http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/2010cod-assembly.html en-us Copyright 2013 American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/2010cod-assembly/20100930presspeech.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/2010cod-assembly/20100930presspeech.html AAFP President Roland Goertz, M.D., of Waco, Texas, reached out to all AAFP members during his address in Denver on Wednesday when he said, "We are an incredibly diverse group of people," in terms of our political affiliations, our demographics and our opinions on the Academy's policies and actions during the past year. "Change of the magnitude we are trying to accomplish always meets resistance," said Goertz, adding that AAFP members are "bound together because we believe in family medicine, and we are family physicians." sporter@aafp.org Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:45:00 CDT News From 2010 Annual Assembly http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/2010cod-assembly/20100930codnurseprac.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/2010cod-assembly/20100930codnurseprac.html The Congress of Delegates has requested that the AAFP fund a study comparing the practices of primary care physicians and nurse practitioners. Specifically, delegates adopted a resolution Sept. 28 calling on the Academy to fund a Robert Graham Center study to evaluate the quality of existing studies that compare the two groups of health care providers, including in terms of health care outcomes and cost effectiveness. dmitchell@aafp.org Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:40:00 CDT News From 2010 Annual Assembly http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/2010cod-assembly/20100930keynotebenjamin.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/2010cod-assembly/20100930keynotebenjamin.html Family physician and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., found a sympathetic audience among her colleagues during her keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2010 AAFP Scientific Assembly Sept. 29 in Denver. Benjamin drew laughter and applause as she discussed changes in the U.S. health care system, health care disparities and childhood obesity. jarvantes@aafp.org Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:55:00 CDT News From 2010 Annual Assembly http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/2010cod-assembly/20100929newpreselect.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/2010cod-assembly/20100929newpreselect.html The AAFP Congress of Delegates today elected Glen Stream, M.D., M.B.I., of Spokane, Wash., to be the Academy's next president-elect. ann@aafp.org Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:20:00 CDT News From 2010 Annual Assembly http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/2010cod-assembly/20100927townhall.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/2010cod-assembly/20100927townhall.html Questions and answers about health care reform, the need to find a permanent solution to the current formula for calculating Medicare payments and the Academy's Consumer Alliance Program partnership with The Coca-Cola Co., or TCCC, dominated the AAFP Town Hall meeting here on Sunday. The meeting was attended by more than 400 family physicians. jarvantes@aafp.org Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:40:00 CDT News From 2010 Annual Assembly