Deprescribing Is an Essential Part of Good Prescribing - Editorials - American Family ...
Jan 1, 2019 - There are four important medication issues to discuss with patients as they get older. Find out more and learn the five steps to individualize deprescribing practices for each patient.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0101/p7.html
Preconception Care Is Primary Care: A Call to Action - Editorials - American Family ...
Oct 15, 2017 - Alarmingly, the United States is the only developed country with a rising maternal mortality rate; women are more likely to die in or around childbirth now than 20 years ago. Regardless of community, profession, or political affiliation, this should create a sense of urgency for action ...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1015/p492.html
How Family Physicians Can Combat the Opioid Epidemic - Editorials - American Family ...
Sep 15, 2017 - Family physicians must commit to responsible prescribing of opioid medications. The decision to initiate opioid therapy should be a careful and deliberate one, especially in patients who are at risk of addiction.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0915/p357.html
The CDC’s STEADI Initiative: Promoting Older Adult Health and Independence Through Fall...
Aug 15, 2017 - ...falls.8 Launched in 2012, STEADI offers a coordinated approach to implementing the American and British Geriatrics Societies' clinical practice guideline for fall prevention.9 STEADI includes three core elements: screen patients to identify their fall risk, assess patients'...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0815/p220.html
Increased Alignment in Preventive Services Recommendations for Children - Editorials - ...
Aug 15, 2016 - Increased alignment between preventive services recommendations from the two major physician specialty groups who care for children.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0815/p272.html
Introducing a One-Page Adult Preventive Health Care Schedule: USPSTF Recommendations at...
May 1, 2016 - The Adult Preventive Health Care Schedule provides a concise and informative visual representation of USPSTF recommendations.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0501/p738.html
Eating Less Meat: A Healthy and Environmentally Responsible Dietary Choice - Editorials...
Mar 15, 2016 - What should physicians tell their patients about eating meat?
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0315/p451.html
What to Do at Well-Child Visits: The AAFP’s Perspective - Editorials - American Family ...
Mar 15, 2015 - Well-child visits provide the best opportunities to deliver evidence-based preventive services. Family physicians have limited time at these visits and therefore should prioritize preventive services that have strong evidence of net benefit.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0315/p362.html
Management of Influenza in the 2014-2015 Season: Recommendations and Limitations - ...
Oct 15, 2014 - This editorial summarizes the extent of benefits expected from immunization, testing, and antiviral treatment of influenza for the 2014–2015 season.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/1015/p535.html
What's New in Childhood Vaccines - Editorials - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2014 - Recommending and providing childhood vaccines is a vital part of a family physician's role in delivering health care to our youth. This editorial reviews several changes in childhood vaccines in the past two years.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0201/p153.html
Let Quitlines Assist You in Helping More Smokers Quit - Editorials - American Family ...
Jul 15, 2011 - Despite significant advances in pharmacotherapy and counseling techniques, tobacco use remains the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 443,000 premature deaths annually. Family physicians are in an ideal position to influence cessation rates because more than 70 ...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0715/p162.html
Counseling Parents About Vaccine Safety - Editorials - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 2008 - ...parents have about their child's development. Information on identifying children with autism spectrum disorders can be found in the Practice Guideline in this issue of American Family Physician.8 Read the full article. Get immediate access, anytime, anywhere. Choose a single...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1201/p1248.html
New Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of SIDS: What Should We Advise Parents? - ...
Dec 1, 2006 - ...Next: Improving Practice Guidelines in AFP View the full table of contents >> Home / Journals / afp / Vol. 74/No. 11(December 1, 2006) / Editorials: New Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of SIDS: What Should We Advise Parents?...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/1201/p1839.html
Preventing Unintended Pregnancy: Implications for Physicians - Editorials - American ...
Jun 15, 2004 - ...Previous: Otitis Media with Effusion Clinical Practice Guideline Next: Diary from a Week in Practice View the full table of contents >> Home / Journals / afp / Vol. 69/No. 12(June 15, 2004) / Editorials: Preventing Unintended Pregnancy: Implications for Physicians...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0615/p2779.html
Evidence-Based Preventive Care: A Timely Matter - Editorials - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2000 - ...free of charge at http://www.guideline.gov. This site provides rapid, easy access to key recommendations of more than 700 clinical practice guidelines, with more being added every week. For the family physician, it offers the opportunity to review and evaluate comprehensive sources...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0401/p1984.html
Adolescent Guidelines: Should We Use Them? - Editorials - American Family Physician
May 1, 1998 - ...physicians need to make decisions about how much of our time and other resources we want to invest in following GAPS or any other practice guideline based on the needs of our patients. Where did GAPS come from and what quality of evidence supports the recommendations? The American...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0501/p2060.html
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