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'Inspirational' Forum Grooms FP Leaders, Helps Chapters

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/inspirational_forum_grooms_fp_leaders.html

'Stop the Bleed' Aims to Turn Bystanders into 'By-doers'

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/stop_the_bleed_aims_to.html

'Tis the Season: For Us, Holidays Mix Sacrifice, Blessings

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/tis_the_season_for_us.html

'What? Me Worry?' Family Medicine Residency Trained Me Well

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/what_me_worry_family_medicine.html

2016 Advocacy Agenda: Four Things to Know

Four key issues stand out on the Academy's advocacy agenda for 2016: influencing the implementation of the Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act; meaningful use; reducing administrative complexity; and aligning payers' quality and performance measures.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/2016_advocacy_agenda_four_things.html

2016 Election: Dates to Remember

On Nov. 8, American voters will elect a new president and vice president, 469 members of Congress and a dozen governors. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights some important dates to remember.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/2016_election_dates_to_remember.html

2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What You Need to Know

The proposed 2020 Medicare physician fee schedule is 1,704 pages long. In a much shorter In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights the key points family physicians should know.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20190820itt-2020mpfs.html

30-hour Shifts? Only If It Makes Us Better Physicians

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/30_hour_shifts_only_if.html

A Challenge to All Chapters: Send a New Physician to NCSC

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/a_challenge_to_all_chapters.html

A Changing Climate Threatens Our Health

The health threats posed by climate change are alarming. Given the scope of the problem, everyone could potentially be affected -- and likely, many of us will be.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/a_changing_climate_threatens_our.html

A Conversation About Fair Payment

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/a_conversation_about_fair_payment.html

A Conversation About Violence as a Public Health Crisis

Violence has become a public health crisis. Ending the ban on federal funding for research on violence involving firearms would be a good first step in addressing the problem.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20171005lv-violence.html

A Day On the Hill: Meaningful Use, Medicaid, Medicare and More

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/a_day_on_the_hill.html

A Food Desert Reveals Much About Health -- and Community

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/a_food_desert_reveals_much.html

A Hiring Manager's Perspective on the Art of Interviewing

Are you looking for a job or preparing for residency interviews? Hiring manager Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., tells you what she's looking for when she's interviewing candidates.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20180910fp-interviewer.html

A Look Ahead to Election Day and a Look Back at FMX

AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin offers his thoughts on the upcoming election and his top five highlights from the recent Family Medicine Experience.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20181023itt-fmxtop5.html

A Meaningful Discussion About Meaningful Use

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/a_meaningful_discussion_about_meaningful.html

A Model for Connecting Primary Care in COVID-19 Era

Kyle Leggott, M.D., and colleagues from the University of Colorado explain in the Fresh Perspectives blog how their state is using Project ECHO to share information primary care practices need to navigate the pandemic.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20201118fp-echo.html

A New Approach to Recruitment and Retention

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/a_new_approach_to_recruitment.html

A New Assembly Experience: Discussing Real Issues; Providing Real Answers

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/redesigned_assembly_experience_discussing_real.html

A New Intern's Reflections From the ICU

New resident Lauren Abdul-Majeed, M.D., M.P.H., is applying family medicine's holistic approach to patients during her ICU rotation and suggests that others should do likewise, regardless of practice setting.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20170901lv-reflect.html

A New Year, a New Congress and New Opportunities for Family Medicine

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/a_new_year_a_new.html

A Perfect Time to Talk About Breastfeeding

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/a_perfect_time_to_talk.html

A Powerful Voice

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/a_powerful_voice.html

A Primary Care Approach to Curbing Dangerous Teen Trends

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/a_primary_care_approach_to.html

A Right Way to Treat Opioid Addiction

Some physicians remain reluctant to prescribe buprenorphine for medication-assisted therapy. Alan Schwartzstein, M.D., refutes two common arguments against the practice.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20180209lv-opioidsmat.html

A Well-Deserved Honor for AAFP President

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/a_well_deserved_honor_for.html

A Workforce Without Women? Good Luck, Chuck

Kimberly Becher, M.D., responds to recent statements by politicians who questioned women's place in the workforce. Spoiler alert: She's not amused.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20181016fp-nowomen.html

AAFP Advocacy on MACRA Implementation Paying Off

CMS recently announced a Pick Your Pace plan that would provide greater flexibility for physicians regarding the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin writes that the options outlined by CMS ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_advocacy_on_macra_implementation.html

