2019 Recommendations of the AMA Opioid Task Force
...companies must have addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry and psychiatric physicians not only in the network but accepting new patients as well as mental health and substance use disorder parity coverage that is on par with medical and surgical benefits. Anything less is...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/pain_management/hops19-ama-opioid-recs.pdf
2020-2021 Tar Wars Program Guide
...Who Uses Hookahs? In the United States, 18- to 24-year-olds use a hookah most often, but there is an increase in the number of high school and middle school students using hookahs.28 • In a 2010 survey, 17% of 12th graders indicated they used a hookah in the past year.28 •...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/tobacco/tar_wars/2020-21-Tar-Wars-Program-Guide.pdf
A Guide to Tobacco Cessation Group Visits
...Why offer group visits? Group visits were identified in the Future of Family Medicine Project as one of 10 features that have a direct financial effect on practices. It was estimated that group visits have the potential to generate $15,411 per physician per year.2 Well-organized...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/tobacco/group-visit-guide.pdf
A Guidebook to the Health Equity Curricular Toolkit
...University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 1 CONTRIBUTORS...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/everyone_project/health-equity-toolkit/hops19-he-guidebook.pdf
Addressing Alcohol Use Practice Manual
...FASDFAMILY andCOMMUNITY MEDICINE Ensure every patient who uses alcohol is identified, screened for risky drinking, and offered appropriate brief intervention, referral, or treatment. Funding provided by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/alcohol/alcohol-manual.pdf
Adolescent Immunization Office Champions Project
...• Objective 1: Recruit 20 family medicine practices and identify a physician and office champion o Twenty practices were recruited and physician and office champions identified o The AAFP METRIC Adolescent Immunization module was completed o Action Plan and evidence-based...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/immunizations/office-champions-final-report-adolescent.pdf
Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Issue Brief
The Adult ADHD (AADHD) pilot project explored clinician perceptions, attitudes and readiness to screen, diagnose and treat adult patients with AADHD. The central aim of the project was to test the feasibility and acceptability to both patients and providers of usi ng a tablet device ...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/nrn/adult-adhd-issue-brief.pdf
Americans in Motion - Healthy Interventions: A Guide to Group Visits for Chronic ...
Research indicates group visits can also provide an improved quality of care and a higher level of patient and physician satisfaction. They empower patients and also the physician and staff. Group visits allow for more time for education and relationship building. Group visits have ...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/fitness/GroupVisitAIM.pdf
Application for the AAFP Alcohol SBI Office Champions Project
...Direct phone number: _____________________________________ Direct email: _______________________________________ Practice Type: Solo Two physician Family medicine group Multispecialty group Practice name: _________________________________...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/alcohol/hops19-alcohol-sbi-grant-app.pdf
Clinical Practice Guideline: Planning for Labor and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
Cesarean deliveries are a common surgical procedure in the United States, accounting for one in three U.S. births. The primary purpose of this guideline is to provide clinicians with evidence to guide planning for labor and vaginal birth after cesarean (LAC/VBAC).
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/clinical_recommendations/AAFP%20PVBAC%20guideline.pdf
Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) adn the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement
This document provides an overview of select medical issues that are important to team physicians who are responsible for athletes with concussion. It is not intended as a standard of care, and should not be interpreted as such. This document is only a guide, and as such, is of a ...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/fitness/ACSMconcussion.pdf
cpm-toolkit.pdf
...resulting in a major public health concern. Numerous groups including medical societies, the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine), and the U.S. Congress have placed an emphasis on improving chronic pain care, increasing research into pain and pain...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/pain_management/cpm-toolkit.pdf
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media
...California Evidence- Based Practice Center; MEE, middle-ear effusion; OME, otitis media with effusion; CAM, complementary and alternative medicine. Page 1 INTRODUCTION Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common infection for which antibacterial agents are prescribed for...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/clinical_recommendations/final_aom.pdf
Ebola Frequently Asked Questions: Answers for Family Medicine Practices
Ebola Virus, FAQ
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/Ebola/Ebola%20FAQ.pdf
Female Athlete Issues for the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement
This document provides an overview of select musculoskeletal and medical issues that are important to team physicians who are responsible for the medical care of female athletes. It is not intended as a standard of care and should not be interpreted as such. This document is only a ...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/fitness/ACSMfemaleathlete.pdf
Immigrant Populations in a Nation of Changing Policy
...25%.1 While the U.S. economy relies on undocumented immigrants (who comprise 3.5% of the U.S. population1) for filling the labor needs in a number of occupations, these individuals remain excluded from many public benefits, rights, and resources that could promote their health and...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/everyone_project/health-equity-toolkit/hops19-vuln-pop-immigrant.pdf
