Taking Team-Based Care to the Next Level -- FPM
Jun 1, 2022 - The need to delegate tasks to other members of the health care team has never been more urgent. Here’s how to move toward advanced team-based care.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2022/0500/p25.html
Advance Care Planning: Using the Health Care Team to Make Hard Conversations Easier -- FPM
Jun 1, 2022 - Your office staff can help normalize conversations with patients about critical care options.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2022/0500/p10.html
COVID-19 - American Family Physician
May 24, 2022 - ...Azithromycin for Treatment of COVID-19 [Medicine by the Numbers] new 03/01/2022 Antibiotics for the Treatment of COVID-19 [Cochrane for Clinicians] new 02/01/2022 Remdesivir for the Treatment of COVID-19 [Medicine by the Numbers] 09/01/2021 Remdesivir (Veklury) for the...
- General
- Screening and Diagnosis
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Complications and Special Situations
- Other AFP Content
- Other Resources from AAFP
- Other Resources
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=117
Mistreatment of Learners in Medical Education
AAFP Position Paper on Mistreatment of Learners in Medical Education
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations : Policies
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/mistreatment-learners.html
Well-traveled FP Found His Niche as Program Director
After 10 years of multiple roles and moves in the Air Force, Donald Raj Woolever, M.D., has found his home as a family medicine program director in Maine.
AAFP News : Family Doc Focus
https://www.aafp.org/news/family-doc-focus/family-doc-focus-raj-woolever.html
Task Force Recommends Against Asymptomatic COPD Screening
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, after conducting a review and update of the existing evidence, is recommending against screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults.
AAFP News : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/uspstf-2022-copd-screening.html
The Osteopathic Approach: FMX Preconference | AAFP
This one-day course on Sept 20 in Washington, DC offers osteopathic-focused CME on common musculoskeletal and sports-related injuries.
CME : All CME Products
https://www.aafp.org/cme/all/the-osteopathic-approach-workshop.html
This Measure Targets What Matters in Primary Care
A patient-reported outcome measure featured in two recent FPM supplements has potential to reduce administrative burden and impact value-based payment.
AAFP News : Practice and Career
https://www.aafp.org/news/practice-professional-issues/fpm-primary-care-measure.html
Stand Together to Achieve the AAFP’s Top Advocacy Goals
Congress needs to feel the strength of our numbers. Here’s how you can help make that happen.
AAFP News : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/trenches-2022-advocacy-summit.html
Emergency and Urgent Care CME Course | AAFP
Designed to help family physicians recognize, diagnose, and treat emergency and other urgent care conditions.
CME : All CME Products
https://www.aafp.org/cme/all/emergency/live-course.html
Patient Counseling and IUDs (Intrauterine Devices)
The CDC and Office of Population Affairs recommend that clinicians counsel patients on all their options, including IUDs and implants, if medically appropriate. To learn more about who is an appropriate candidate for Bayer’s IUDs, consider attending an upcoming training program that ...
About AAFP : Engage with the AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/about/engage/sponsored-resources/patient-counseling-and-iuds.html
Musculoskeletal Care - American Family Physician
May 13, 2022 - This collection features AFP content on musculoskeletal care and related issues, including fracture management, joint aspiration, joint injections, pain in various parts of the body (foot and ankle; neck and back; hip; knee; arm and shoulder; and wrist and hand). This collection ...
- General
- Joint Injections/Aspiration
- Fracture Management
- Foot and Ankle
- Neck and Back
- Hip
- Knee
- Arm and Shoulder
- Wrist and Hand
- Athletic and Child/Adolescent Conditions
- Editorials and Letters
- Improving Practice
- Patient Education, Self-Care
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=17
Seizure Disorders - American Family Physician
May 13, 2022 - This collection features AFP content on seizure disorders, including antiepileptic medications, epilepsy, febrile seizures, nonepileptic seizures, seizures in the elderly, and status epilepticus. This collection features AFP content on seizure disorders, including antiepileptic ...
- Overview
- Screening and Diagnosis
- Treatment
- 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=80
Prenatal Care - American Family Physician
May 13, 2022 - This collection features AFP content on prenatal care and related issues, including preconception care, folic acid, medication safety, nausea and vomiting, pregnancy complications, and prenatal screening. This collection features AFP content on prenatal care and related issues, ...
