These Four Telehealth Changes Should Stay, Even After the Pandemic -- FPM
Jun 1, 2021 - The national COVID-19 crisis has proven that telehealth can transform access to care, but only if we unshackle it from outdated and unnecessary regulations.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0500/p9.html
Now More Than Ever, Mental Health Care Needs Family Medicine -- FPM
Jun 1, 2021 - With the stress of the pandemic exacerbating patients’ health issues, primary care physicians have an unparalleled opportunity to address both their physical and their mental health needs.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0500/oa1.html
Using DaTscan to Diagnose Parkinson Disease - Letters to the Editor - American Family ...
Jun 1, 2021 - ...6. Fox SH, Katzenschlager R, Lim SY, et al.; Movement Disorder Society Evidence-Based Medicine Committee. International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society evidence-based medicine review: update on treatments for the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease [published correction...
American Family Physician : Letter
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0601/p647.html
Six Tips to Effectively Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Areas -- FPM
Jun 1, 2021 - Overcome barriers to care by using telehealth, supporting home-based treatment, and partnering with local and state services.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0500/p23.html
Flash Continuous Glucose Monitoring (FreeStyle Libre 14-Day System) for Self-Management...
Jun 1, 2021 - The use of FreeStyle Libre increases time in euglycemic range and decreases hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic time and events in adults with type 1 diabetes.
American Family Physician : Diagnostic Tests: What Physicians Need to Know
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0601/p688.html
Integrating Behavioral Health Into Primary Care -- FPM
Jun 1, 2021 - Integrating behavioral health improves patient outcomes and makes medical practice more satisfying. Here’s one way to do it.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0500/p3.html
Demystifying Documentation and Billing for Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment -- FPM
Jun 1, 2021 - Osteopathic manipulative treatment is indicated for several common ailments, but documenting and coding it can be daunting for beginners. Here’s how it’s done.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0500/p18.html
Pessaries for Managing Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Women - Cochrane for Clinicians - ...
Jun 1, 2021 - Pessaries combined with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) probably improve pelvic organ prolapse symptoms in women and prolapse-specific quality of life compared with PFMT alone.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0601/p660.html
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Adds Little Benefit, Especially in Adults - POEMs - ...
Jun 1, 2021 - In patients who have diabetes mellitus who are treated with intensive insulin regimens, continuous glucose monitoring modestly decreases A1C in short-term, unmasked studies.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0601/p697.html
Latest FPM Supplement Examines Innovative Care Delivery
The latest installment in the FPM journal’s supplement series on value-based payment, 'Innovative Care Delivery: Behavioral Health Integration and Home-based Primary Care,' highlights these two alternative care solutions.
AAFP News : Practice and Career
https://www.aafp.org/news/practice-professional-issues/20210527innovcaredeliv.html
As COVID-19 Vaccinations Slow, FPs Begin Delivering More Doses
With more than half of Americans still unvaccinated against COVID-19, states are turning to family physicians to deliver more doses, answering a months-long advocacy push by the Academy.
AAFP News : Advocacy and Government
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20210521statevacc.html
Webinar Reviews Monoclonal Antibodies to Treat COVID-19
On May 27, the AAFP and the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response will present a webinar on the use of monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19.
AAFP News : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20210520covidmab.html
Task Force Recommends Screening Adults for Hypertension
A new final recommendation statement from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening adults for high blood pressure in the clinic and confirming with measurement outside the clinic.
AAFP News : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20210520uspstfhypertension.html
Passion for Public Health, Epidemiology Led to CDC Fellowship
Thomas Golden, M.D., M.P.H., found an intersection of his interests in public health and epidemiology as a fellow in the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service.
AAFP News : Family Doc Focus
https://www.aafp.org/news/family-doc-focus/20210517fdf-golden.html
Leadership Conference Town Hall Covers Gamut of Key Issues
Discussion at the 2021 Annual Leadership Conference Town Hall touched on issues of importance to family physicians, including increasing payment, telemedicine, workforce and COVID-19.
AAFP News : Inside the Academy
https://www.aafp.org/news/inside-aafp/20210517townhall.html
Post-ICU Care in the Outpatient Setting - American Family Physician
May 15, 2021 - More than 5 million patients in the United States are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) annually, and an increasing percentage of patients treated in the ICU survive to hospital discharge. Because these patients require follow-up in the outpatient setting, family physicians should...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0515/p590.html
Stroke and TIA - American Family Physician
May 15, 2021 - This collection features AFP content on stroke and related issues, including acute ischemic stroke, statins, and transient ischemic attacks. This collection features AFP content on stroke and related issues, including acute ischemic stroke, statins, and transient ischemic attacks.
- Screening and Diagnosis
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Complications and Special Situations
- Editorials and Letters
- Patient Education, Self-Care
- Other AFP Content
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=24
Key Potentially Inappropriate Drugs in Pediatrics: The KIDs List - Practice Guidelines ...
May 15, 2021 - The Pediatric Pharmacy Association produced a list of key potentially inappropriate drugs in pediatrics, or the KIDs List, to guide physicians who treat children.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0515/p633.html
Benefits of Avoiding Unnecessary Medical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Editorials...
May 15, 2021 - How can avoiding unnecessary medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic benefit patients?
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0515/p584.html
Platelet-Rich Plasma Effective for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis - Letters to the ...
May 15, 2021 - ...Editor's Note: Dr. Ebell is deputy editor for evidence-based medicine for AFP. Mark H. Ebell, MD, MS Athens, Ga. Email: ebell@uga.edu Roland Grad, MDCM, MSc, FCFP Montreal, Quebec Author disclosure: No relevant financial affiliations. References 1. Hróbjartsson A, Gøtzsche PC....
American Family Physician : Letter
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0515/p580.html
Colchicine Reduces MI and Revascularization in Patients with Established Coronary ...
May 15, 2021 - Colchicine, 0.5 mg daily, significantly reduces the risk of myocardial infarction and ischemia-driven revascularization.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0515/p631a.html
COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs
The AAFP offers the latest COVID-19 vaccine information, from how they work to the differences between the vaccines, to help family physicians answer the most common patient questions.
Family Physician : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/current-hot-topics/recent-outbreaks/covid-19/covid-19-vaccine/covid-19-vaccine-faqs.html
COVID-19 Vaccines: New Tools Help You Educate Patients
Family physicians can use several new resources from the AAFP to educate patients about COVID-19 vaccines, combat misinformation and increase vaccination levels. AAFP President Ada Stewart, M.D., writes in the new A Word From the President blog how these tools may help end the pandemic.
AAFP News : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/wordfrompresident/entry/20210513wfp-covidvaccine.html
2021 NCCL Tackles Telehealth, Coercive Employment Practices
Family physicians from around the country weighed in on a wide range of issues important to family medicine during the 2021 National Conference of Constituency Leaders, including measures that addressed telehealth, restrictive employment practices and the role of family physicians in ...
AAFP News : Inside the Academy
https://www.aafp.org/news/inside-aafp/20210512nccl-practenhance.html
Moving in the Right Direction on Menthol
A proposed federal ban on menthol and other cigarette flavors is a big win for AAFP advocacy — and essential to achieving health equity.
AAFP News : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20210512itt-menthol.html