Search Results for hypertension -- AAFP

...Are Controlling Their Hypertension The Healthy People 2010 objective of adequately con- trolling blood pressure (i.e., systolic blood pressure less than 140 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure of less than 90 mm Hg) in 50 percent of Americans with hypertension has been achieved....

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0715/afp20100715p107.pdf

AAFP News Now

...(BMI) of 30 kg per m2 or more or a BMI of 27 kg per m2 or more in the pres- ence of at least one weight-related comorbidity, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, or dyslipidemia. Although Qsymia is a schedule IV drug, it contains the teratogenic substance topiramate,...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1015/afp20121015p729.pdf

AAFP News: AFP Edition

...AAFP Opts to Not Endorse New AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline The AAFP will not endorse the new hypertension guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), and nine other health professional organizations. The AAFP was not involved in...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1215/afp20171215p760.pdf

AAFP News: AFP Edition

...Their end goal was to determine whether patients were able to maintain signifi- cant improvements in their control of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. The results, published in the May/June 2016 issue of Annals of Family Medicine, showed that 47.1% of patients in...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0701/afp20160701p11.pdf

AAFP News: AFP Edition

...and Tennessee for patients who have diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a history of stroke, hypertension, coronary artery disease, or mood disorders. The plan will expand in 2018 to include Alabama, Michigan, and Texas, and will add patients...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0915/afp20160915p420.pdf

AAFP News: AFP Edition

...aspirin use with high-risk adults; screening for colorectal and cervical cancers, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, human immunodeficiency virus infection, abdominal aortic aneurysm in high-risk men, and vision problems in children; counseling...

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0315/afp20170315p348.pdf

AAFP Online CME

View all AAFP CME online activities.

CME : Browse

https://www.aafp.org/cme/browse/all-formats/online.html

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

AAFP Releases Position Paper on Breastfeeding

February 15, 2015 Practice Guidelines

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0101/afp20150101p56.pdf

AAFP Releases Position Paper on Breastfeeding - Practice Guidelines - American Family ...

Jan 1, 2015 - Family physicians can have an important role in promoting breastfeeding, and are well positioned to provide support in the context of family-centered care. The position paper from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) provides key recommendations to assist family physicians ...

American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0101/p56.html

AAFP Releases Position Paper on Preconception Care

September 15, 2016: Practice Guidelines

American Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0915/afp20160915p508.pdf

AAFP Releases Position Paper on Preconception care - Practice Guidelines - American ...

Sep 15, 2016 - The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has released a position paper providing evidence-based recommendations that address reproductive health care.

American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0915/p508.html

AAFP Reprint No 262 Recommended Curriculum Guidelines for Family Medicine Residents ...

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in our society. The family physician is the most broadly trained health care professional and should be proficient in the diagnosis and management of a variety of cardiovascular disorders. In addition, family physicians ...

Med School and Residency

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/medical_education_residency/program_directors/Reprint262_Cardio.pdf

AAFP Reprint No 264 Recommended Curriculum Guidelines for Family Medicine Residents ...

There are many subtle, yet significant, differences in the diagnosis and management of older adults when compared with younger patients. The philosophy of providing comprehensive, continuous care includes the belief that a patient’s health in later years is vitally affected by lifestyle...

Med School and Residency

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/medical_education_residency/program_directors/Reprint264_Older.pdf

AAFP Reprint No 273 Recommended Curriculum Guidelines for Family Medicine Residents HIV...

The pandemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is of vital concern to family physicians and the diverse populations they serve. The core tenets of family medicine emphasize a compassionate, whole-person approach to patient care; the application of specific knowledge and ...

Med School and Residency

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/medical_education_residency/program_directors/Reprint273_HIV.pdf

AAFP Testimony from Dr. Davis to Senate Finance Committee - May 21, 2021

Dr. Kisha Davis’ written testimony to the Senate Finance Committee for a hearing on telehealth and other CMS flexibilities for health care providers made available during the COVID-19 PHE.

Advocacy

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/telehealth/TS-SenateFinanceCmte-DavisTelehealth-051921.pdf

AAFP Testimony to House Small Business Committee on Prior Authorization- September 11, ...

...inexpensive first line medication used to treat hypertension. We ended up going back and forth with the insurance companies about what first line agents we had tried. Other thiazide diuretics like Chlorthalidone were unavailable, because he was already on an ACE inhibitor...

Advocacy

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/legal/administrative/TS-HouseSmallBusinessCommittee-PriorAuth-091119.pdf

AAFP Voices Concern About New 'Public Charge' Rule

The AAFP has joined a call for the Department of Homeland Security to rescind a new public charge regulation that creates an unacceptable barrier between physicians and their patients.

AAFP News : Advocacy and Government

https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20190821publiccharge.html

AAFP's Annual Clinical Focus - Inside AFP - American Family Physician

Nov 15, 1998 - ...Hard-to-Control Hypertension (March 1, 1998) Congestive Heart Failure (April 15, 1998) Hypertension: JNC-IV (Oct. 15, 1998) If you're looking for more articles on cardiovascular topics, you won't have to look far, since last year almost every issue of AFP contained articles in the...

American Family Physician : Inside AFP

https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/1115/p1718.html

AAFP/ACP-ASIM Release Guidelines on the Management and Prevention of Migraines - ...

Mar 15, 2003 - Guidelines for primary care physicians on the pharmacologic management of acute migraine attacks and the prevention of migraines are available from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM).

American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0315/p1392.html