COVID-19 and the Burden of Secondary Grief
After months of caring for people affected by COVID-19, Lalita Abhyankar, M.D., M.H.S., writes in the Fresh Perspectives blog about the burden of secondary grief.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/202001001fp-grief.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
Treating Older Patients in the Pandemic Age
Tina Shenouda, M.D., M.B.A., explains how a senior-focused primary care practice faces the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in the FPs on the Front Lines blog.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200918fl-geriatrics.html
Retail Telehealth Isn’t the Call Policymakers Should Answer
A new report issued by the Taskforce on Telehealth Policy misses the mark, writes AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Stephanie Quinn.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20200915itt-telehealth.html
Do No (Financial) Harm
In this Fresh Perspectives blog post, Anita Ravi, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P., examines why understanding and addressing patients' financial health is as important as caring for their physical and mental health.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200911fp-financialhealth.html
Preparing for Flu Season During Pandemic
Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., examines the coming challenges of a flu season overlapping a pandemic in this Fresh Perspectives blog post.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200910fp-flu.html
Why We Fight for Patients of Color
In this Fresh Perspectives blog post, MaryAnn Dakkak, M.D., M.S.P.H., ponders how physicians can help people of color, who bear a disproportionate share of the effects of racism, violence and COVID-19.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200903fp-breathe.html
Congress Got a Shot of FP Expertise to Boost Immunizations
AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Stephanie Quinn talks about the AAFP's role in writing a new House bill to boost vaccine confidence, in part by recognizing the importance of the physician-patient relationship.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20200901itt-vaccinebill.html
Is Returning to Sports Irresponsible?
Family and sports medicine physician Kristina DeMatas, D.O., questions the safety of returning to sports before a safe return to school has been executed, in the FPs on the Front Lines blog.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200827fl-sports.html
Help Kids Catch Up After Delays in Care
As schools begin to reopen, Margot Savoy, M.D., M.P.H., offers tips on how to catch kids up on vaccines after potential delays in preventive care from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200826lv-backtoschool.html
How Gardening Made Me A Better Doctor
Luis Garcia, M.D., writes that the skills he learned while gardening -- including patience -- have made him a better physician.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200824fp-gardening.html
With Facts Ahead of Politics, Family Medicine Wins
In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Stephanie Quinn checks in with the Oklahoma AFP about how it helped pass Medicaid expansion there this summer.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20200819itt-expansionokla.html
Palliative Care Is More Important Than Ever in Pandemic
Paul Tatum, M.D., M.S.P.H., writes in the FPs on the Front Lines blog that the pandemic has made palliative care even more challenging, but it also presents an important opportunity to serve others.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200817fl-palliativecare.html
FPs Adept at Beating the Grind ‘Dog Days’ of Pandemic Bring
Steven Furr, M.D., explains in this Leader Voices Blog post how his rural community's early actions protected its most vulnerable population during the pandemic.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200817lv-ruralcovid.html
Let's Amplify the Real Front-line Physicians
In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Stephanie Quinn pushes back against misinformation about the pandemic -- and spotlights members who are doing the same on the ground.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20200805itt-facts.html
During COVID-19 Pandemic, Public Health Is Personal
In this FPs on the Front Lines blog post, Jennifer Bacani McKenney, M.D., relates the challenges of trying to protect the community she grew up in during a pandemic as a family physician and county health officer.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200730fl-publichealthpersonal.html
Yes, You Can Practice Full-scope Family Medicine
MaryAnn Dakkak, M.D., M.S.P.H.; writes in the Fresh Perspectives blog that finding a job that allows her to use the full scope of her family medicine training was worth the second effort.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200729fp-scope.html
Your Patient Wants a Second Opinion? It's Not Personal
Tochi Iroku-Malize, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., writes that her own experience as a patient offered a humbling reminder not take it personally when a patient asks for a second opinion.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200728lv-secondopinion.html
Art of the Pivot: Redeployment as a Family Physician
Michael Hanak, M.D., writes in the FPs on the Front Lines blog that family medicine played a key role in handling a COVID-19 surge at a Chicago hospital.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200723fl-covidsurge.html
How to Improve Pandemic Response? Fortify Family Medicine
In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Stephanie Quinn offers an overview of recent AAFP guidance on improving the nation's response to public health emergencies. It starts with making sure primary care is geared up and...
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20200721itt-fmpandemic.html
Despite Challenges, Virtual Match Can Bring Positive Change
Kelly Thibert, D.O., M.P.H., writes in the Leader Voices Blog that a virtual Match process will present challenges as well as opportunities for both medical students and residency programs.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200717lv-virtualmatch.html
Fact: The Pandemic Is About People, Not Politics
MaryAnn Dakkak, M.D., M.S.P.H., writes in the Fresh Perspectives blog that she is devastated by politicians and other officials telling the public that physicians aren't to be trusted regarding COVID-19.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200716fp-moralinjury.html
History Has Its Eyes on Us During This Crisis
Inspired by a recent viewing of the musical Hamilton, Gary LeRoy, M.D., writes in the Leader Voices Blog that too many Americans are still waiting to be treated equally, and the AAFP is working to address inequities in health care.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200716lv-hamilton.html
Telemedicine Is Worthy of Payers' Long-term Investment
John Cullen, M.D., writes that telemedicine has proven its worth during the pandemic. Now payers must ensure its viability as a long-term solution.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200709lv-telemedicine.html
Unemployment During Pandemic Amounts to a One-Two Punch
Kyle Leggott, M.D., writes in the Fresh Perspectives blog that the pandemic -- and the higher unemployment rates it has caused -- has exposed the precarious nature of employer-sponsored health insurance.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200708fp-esi.html