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2018 Report of the Reference Committee on Health of the Public and Science

...RESOLVED, That the American Academy of Family Physicians develop an evidence-38 based clinical practice guideline that provides recommendations for optimizing the 39 postpartum period which includes a comprehensive family-centric partnership. 40 41 42 ITEM NO. 11: RESOLUTION NO....

Events

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/events/alf_ncsc/business/18HealthPublicScienceReferenceCommitteeReport.pdf

2018NCCLSummaryofActions.pdf

...3010 The Fourth Trimester RESOLVED, That the American Academy of Family Physicians develop an evidence-based clinical practice guideline that provides recommendations for optimizing the postpartum period which includes a comprehensive family- centric partnership. Minority, IMG,...

Events

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/events/alf_ncsc/business/2018NCCLSummaryofActions.pdf

2019

AFP issue for the year 2019.

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/issues/2019.html

2019 AFP Peer Reviewers

View a list of reviewers for American Family Physician during the year 2019..

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/reviewers/peer-reviewers/2019.html

2019 NCCL Summary of Actions

...including high resolution anoscopy (HRA), and be it further RESOLVED, That the American Academy of Family Physicians develop clinical practice guidelines regarding screening for anal cancer, including high risk populations. Adopted 1st Resolved Clause - Commission on Continuing...

Events

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/events/alf_ncsc/2019NCCLSummaryofActions.pdf

2020

AFP issues for the year 2020.

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/issues/2020.html

2021

AFP issues for the year 2021.

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/issues/2021.html

2021 National Conference Poster Competition

Get information on how to submit a workshop proposal for the AAFP's 2021 National Conference.

https://www.aafp.org/events/national-conference/education/posters.html

355

...Care Fragmentation of care is a problem for many patients with serious mental illness, and several models address this issue.44,45 APA practice guidelines indicate that monitoring for metabolic effects of medications is the responsibility of the prescribing physician.46 Canadian...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0801/afp20080801p355.pdf

41outp.pdf

...6. Mandell LA, Bartlett JG, Dowell SF, File TM Jr, Musher DM, Whitney C; Infectious Diseases Society of America. Update of practice guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompe- tent adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2003;37:1405-1433.

Family Practice Management

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0400/fpm20060400p41-rt1.pdf

523.pdf

...Academy of Dermatology (AAD)/American Academy of Dermatology Association Administrative regulations for evidence- based clinical practice guidelines [Published correction appears in J Am Acad Dermatol 2005;52:156]. J Am Acad Dermatol 2004;50:391-404. 12. Ehlers A, Stangier U,...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0215/afp20070215p523.pdf

71h.pdf

...and Inter- ventions, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interven- tional Radiology, and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease): endorsed by the...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0701/afp20080701p71.pdf

A Case of Medical Uncertainty

...et al. The clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babe- siosis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America [published correction appears in Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45(7):941]. Clin Infect...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0301/afp20120301p501.pdf

A Common Sense Approach to Perioperative Evaluation - Editorials - American Family ...

Nov 15, 2002 - ...of Michigan Health System. Dr. Eagle was a member of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1996 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery). Address correspondence to...

American Family Physician : Editorials

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/1115/p1824.html

A Familiar Voice for Family Medicine

His prolific work as a family medicine researcher has given Douglas Kamerow, M.D., M.P.H., global platforms where he can discuss important health issues.

https://www.aafp.org/news/family-doc-focus/20200427fdf-kamerow.html

A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Otitis Media - Editorials - American ...

Jun 1, 2004 - ...A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Otitis Media THEODORE G. GANIATS, M.D., University of California, San Diego, California ALLAN S. LIEBERTHAL, M.D., Kaiser-Permanente Center, Panorama City, California LARRY CULPEPPER, M.D., M.P.H., Boston University School of Medicine,...

American Family Physician : Editorials

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0601/p2537.html

A Midline Neck Nodule - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician

May 1, 2001 - Photo Quiz presents readers with a clinical challenge based on a photograph or other image.

American Family Physician : Photo Quiz

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0501/p1817.html

A One-Stop Health Care Request - Curbside Consultation - American Family Physician

Feb 1, 2004 - This scenario is likely to be common in clinics such as the one described here. This physician's frustration with the patient, his family members, and the system as a whole is evident. Providing care to a transient visitor with a chronic disease is a difficult proposition. While many ...

American Family Physician : Curbside Consultation

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0201/p750.html

A Practical Approach to Neonatal Jaundice - American Family Physician

May 1, 2008 - Kernicterus and neurologic sequelae caused by severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia are preventable conditions. A structured and practical approach to the identification and care of infants with jaundice can facilitate prevention, thus decreasing rates of morbidity and mortality. Primary ...

American Family Physician : Article

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0501/p1255.html

A Practical Guide to Crisis Management - American Family Physician

Oct 1, 2006 - Family physicians often treat patients who are experiencing psychological or medical crises. Any event perceived as overwhelming by the patient may trigger a crisis reaction consisting of psychological and physiological symptoms. Physicians are encouraged to assist patients who are ...