AAFP Advocacy Promotes Compassionate Care

After years of advocacy efforts, public policy has begun to align with AAFP policy in regards to advance care planning. AAFP Vice President for Advocacy and Practice Advancement Shawn Martin looks at how the 2016 Medicare physician fee schedule would ensure that family physicians are ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_advocacy_promotes_compassionate_care.html

AAFP Award for Excellence in GME: And the Winners Are …

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/aafp_award_for_excellence_in.html

AAFP Board Accepts Recommendations on Continuing Certification

The AAFP Board recently approved recommendations by the Academy's task force on continuing board certification. John Cullen, M.D., writes in the Leader Voices Blog that the recommendations include providing guidance on how to evaluate alternative certifying organizations.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20180508lv-boardcert.html

AAFP Delegation Gives Family Medicine Voice at AMA Meeting

The AMA House of Delegates met last week in Chicago to discuss and debate policies aimed at improving our health care system. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin offers an update from the perspective of the Academy's delegation.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_delegation_gives_family_medicine.html

AAFP Delivering on Maternity Care Training, Resources

In many rural communities, family physicians are the only maternity care providers. The AAFP provides training and support members need to play this vital role.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/aafp_delivering_on_maternity_care.html

AAFP Goals Support Award-winning Primary Care From FPs

Gary LeRoy, M.D., outlines in this Leader Voices Blog post the Academy's strategic priorities to support primary care's award-winning formula of first contact, coordination, comprehensiveness and continuity.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200309lv-egot.html

AAFP Joins CDC Campaign Urging Smokers to 'Talk With Your Doctor'

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/aafp_joins_cdc_campaign_urging.html

AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog

Blog updates on the issues affecting family medicine from the perspective of the AAFP's elected leaders

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AAFP Leaders Give Thanks for Paths to Family Medicine

With Thanksgiving approaching, we asked some members of the AAFP Board of Directors why they're glad they chose family medicine. They shared their answers in this Leader Voices Blog post.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20191125lv-thankgiving.html

AAFP Member Census: Five Minutes to Help the Academy Help Us

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/aafp_member_survey_five_minutes.html

AAFP Member Survey Provides Valuable Perspective

The AAFP's annual Practice Profile Survey provides tremendous insight that drives improvements in the Academy's advocacy, education and member services.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20170801ITT_Survey.html

AAFP Members Set Academy's Course at Congress of Delegates

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/aafp_members_set_academy_s.html

AAFP Offering Resources, Support for Small Practices

Solo and small practices often outperform larger practices in evaluations, but the once dominant practice models have seen their numbers decline dramatically. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights some resources and ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_offering_resources_support_for.html

AAFP Offers CMS Five Major Changes to Fee Schedule

The AAFP submitted 92 pages of comments to help CMS create a Medicare physician fee schedule that works for family physicians and their patients. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin offers a summary in his latest In the Trenches blog post.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20180911itt-mpfs.html

AAFP Payment Model Clears Another Hurdle

In the latest In the Trenches post, Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin offers an update on the progress of the Academy's Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model, as well as a summary of how provisions of the recently passed federal ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20180403ITT_PTAC2.html

AAFP Payment Model Wins Committee's Support

In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin outlines an AAFP payment model that recently won the support of an HHS committee, and he reviews the health care challenges awaiting Congress.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20180109ITT_PTAC.html

AAFP Responds to '13 Reasons Why' With Mental Health Resources

Mental health experts are concerned that the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why glamorizes teen suicide. The AAFP has resources that can help physicians and patients.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/aafp_responds_to_13_reasons.html

AAFP Showing Strong Support for DPC

The direct primary care model (DPC) is a patient-centered model that eliminates much of the administrative burden associated with modern primary care practice. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights how the Academy is supporting ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_showing_strong_support_for.html

AAFP Survey Reveals DPC Trends

As we prepare for the annual Direct Primary Care Summit, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin shares the results of the AAFP's recent survey related to DPC.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20180619ITT_DPC.html

AAFP Takes SGR Message to Capitol Hill

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/aafp_takes_sgr_message_to.html

AAFP Taking 'Watchful Waiting' Approach to Supreme Court's Consideration of Health ...