- Overview
- Medication Safety
- Hyperemesis
- Complications and Special Situations
- Editorials and Letters
- Improving Practice
- Patient Education, Self-Care
- Other Resources from AAFP
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=25
Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Issues - American Family Physician
May 13, 2022 - This collection features AFP content on labor, delivery, and postpartum issues and related topics, including breastfeeding, cesarean delivery, episiotomy, labor pain management, postpartum hemorrhage, preterm labor and birth, shoulder dystocia, umbilical cord blood storage, and vaginal ...
- Normal Delivery
- Abnormal Delivery
- Preterm Labor/Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes
- Procedures/Monitoring
- Emergencies
- Management of Labor Pain
- Postpartum Care and Complications
- Breastfeeding
- Editorials and Letters
- Improving Practice
- Patient Education, Self-Care
- Other AFP Content
- Other Resources from AAFP
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=16
Skin Conditions - American Family Physician
May 13, 2022 - This collection features AFP content on common skin conditions and related issues, including acne, dermatitis, dermatologic emergencies, generalized rash, lichen planus, nail disorders, newborn skin, office procedures, premalignant lesions, and psoriasis. This collection features AFP ...
- Examination, Signs, Symptoms
- Acne
- Cancer, Premalignant Lesions
- Dermatitis
- Folliculitis
- Hyperhidrosis
- Infections
- Lichen Planus
- Nail Disorders
- Psoriasis
- Procedures
- Ulcers
- Editorials and Letters
- Improving Practice
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=21
Cancer - American Family Physician
May 13, 2022 - This collection features AFP content on cancer and related issues, including various types (breast, cervical, childhood, colorectal, lung, oral, ovarian, prostate, skin, testicular, and other types of cancer). This collection features AFP content on cancer and related issues, including ...
- General
- Bladder Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Childhood Cancers
- Colorectal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Oral Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Skin Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Other Cancers
- Patient Education, Self-Care
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=31
Substance Use Disorders - American Family Physician
May 13, 2022 - ...03/01/2017 Buprenorphine Maintenance vs. Placebo for Opioid Dependence [Medicine by the Numbers] 01/01/2017 Alpha-adrenergic Agonists for the Management of Opioid Withdrawal [Medicine by the Numbers] 10/01/2016 Rural Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Depends on Family Physicians...
- Overview
- Screening and Diagnosis
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Complications and Special Situations
- Editorials and Letters
- Improving Practice
- Patient Education, Self-Care
- Other AFP Content
- Other Resources from AAFP
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=27
Immunizations (excluding Influenza) - American Family Physician
May 13, 2022 - This collection features AFP content on child and adult immunizations (excluding influenza) and related issues, including travel immunizations and specific immunizations (hepatitis A and B, herpes zoster, human papillomavirus, meningococcus, pertussis, pneumococcus, rotavirus, smallpox,...
- Overview
- Specific Immunizations
- Editorials and Letters
- Improving Practice
- Patient Education, Self-Care
- Other AFP Content
- Other Resources from AAFP
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=63
Delegates, AAFP Leaders Show Advocacy Alignment at Town Hall
Behavioral health integration, telehealth flexibility and administrative simplification were among the topics members asked AAFP leaders to talk about at the Town Hall.
AAFP News : Inside the Academy
https://www.aafp.org/news/inside-aafp/2022-leadership-conference-town-hall.html
New Maternal Mental Health Hotline Launches
A new national hotline offers 24/7 help to new and expecting mothers who are experiencing mental health challenges; an AAFP commission chair explains what it means for family physicians.
AAFP News : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/maternal-mental-health-hotline.html
USPSTF Updates Recommendation on Aspirin to Prevent CVD
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says the question of whether to start low-dose aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease in adults ages 40 to 59 years with a 10% or greater 10-year CVD risk should be an individual decision.
AAFP News : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/uspstf-aspirin-cvd.html
Long COVID CME Course Coming May 11
The Academy is offering a free, blended CME activity on long COVID that will allow learners to earn up to 10 AAFP Prescribed credits.
AAFP News : CME
https://www.aafp.org/news/education-professional-development/long-covid-cme-course.html
Family Medicine Advocacy Summit | AAFP
Fight for family medicine in the nation's capitol at the AAFP's Family Medicine Advocacy Summit May 22-24, 2022.
Events : Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS)
https://www.aafp.org/events/fmas.html
USPSTF Recommends Screening Some Youth for Anxiety, Depression
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is inviting comments on draft statements that recommend screening for anxiety and major depressive disorder in some children and adolescents.
AAFP News : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/uspstf-anxiety-depression-suicide.html