AAFP Performance Improvement CME
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on performance Improvement and earn CME credit.
CME : AAFP CME by Topic
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/performance-improvement.html
View Chronic Conditions AAFP CME Options
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on chronic conditions and earn CME credit.
CME : AAFP CME by Topic
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/chronic-conditions.html
Geriatric Medicine Self-Study CME Course | AAFP
Enhance your ability to develop evaluation and treatment plans for your geriatric patients with this online CME course from AAFP. Earn 23.5 CME credits.
CME : All CME Products
https://www.aafp.org/cme/all/geriatrics/self-study.html
Cannabis Use in Older Adults Continues Upward Trend
A recent analysis of patient data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that cannabis use among older adults increased steadily between 2015 and 2018.
AAFP News : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20200304cannabisuse.html
FPM Past Issues 2020
FPM issues for the year 2020
Family Practice Management : FPM
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/issues/2020.html
Tense Bullae and Pruritus - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2020 - A 72-year-old man presents with a two-month history of worsening pruritic rash and painful blisters on his trunk, bilateral upper and lower extremities, face, and groin.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0301/p305.html
Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation for Maintaining Cognitive Functioning in ...
Mar 1, 2020 - Vitamin and mineral supplementation has little to no beneficial effect on preserving cognitive functioning or preventing dementia in cognitively healthy adults 40 years and older.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0301/p272.html
Linagliptin and Glimepiride Equally Effective for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ...
Mar 1, 2020 - This study found that linagliptin is noninferior to glimepiride for reducing the risk of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in adults with type 2 diabetes at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0301/p309a.html
Continuing Medical Education (CME) for Family Medicine | AAFP
Search for AAFP Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses including live, online, and subscription. AAFP members report your CME credit and view transcript. CME providers learn about AAFP Credit System.
CME
https://www.aafp.org/cme.html
METRIC for Residency Programs
Family medicine residency programs easily meet the ACGME requirements for practice-based learning and improvement with METRIC. Choose from modules on: asthma and hypertension.
CME : Programs
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/metric/residency.html
METRIC for Practice Groups
Complete your Performance Improvement Activities project with your practice group, residency program, or AAFP Chapter. Learn how to get started together.
CME : Programs
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/metric/groups.html
METRIC for AAFP Chapters
Learn how AAFP Chapters can help their members with performance improvement through the METRIC CME activity.
CME : Programs
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/metric/chapters.html
Frequently Asked Questions
Discover the answers to your questions about the METRIC program, designed to help you fulfill the ABFM's Performance Improvement Activities requirement for certification. Do you have a question about METRIC? Get the answers here!
CME : Programs
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/metric/faq.html
METRIC: Meet the ABFM PI Activities Requirement
Discover how the METRIC program from the AAFP can help you fulfill the ABFM's Performance Improvement Activities requirement as you earn CME.
CME : Programs
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/metric/metric-mcfpiv.html
METRIC User Guide
Easily fulfill the ABFM's Performance Improvement Activities requirement through this online performance improvement CME activity. Designed for family physicians.
CME : Programs
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/metric/guide.html
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
As front-line health care providers, family physicians play an essential role in the early detection of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and the timely referral to a pulmonologist.
Family Physician : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/care-resources/respiratory-health/idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis.html
Access to Care
Get information for your patients about open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Family Physician : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/prevention-wellness/social-determinants/access-to-care.html
Staff and Editors | AAFP FP Essentials
Get to know the staff members and editors for FP Essentials, a monthly family medicine monograph produced by the AAFP.
CME | FP Essentials : Subscriptions
https://www.aafp.org/cme/subscriptions/fp-essentials/staff.html
FP Delivers Essential, Full-scope Care for Rural Community
Family physician Zita Magloire, M.D., delivered nearly 90 babies in her small community last year and is determined to show medical students and residents that they can incorporate obstetrics in their practices, too.
AAFP News : Family Doc Focus
https://www.aafp.org/news/family-doc-focus/20200217fdf-magloire.html
The Risk of Corticosteroids in Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Letters to the Editor - ...
Feb 15, 2020 - ...conditions, immunocompromised state, and concurrent use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Hyperglycemia, fluid retention, hypertension, delirium, psychosis, insomnia, osteonecrosis, and gastrointestinal bleeding may consequently be underestimated. The potential harmful...
American Family Physician : Letter
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p197.html
Increased Readmissions and Adverse Events with Intensification of Antihypertensive ...
Feb 15, 2020 - The intensification of antihypertensive regimens on discharge in older adults hospitalized for noncardiac conditions is associated with an increased risk of readmission (number needed to harm [NNH] = 27) and medication-related serious adverse events (NNH = 63) within 30 days.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p248a.html
METRIC
Fulfill a Performance Improvement Activity of the ABFM's Family Medicine Certification requirement through a streamlined method of evaluating and strengthening your practice functions and systems. Select from topics including: Asthma and Hypertension.
CME : Programs
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/metric.html
Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) | AAFP
AAFP's Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) is an evidence-based multidisciplinary training program that prepares maternity health care providers to better manage obstetric emergencies.
CME : Programs
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/also.html
The Speciality of Family Medicine
Access to primary care is key to leading a longer, healthier life. Learn about the specialty of family medicine and how it benefits us all.
About AAFP : Dive into the Specialty of the Family Medicine
https://www.aafp.org/about/dive-into-family-medicine/family-medicine-speciality.html
A three-step guide to coding for multiple skin procedures in a single visit
Follow these three steps to bill correctly, avoid denials, and make sure you’re not leaving revenue on the table when you perform skin biopsies and lesion removals.
Family Practice Management : FPM
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/skin_procedure_coding.html