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| A free patient education resource targeting older drivers is available for your patients. Decisions About Driving: A Toolkit for Older Drivers and Their Families has five handouts that include tips on how to survive after turning in the car keys and checklists to help families assess their loved ones' driving skills. The kit was developed through a cooperative agreement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Kits come in packets of 10. Order through the order department (#978) or online at http://www.aafp.org/shop/978. |
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| Here's a chance to improve patient care with the latest in a series of self-assessment modules: The Family Physicians -- Improving Quality module "Stroke Prevention for the Primary Care Clinician." Objectives for the FP-IQ module include improving physicians' ability to identify patients at risk for stroke and learning how to encourage patients to modify their behavior and reduce their risk. This module is a cooperative venture with the American Academy of Neurology. AAFP Prescribed credit is available. For information on ordering the module ($75), e-mail fpiq@aafp.org or call (800) 274-2237, Ext. 3747. |
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| Proven value: Help your patients learn about health topics important to them. Make AAFP patient education brochures available in your office. The handouts are written at a seventh-grade reading level and have been reviewed by physicians, patients and the AAFP Foundation Health Education Program. Each package costs $12.50 and contains 50 copies of a single title. Dozens of topics are available through easy online ordering. Give these brochures a try: "Cholesterol" at http://www.aafp.org/shop/1503, "Osteoporosis in Women" at http://www.aafp.org/shop/1510, "Arthritis" at http://www.aafp.org/shop/1511 and "High Blood Pressure" at http://www.aafp.org/shop/1541. |
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