp.org/videocme.xml. CME credit is available for a fee.

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