http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp.html en-us Copyright 2008 American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080508jones-disp.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080508jones-disp.html 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. jarvantes@aafp.org Thu, 08 May 2008 11:05:00 CDT Inside AAFP http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080508elders-ncsc.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080508elders-ncsc.html 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." sporter@aafp.org Thu, 08 May 2008 14:00:00 CDT Inside AAFP http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080509equalpay.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080509equalpay.html 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. cborgmey@aafp.org Fri, 09 May 2008 13:00:00 CDT Inside AAFP http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080506ncscleaders.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080506ncscleaders.html 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. ann@aafp.org Tue, 06 May 2008 15:55:00 CDT Inside AAFP http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080506people-may.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080506people-may.html A number of AAFP members have received honors and awards and other career development opportunities in the past several months. ann@aafp.org Tue, 06 May 2008 16:00:00 CDT Inside AAFP http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080502aafpcandsslate.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080502aafpcandsslate.html 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. ann@aafp.org Fri, 02 May 2008 14:30:00 CDT Inside AAFP http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080320mccain-aut.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080320mccain-aut.html 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. ann@aafp.org Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:05:00 CDT Inside AAFP http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080312ahrqvideo.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080312ahrqvideo.html 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. ann@aafp.org Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:30:00 CDT Inside AAFP http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080308newbrandweb.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080308newbrandweb.html The appearance of the Academy's Web site has been transformed to reflect the AAFP's "bold champion" brand that launched last October. The redesigned Web site has a cleaner, more contemporary look that uses the new AAFP seal and colors related to the new brand identity, says Leigh McKinney, director of AAFP's Online and Custom Publishing Division. ann@aafp.org Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:00:00 CST Inside AAFP http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080227tajikfire.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080227tajikfire.html Last fall, as part of the 2007 Physicians With Heart airlift, 22 U.S. family physicians helped deliver medical aid and supplies to Tajikistan. That aid included providing medical textbooks and CME materials to the Tajik State Medical University in Dushanbe, the nation's capital. Only weeks later, on Dec. 26, the entire medical university burned down. ann@aafp.org Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:50:00 CST Inside AAFP http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080213phaward.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080213phaward.html Does one of your colleagues deserve recognition of his or her efforts to improve the health of the American public? Or perhaps you know of a nonphysician leader in your community who has championed public health issues. Whatever the case, here's your chance to nominate that person for one of the Academy's highest honors. ann@aafp.org Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:50:00 CST Inside AAFP http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080207stopcut.html http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/inside-aafp/20080207stopcut.html The AAFP has launched a broad-based campaign to mobilize physicians and their patients to stop a 10.6 percent cut in the Medicare physician payment rate. Unless Congress acts to forestall it, that cut is scheduled to take effect on July 1. jarvantes@aafp.org Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:10:00 CST Inside AAFP