AAFP Taking 'Watchful Waiting' Approach to Supreme Court's Consideration of Health Reform Law

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/aafp_taking_watchful_waiting_approach1.html

AAFP Teams Up With NFL Foundation to Raise Concussion Awareness

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/aafp_teams_up_with_nfl.html

AAFP to Congress: Hands Off USPSTF

A bill has been introduced that would alter the composition and processes of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin outlines why the Academy is stringently opposing the legislation.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_to_congress_hands_off.html

AAFP to Congress: Primary Care Plays Vital Role in Mental Health

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/aafp_to_congress_primary_care.html

AAFP to Help FPs With Population Health

The AAFP is developing tools to help family physicians address the social determinants of health and manage population health. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin has the details.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_tools_can_help_fps.html

AAFP Urges Congress to Uphold Health Care Coverage Expansion

The number of uninsured Americans has fallen nearly 6 percent in recent years. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin examines how Congressional efforts could undermine that progress and outlines key insurance reforms the Academy intends to...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_urges_congress_to_uphold.html

AAFP, Others Drive Home Opioid Message on Capitol Hill

Leaders from the AAFP and five other physician organizations converged on Capitol Hill June 18 to advocate for solutions to the nation's opioid crisis. Michael Munger, M.D., gives more details in this Leader Voices Blog post.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20180622lv-opioidvisits.html

AAFP.org Coming Soon to a Mobile Device Near You

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/aafp_org_coming_soon_to.html

AAFP's Advocacy Efforts Paved Way for New Care Management Code

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_s_advocacy_efforts_paved.html

AAFP's Annual Meeting Offers Plenty to 'Experience' in Denver

Thousands of family physicians will gather two weeks from today in Denver for an opportunity to learn, network, and have fun at the AAFP's Family Medicine Experience (FMX). AAFP Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights some of what is to come ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_s_annual_meeting_offers.html

AAFP's eHealth Initiative Aims to Make Health IT Work for FPs

Innovations in health technology aren't likely to succeed without physician input. In the latest In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin explains how the Academy's Alliance for eHealth Innovation is working to ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20170718ehealthalliance.html

AAFP's NCCL Set Me on Leadership Path

Benjamin Frankie Simmons III, M.D., the new physician member of the AAFP Board of Directors, writes that his leadership path began at the National Conference of Constituency Leaders, and he encourages others to follow.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20171002lv-leadership.html

AAFP%20Letter%20to%20Congress%20on%20Gun%20Violence%20Research.pdf

...December 11, 2015 The Honorable Paul Ryan The Honorable Mitch McConnell Office of the Speaker Office of the Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate The Honorable Kevin McCarthy The Honorable Harry Reid Office of the Majority Leader Office of the Minority Leader...

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ACA's Vital Progress Again in Jeopardy

As the Supreme Court prepares to hear another challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Stephanie Quinn writes in the In the Trenches blog that the focus should be on building on aspects of the ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20200707itt-aca.html

Academy is Working to Define, Value Care Management

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/academy_is_working_to_define.html

Academy Offering Tools for Chronic Care Management

When it comes to chronic care management, payers are undervaluing the service by nearly $12 per patient per month. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin details the findings of the Academy's new brief on chronic care management and ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/academy_offering_tools_for_chronic.html

Academy Takes Aim at Rural Health Challenges

Rural Americans tend to be older, poorer and sicker than their urban counterparts. In his latest In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin looks at the issues the Academy's new rural health initiative aims to address.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20190723itt-rural.html

Academy Tools Could Ease EHR Burdens

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/academy_tools_could_ease_ehr.html

Accreditation Merger Creates Unified Standard, Preserves D.O.s' Identity

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/accreditation_merger_creates_unified_standard.html

Acknowledging -- and Overcoming -- My Own Racial Bias

Lalita Abhyankar, M.D., M.H.S., is working on her own racial biases. In this Fresh Perspectives blog post, she questions why our medical institutions and training programs aren't doing the same.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20180430fp-bias.html

ACOG Confirms What FPs Know: Most Births Need Little Intervention

Robert Raspa, M.D., welcomed guidance from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that says many common obstetric practices are of limited or uncertain benefit for low-risk women in spontaneous labor.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/acog_confirms_what_fps_know.html

Acting on Our Convictions: Court Ruling Shows Need to Stand Up for Evidence-based Care

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/acting_on_our_convictions_court.html

Actor's Death Offers Opening to Educate Patients on CRC Screening

Gary LeRoy, M.D., writes that the recent death of actor Chadwick Boseman offers an opportunity to educate patients about the need for colorectal cancer screening.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200923lv-crcscreening.html

Adaptive Sports, Peer Support Give Patients New Perspective

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/adaptive_sports_peer_support_give.html

Advocacy Agenda Shifts With SGR Behind Us

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/advocacy_agenda_shifts_with_sgr.html

Advocacy Improves Community Health Far Beyond Exam Room

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/advocacy_improves_community_health_far.html

Advocacy in All Arenas: Making the Case for Family Medicine

Each year, the AAFP conducts face-to-face meetings with the nation's largest health insurers. In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin outlines the goals of those meetings.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20191015itt-privatesector.html

