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AAFP Affirms Value of New Cholesterol Management Guideline

The AAFP recently gave its "affirmation of value" designation to a cholesterol management guideline jointly developed by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.

AAFP News : Patient Care

https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190320acc-ahacholguidln.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 Backgrounder: Maternal Health and Mortality

...include briefs for practitioners to learn and adopt best practices on topics such as early warning signs of complications, hemorrhage, hypertension, racial disparities, care for opioid-dependent women, and more. There are currently 27 states (AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MD,...

Advocacy

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/women/BKG-MaternalHealth.pdf

AAFP Backs Breastfeeding, Lactation for Medical Trainees

The AAFP has updated its policy supporting breastfeeding and lactation accommodations for medical trainees, which other medical organizations plan to use as model policy for their members.

AAFP News : Patient Care

https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190626breastfeedpolicy.html

AAFP Chronic Pain Toolkit

...3 Tachycardia, Hypertension, Tachypnea, Fever, Anorexia, Nausea - Clonidine for autonomic symptoms - Ondasetron/H2 blockers for nausea 4 Diarrhea, Vomiting, Dehydration, Hypotension - Loperamide for diarrhea - Oral rehydrating solutions Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)...

Patient Care

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/pain_management/cpm-toolkit-prescribing.pdf

AAFP Chronic Pain Toolkit

...3 Tachycardia, Hypertension, Tachypnea, Fever, Anorexia, Nausea - Clonidine for autonomic symptoms - Ondasetron/H2 blockers for nausea 4 Diarrhea, Vomiting, Dehydration, Hypotension - Loperamide for diarrhea - Oral rehydrating solutions Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)...

Patient Care

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/pain_management/cpm-toolkit.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.

AAFP News : Member Resources and Tools for 2018

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

AAFP Letter to CMS on the 2018 Quality Payment Program Final Rule with Comment Period -...

...specialists provide a wide variety of clinical services. They treat babies with ear infections, adolescents with depression, adults with hypertension, and seniors with multiple chronic illnesses. With a focus on prevention, primary care, and overall care coordination, they treat...

Advocacy

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-CMS-2018FinalQPP-121917.pdf

AAFP Letter to CMS with Final Comments on the 2019 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee ...

...Two or more self- limited or minor problems One stable chronic illness, eg, well controlled hypertension, non- insulin dependent diabetes, cataract, BPH Acute uncomplicated illness or injury, eg, cystitis, allergic rhinitis, simple sprain Physiologic tests not under stress, eg,...

Advocacy

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-CMS-2019ProposedMPFS-090618.pdf

AAFP Letter to Congressional Leadership on Sustaining Primary Care During the COVID-19 ...

...be treated in the primary care setting. The underlying conditions that cause worse outcomes for COVID-19 infections such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease are the same ones that family physicians treat and control in an outpatient setting. Any loss of the family physician...

Advocacy

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/crisis/LT-Congress-PrimaryCare-050720.pdf

AAFP Letter to HHS Regarding Proposed Rules on Contraceptives - November 29, 2017

...physicians provide clinical care across the lifespan and treat babies with ear infections, adolescents with depression, adults with hypertension, and seniors with multiple chronic illnesses. With a focus on prevention, primary care, and overall care coordination, they treat...

Advocacy

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/aca/LT-HHS-MoralReligiousExemptionsContraceptives-112917.pdf

AAFP Letter with Comments to HHS on the Draft 2018-2022 Strategic Plan

...primary care specialists provide a wide variety of clinical services. They treat babies with ear infections, adolescents with hypertension, adults with depression, and seniors with multiple chronic illnesses. With a focus on prevention, primary care, and overall care coordination,...

Advocacy

https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/legal/administrative/LT-HHS-Draft2018-2022Framework-101917.pdf

AAFP Longitudinal Assessment | FMCLA Companion

With practice questions and Board-style content, make the AAFP’s Longitudinal Assessment Self-Study your all-in-one FMCLA companion.

CME : All CME Products

https://www.aafp.org/cme/all/longitudinal-assessment.html

AAFP Member Profile

...Diabetes (85%), hypertension (88%), emotional problems (80%), cholesterol problem (79%), and coughs/colds (79%) are the most common categories of problems for patients seen by active members during a typical two-day visit. In 2013, out of a total of 210.8 million visits to family...

About AAFP

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