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Former AAFP President Warren A. Jones, M.D., tells attendees at the 2008 National Conference of Special Constituencies that health care disparities can be attributed not just to racial and ethnic factors, but also to socioeconomic and geographic conditions.
2008 NCSC News
AAFP Past President Calls for End to Health Care Disparities
(05/08/2008)
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The nation's health care system continues to perpetuate health care disparities by providing different levels of care for minority and nonminority patients, thus creating a two-tiered health care system that makes it difficult for minorities to access a high level of care. That's according to former AAFP President Warren A. Jones, M.D., of Ridgeland, Miss., who delivered the keynote address during the 2008 National Conference of Special Constituencies May 1 in Kansas City, Mo.
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Physicians Must Lead Way to Health Care Reform
Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders Speaks at NCSC
(05/08/2008)
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When it comes to the U.S. health care system, "we have multiple organ failure," said former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, M.D., during a recent meeting in Kansas City, Mo. And in terms of how physicians have responded to America's growing health care crisis, Elders added, "we have not been great leaders."
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NCSC Delegates Press for Stronger Advocacy on Payment
Vaccine Administration, Mental Health Services Demand Adequate, Equitable Pay
(05/09/2008)
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Delegates to the 2008 National Conference of Special Constituencies, or NCSC, urged the Academy to step up its advocacy efforts with government agencies, third-party payers and other private-sector stakeholders to ensure family physicians get their fair share of the reimbursement pie. That message came through adoption of resolutions on a range of payment issues.
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Delegates to 2008 NCSC Choose New Leaders, Tackle Representation Issue
(05/06/2008)
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AAFP constituent chapter representatives who attended the Academy's National Conference of Special Constituencies, or NCSC, May 1-3 in Kansas City, Mo., elected colleagues to fill various leadership positions.
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People in the News -- May
(05/06/2008)
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A number of AAFP members have received honors and awards and other career development opportunities in the past several months.
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Numerous Candidates Vie for AAFP Leadership Positions
Review Stances, Pose Questions via Candidates' Web Page
(05/02/2008)
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Fourteen candidates are seeking election or re-election to Academy offices and the AAFP Board of Directors. The AAFP Congress of Delegates will elect officers and new directors Sept. 17 in San Diego.
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Presidential Hopeful's Autism Comment Provokes AAFP Riposte
Scientific Data Show No Link to Vaccine Administration
(03/20/2008)
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The AAFP responded quickly when U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., linked autism to vaccines in statements he made during a town hall meeting in Texas on Feb. 29.
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AAFP Board Chair Coaches Patients
AHRQ Video Gives Tips to Improve Patient-Physician Communication
(03/12/2008)
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Practical strategies for patient-doctor communication are highlighted in a new Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ, consumer video that features AAFP Board Chair Rick Kellerman, M.D., of Wichita, Kan.
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