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Will your practice be compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act security rule by the April 21 deadline? If you're struggling, check out an AAFP online resource that could help you. The HIPAA Security Rule Manual: A How-To Guide for Your Medical Practice was developed specifically to help small medical practices complete the compliancy task. The manual costs $50 and includes a step-by-step security risk analysis, model policies, procedures and forms. Download the 138-page security manual at http://members.aafp.org/members/cgi-bin/hipaa_security.pl in either a PDF or text format. The text format allows the user to customize the model forms. Have your member ID number ready when you order. For help with PDF files, go to http://www.aafp.org/pdf.xml.

If you'd like to increase your knowledge of internal medicine topics, consider taking this Academy CME course: Selected Internal Medicine Topics for Family Physicians. The course will be held March 7 - 11 in St. Kitts, West Indies. To access online course information, go to http://www.aafp.org/x14468.xml; click on "Register" for easy registration. This course covers a wide range of issues in internal medicine including cardiology, dermatology, gastroenterology, women's health, rheumatology, endocrinology and geriatrics. Participants will enjoy plenaries, breakout sessions and interaction with course faculty.

Two Academy CME courses, planned back-to-back at the same location, offer busy FPs a chance to earn CME and save on time and travel expenses. Consider attending Women's Health in Primary Care April 6 - 9 in Savannah, Ga. This course, designed to cover a wide spectrum of women's health concerns, includes lectures and breakout sessions. Four hands-on optional sessions -- available for an additional fee -- are new to this year's program. Register separately for "Chemical Peels for Family Physicians," "Sclerotherapy," "Botulinum Toxin Injections" and "Procedures in Women's Health." Hurry. Space is limited for these optional sessions. Go to http://www.aafp.org/x14456.xml for additional course information and to register. Stay over in Savannah and take the Colposcopy Update and Review, offered April 9 - 10. This course targets physicians with prior experience performing colposcopy. Enjoy hands-on practice sessions in topics such as loop electrosurgery and cryotherapy of the cervix, as well as how to handle office logistics for colposcopy services. Register at http://www.aafp.org/x14443.xml. Early-bird deadline is March 8 for both courses.