Primary Care–Based Interventions to Prevent Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, ...
Oct 15, 2020 - M.P. is a 14-year-old patient who comes to your office for a well-child visit. After taking a history and conducting a physical examination, you conclude that the patient is doing well. M.P. eats a healthy diet at home and is part of a local soccer league.
American Family Physician : Putting Prevention into Practice
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/p493.html
Learning Disorders, Perinatal Depression, Infants with GERD, Kidney Injury, Amblyopia -...
Oct 15, 2020 - Key clinical questions and their evidence-based answers directly from the journal’s content, written by and for family physicians.
American Family Physician : AFP Clinical Answers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/p463.html
Diary of a Family Physician - Oct 15, 2020 - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2020 - First-person accounts from the front lines of family medicine.
American Family Physician : Diary of a Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/p460.html
Trifarotene (Aklief) for the Treatment of Acne - STEPS - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2020 - Trifarotene is a monotherapy option for acne affecting the face and trunk and offers an alternative to topical antibiotics or anti-inflammatory agents for the management of moderate inflammatory and noninflammatory acne.
American Family Physician : STEPS
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/p499.html
C-Reactive Protein Is the Most Useful Biomarker for Diagnosis of Outpatient CAP - POEMs...
Oct 15, 2020 - This review found that the best evidence supports C-reactive protein as the most useful and accurate biomarker for diagnosing CAP in adults presenting with lower respiratory tract symptoms.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/od6.html
Terbinafine and Itraconazole Are Most Effective for Toenail Onychomycosis - POEMs - ...
Oct 15, 2020 - For toenail onychomycosis, continuous terbinafine (Lamisil), 250 mg, and continuous itraconazole (Sporanox), 200 mg, for 12 to 24 weeks are the preferred therapies.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/od5.html
AFP 2020: Reflections, New Fellows, Updates, and AFP Statistics - Editorials - American...
Oct 15, 2020 - This editorial highlights the top 20 AFP articles of 2019, provides an update on AFP's statistics for print circulation and website visits, and thanks our peer reviewers.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/p457.html
Primary Care–Based Interventions to Prevent Illicit Drug Use: Recommendation Statement ...
Oct 15, 2020 - The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of primary care–based behavioral counseling interventions to prevent illicit drug use, including nonmedical use of prescription drugs, in children, ...
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/od1.html
School-Based Asthma Management Programs - FPIN's Help Desk Answers - American Family ...
Oct 15, 2020 - Comprehensive public school–based programs providing supervised administration of asthma medication and/or education for staff, children, and parents markedly decrease asthma-related ED visits for school-aged children.
American Family Physician : FPIN's Help Desk Answers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/od2.html
Increased Daily Steps Associated with Reduced All-Cause Mortality - POEMs - American ...
Oct 15, 2020 - This study found that a greater number of daily steps was significantly associated with lower all-cause mortality.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/od4.html
Formal Training in POCUS Can Positively Impact Family Medicine Practices - Letters to ...
Oct 15, 2020 - Letters to the Editor from AFP readers regarding previously published articles.
American Family Physician : Letter
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/p454.html
Cycled Hyperbaric Oxygen Improves the Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers - POEMs - ...
Oct 15, 2020 - Hyperbaric oxygen provided with a device that cycles oxygen from high pressure to low pressure increased the likelihood of complete healing of diabetic foot ulcers when combined with standard dressing and an offloading boot.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/od3.html
Inguinal (Groin) Hernias - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2020 - << Previous article Next article >> Oct 15, 2020 Issue Please note: This information was current at the time of publication. But medical information is always changing, and some information given here may be out of date. For regularly updated information on a variety of health topics,...
American Family Physician : Patient Handout
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/p487-s1.html
Family Medicine Has Risen to Challenge of COVID-19
Gary LeRoy, M.D., reflects on his year as AAFP president, including the rapid response to the pandemic by the Academy and its members.
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20201014lv-leroyreflect.html
New and revised codes for COVID-19 testing -- FPM
The American Medical Association CPT Editorial Panel approved new and revised codes for COVID-19 testing this week. The updates to the CPT code set take effect immediately.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/new_covid_tests.html
Fighting the Nuclear Defense
On the eve of what should be rebalanced Medicare reimbursement, we’re working to keep your much-needed raise.
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20201013itt-mpfs.html
It Has Been an Honor to Serve
As his term as AAFP Board chair winds down, John Cullen, M.D., reflects on leading during a crisis.
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20201013lv-cullenfarewell.html
Fewer kids are getting vaccinations during COVID-19: what you can do -- FPM
The CDC reports a troubling drop in childhood vaccinations as a result of families staying home during the pandemic. Here are two ways practices can help reverse this trend.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/childhood_immunizations.html
Lack of peer connection leads to a soulless efficiency in medicine -- FPM
Lacking time for - or not valuing - peer connection has serious consequences for physicians.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/peer_connection.html
Sorry, Boss, I Can't Guarantee Your Worker Is COVID-free
With asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 and the potential for false-negative tests, Allison Edwards, M.D., questions the utility of providing doctor’s notes for patients returning to work in this Fresh Perspectives blog post.
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20201007fp-covidnote.html
HHS announces new COVID-19 funding for physicians -- FPM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced $20 billion in new funding for physicians and others on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. The application period is Oct. 5 through Nov. 6.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/more_prf_funds.html
Five ways to fight system-induced distress before it causes burnout -- FPM
A multilevel approach to resisting a health care system that relies on overworking physicians to make up for its own inefficiencies.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/fight_system_distress.html
A brief method for triaging patients during a pandemic -- FPM
When the leaders of Eglin Family Medicine Residency Clinic in Florida opened an outdoor clinic in their parking lot in response to COVID-19, they established a triage process for deciding which patients would be sent there, as opposed to being seen virtually or inside the clinic.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/triaging_pandemic_patients.html
Medicare delays recoupment of COVID-19 loans -- FPM
President Trump has signed legislation that relaxes loan repayment terms for family physicians who received COVID-19 relief funds via the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment program.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/loan_repayment_relaxed.html
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Events : Family Medicine Experience (FMX) Virtual
https://www.aafp.org/events/fmx/events/recipes.html