Advocacy, Like Sailing, Means Navigating Turbulent Seas

John Cullen, M.D., knows the ropes of sailing and advocacy. In this Leader Voices blog post, he says both require teamwork and persistence.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20180420lv-sailing.html

Advocacy, Social Determinants Must Be Part of Physician Training

Family medicine resident Kelly Thibert, D.O., M.P.H., writes in this Leader Voices Blog post that family physicians should not only be trained to screen patients for the social determinants of health, but should also know how to advocate for their patients.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200214lv-advocacytraining.html

Advocating for Our Patients in the #MeToo Era

In words and drawings, Anita Ravi, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P., counters misconceptions regarding sexual violence with truths that she has learned from a clinical practice devoted to helping survivors.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20181009fp-sexualassault.html

After Court Ruling, Academy Prepared to Implement ACA, Address its Shortcomings

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/after_scotus_ruling_academy_prepared.html

After Hitting the Wall, How Do I Bounce Back?

Kimberly Becher, M.D., writes that just three years out of residency she already is experiencing symptoms of burnout, but she has some ideas about how new physicians can cope.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/after_hitting_the_wall_how.html

Agents of Change: ACOs Can Reduce Costs, Improve Care, Increase Income

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/acos_can_reduce_costs_improve.html

Ah, Nuts: Is Kellogg's Putting Consumers at Risk by Adding Allergen to Food?

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/ah_nuts_kellogg_s_puts.html

AHCA Won't Help Patients Who Need It Most

We asked our new physician bloggers how the American Health Care Act would affect their patients. Most said the legislation would hurt the poor, the elderly and the disabled.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/ahca_won_t_help_patients.html

All I Want for Christmas Is a Better Health Care System

Leonard Reeves, M.D., is on our nice list. In this Leader Voices Blog post, he shares what's on his Christmas wish list for family physicians and their patients.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20181219lv-christmaslist.html

AMA House of Delegates Weighs In on Health Equity

In this Leader Voices Blog post, AAFP President Michael Munger, M.D., reports from the recent annual meeting of the AMA House of Delegates, which took several actions related to health equity.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20180702amahod.html

Amazon vs. Walmart: Can Corporate America Lower Drug Prices?

Pharmaceutical companies, payers and Congress have been unable -- or unwilling -- to drive down drug costs. Can big retailers make a difference? Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., discusses the issue in this Fresh Perspectives blog post.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20180410fp-drugprices.html

America's Most Wanted: Family Physicians Again Top Search Firm's Wish List

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/america_s_most_wanted_family.html

an_american_board.pdf

...An American Board of General Practice for Family Physicians AT THE DIRECTION of the Academy's Congress of Delegates and the AMA's Section on Gen- eral Practice, joint meetings have been held to determine whether or not a board of gen- : eral practice is feasible. This interim...

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Analyze This: Graham Center's Work Shows Value of Primary Care

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/analyze_this_graham_center_s.html

And Down the Stretch They Come

As we near the final stretch of the midterm campaigns, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin explains how FamMedPAC supports candidates who support primary care.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20180828itt_midterms.html

Annual Exams? Tailor Visit Frequency to Patients' Needs

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/annual_exams_tailor_visit_frequency.html

APMs: A Primer on the New Payment Model

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act established two distinct payment systems for physicians. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin offers an introduction to Alternative Payment Models.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/apms_a_primer_on_the.html

Application Deadline Approaching for Pilot Program to Increase Primary Care Payment

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/application_deadline_approaching_for_pilot.html

Are Family Physicians an Answer to VA's Primary Care Crisis?

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/are_family_physicians_an_answer.html

Are You Kidding Me? We Need More Primary Care Physicians

A recent commentary in The American Journal of Medicine suggests that primary care be left to nurse practitioners and physician assistants. In his latest In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin points out the ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20190319itt-workforce.html

Are You Ready to Whack Your WAC?

Andrew Carroll, M.D., writes in the Leader Voices Blog that he reduced his work after clinic by 90% using Suki, a new artificial intelligence digital assistant. The AAFP is recruiting members to participate in stage two of its Suki pilot.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200701lv-suki.html

Are You the Leader We're Looking for?

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/are_you_the_leader_we.html

Are Your Patients Wasting Money on Supplements?

According to the latest Fresh Perspectives blog post, a recent survey found that nearly 90 percent of adults take vitamins or supplements, but less than 25 percent of respondents had a confirmed nutrient deficiency.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20190213fp-supplements.html

Arrival of Superbug Highlights Need for New Antibiotics, New Approach

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/arrival_of_superbug_highlights_need.html