Mass Participation Event Management for the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement
...and par- ticipant care at these sporting events. Medical management provides safety advice and care at the event that accounts for large numbers of participants, anticipated injury and illness, variable environment, repeated games or matches, and mixed age groups of varying athletic...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/fitness/ACSMeventmanagement.pdf
Naloxone Saves Lives
... In the first 8-weeks of 2017, the number of naloxone prescriptions written by physicians increased 340 percent compared to the same 8- week period in 2016. The number of physicians prescribing naloxone has also increased 475 percent over the same time period.2 When states...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/pain_management/co-branded-naloxone.pdf
Office Champions FQHC Project - Final Report
...in implementing systems changes and encourage a tobacco-free culture in their clinics. The goals of the project were to: 1) Increase the number of patients asked about their tobacco status; 2) Offer those who use tobacco assistance in quitting; and 3) Meet or exceed the results of...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/tobacco/office-champions-tobacco-final-report.pdf
Pain Management and Opioid Abuse: A Public Health Concern
Chronic nonmalignant pain is a health care condition that affects a significant number of Americans and is associated with significant morbidity. In addition to the physical discomfort, chronic pain causes significant work absenteeism, family disruption, and impairment of normal ...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/pain_management/opioid-abuse-position-paper.pdf
Patient Navigators Connecting Patients to Community Resources to Improve Diabetes Outcomes
...Diabetes Association (ADA) has proposed a reasonable target of �7% for glycohe- moglobin (HbA1c) for many adults; however, sig- nificant numbers of patients do not reach treatment This article was externally peer reviewed. Submitted 5 February 2015; revised 23 September 2015;...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/everyone_project/loskutova_citiesforlife_jabfm_2016.pdf
Pharmacologic Management of Newly Detected Atrial Fibrillation
...Care Plan, Phoenix, AZ; 3Pender-Mercy Medical Center, Pender, NE; 4Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; 5Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; 6Consumers United for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Baltimore,...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/clinical_recommendations/a-fib-guideline.pdf
Psychological Issues Related to Injury in Athletes and the Team Physician: A Consensus ...
Team physicians must address the physical and psychological issues related to athletic activity. This athletic activity may result in physical injuries, and these injuries produce a variety of psychological reactions. Additionally, psychological factors, especially stress, are an ...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/fitness/ACSMissuesrelatedtoinjury.pdf
Quit Smoking Guide
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/tobacco/stop-smoking-guide.pdf
Selected Issues in Injury and Illness Prevention and the Team Physician: A Consensus ...
This document provides an overview of selected medical issues that are important to team physicians who are responsible for the care and treatment of athletes. It is not intended as a standard of care, and should not be interpreted as such.
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/fitness/ACSMinjuryandillness.pdf
Sideline Preparedness for the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement
The objective of the Sideline Preparedness Statement is to provide physi- cians who are responsible for making decisions regarding the medical care of athletes with guidelines for identifying and planning for medical care and services at the site of practice or competition. It is not ...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/fitness/ACSMsidelinepreparedness.pdf
Tar Wars Program Guide
...Who Uses Hookahs? In the United States, 18- to 24-year-olds use a hookah most often, but there is an increase in the number of high school and middle school students using hookahs.24 • In a 2010 survey, 17% of 12th graders indicated they used a hookah in the past year.24 •...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/tobacco/tar_wars/program-guide.pdf
Target Disease
...Summary of Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services July 2017 These policy recommendations describe AAFP policy for a number of clinical preventive services for general and specific populations. These recommendations are provided only as assistance for physicians making...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/clinical_recommendations/cps-recommendations.pdf
The Team Physician and Conditioning of Athletes for Sports: A Consensus Statement
The objective of this Consensus Statement is to provide physicians who are responsible for the healthcare of teams with guidelines regarding conditioning for sports. This statement specifically addresses the role of exercise in conditioning. Nutrition and supplements are outside the ...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/fitness/ACSMconditioningofathletes.pdf
Treating Tobacco Dependence Practice Manual
...than one in four office visits is made to a family physician, so family medicine practices have 240 million opportunities each year to make a significant impact on the tobacco use behaviors of Americans.5 The U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) clinical practice guideline...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/tobacco/practice-manual.pdf
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
...National Institute on Drug Abuse; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; American Legacy Foundation; and University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention. Each member of this consortium is dedicated to improving the Nation’s public...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/clinical_recommendations/TreatingTobaccoUseandDependence-2008Update.pdf
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