American Family Physician : Article

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/1001/p1159.html

AACAP Releases Practice Parameter on Sexual Orientation, Gender Nonconformity, and ...

Aug 1, 2013 - Children and adolescents who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual, and those with gender nonconformity or gender discordance may be affected by negative attitudes, putting them at risk of certain mental health conditions. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has ...

American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0801/p202.html

AACAP Releases Practice Parameter on Sexual Orientation, Gender Nonconformity, and ...

...A collection of Practice Guidelines published in AFP is available at http:// www.aafp.org/afp/ practguide. AACAP Releases Practice Parameter on Sexual Orientation, Gender Nonconformity, and Gender Identity Issues in Children and Adolescents Guideline source: American Academy...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0801/afp20130801p202.pdf

AACAP Updates Recommendations on Diagnosis and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive ...

...A collection of Practice Guidelines published in AFP is available at http:// www.aafp.org/afp/ practguide. Guideline source: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Evidence rating system used? Yes Literature search described? Yes Guideline developed by...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0601/afp20120601p1107.pdf

AACAP Updates Recommendations on Diagnosis and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive ...

Jun 1, 2012 - Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is common in children, with a prevalence of approximately 1 to 2 percent in the United States, and causes significant disability. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) recently published updated recommendations on the ...

American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0601/p1107.html

AACE Releases Guidelines for Menopausal Hormone Therapy

...A collection of Practice Guidelines published in AFP is available at http://www.aafp.org/afp/practguide. Menopause is diagnosed in women who have not had menses for one year. After menopause, up to 85 percent of women have symptoms such as hot flashes, sweating, insomnia, and...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1101/afp20121101p864.pdf

AACE Releases Guidelines for Menopausal Hormone Therapy - Practice Guidelines - ...

Nov 1, 2012 - Menopause is diagnosed in women who have not had menses for one year. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) convened a task force to review available evidence on therapies for menopausal symptoms. The task force's guidelines include recommendations for prescribing...

American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1101/p864.html

AAFP and ACP Publish Recommendations on Diagnosis and Management of VTE - Practice ...

Oct 15, 2007 - Recommendations on diagnosis and management of venous throm-boembolism (VTE) have been published by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the American College of Physicians (ACP).

American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/1015/p1225.html

AAFP and ACP Release Guideline on Dementia Treatment - Practice Guidelines - American ...

Apr 15, 2008 - A guideline created by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) reviews the data on the effects of pharmacologic treatment of dementia for improving cognition, global function, behavior/mood, and quality of life (QOL)/activities of ...

American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0415/p1173.html

AAFP and ACP Release Practice Guideline on Management of Newly Detected Atrial ...

May 15, 2004 - The Joint Panel of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) have developed recommendations for adult patients with first-detected atrial fibrillation.

American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0515/p2474.html

AAFP_CME_Overview.pdf

...the AAFP, AFP delivers up-to-date information on clinical topics, the latest diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, and summaries of practice guidelines from major medical organizations. FPM provides practical, peer reviewed advice on patient care and practice along with tools...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/journals/afp/AAFP_CME_Overview.pdf

AAFP Delivers Useful Clinical Resources for 2018

The AAFP offered a wide range of clinical recommendations and resources throughout 2017 -- including practice guidelines, immunization guidance and preventive services recommendations -- that members can use in 2018 and beyond.

https://www.aafp.org/news/resources-tools-2018/20180103yir-clinical.html

AAFP Endorsement of Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines Developed by External ...

Read about how the AAFP develops Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations.

|AAFP Policies and Recommendations

https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/clinical-recommendations/all-clinical-recommendations/endorsed.html

AAFP Endorses AAO-HNS Tonsillectomy in Children Guideline

The AAFP has endorsed an updated guideline on tonsillectomy in children that was developed by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The guideline was published Feb. 5 in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190227aao-hnstonsillectomygdln.html

AAFP Endorses Guidelines on Venous Thromboembolism Dx

The AAFP recently endorsed guidelines on the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) that were developed by the American Society of Hematology. The guidelines evaluated diagnostic strategies for pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis of the lower and upper extremities, and recurrent...

https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190424vtegdline.html

AAFP Letter to CMS on Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model - May 9, 2019

AAFP letter to CMS proposed rule titled, Medicare Program; Part B Drug Payment Model; Proposed Rule

Advocacy

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-CMS-MedicareB-050916.pdf

AAFP Member Profile

...Clinical practice guidelines Top Five Most Valued AAFP Resources Source: 2017 Member Satisfaction Study Virtually all members (94%) plan to renew their AAFP membership. More than three-fourths of members (77%) indicated they consider their AAFP membership important. Close...

About AAFP

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/strategic_partnerships/common/2018-member-profile.pdf