Meth Use: The Most Challenging Chronic Disease I've Met
As her state deals with a new level of methamphetamine abuse, Kimberly Becher, M.D., writes in this Fresh Perspectives blog post that she's confronting a wave of poor health outcomes related to the epidemic.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20191120fp-meth.html
Let People Taste Family Medicine and They'll See Our Value
AAFP President Gary LeRoy, M.D., writes in this Leader Voices Blog post that family medicine has been undervalued too long, a perception that the Academy is taking big steps to change.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20191115lv-lobster.html
My Rx Is Simple: Do Less
Margaux Lazarin, D.O., M.P.H., writes in this Fresh Perspectives blog post that free time is undervalued in our society and that it's OK to say no to things that might overwhelm our schedules.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20191113fp-doless.html
Here's What You Need to Know About Primary Care First
In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin summarizes key points of the new Primary Care First program.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20191112itt-PCF.html
Share the Art of Medicine by Embracing the Role of Mentor
As the breadth of medical education expands, Alan Schwartzstein, M.D., writes in this Leader Voices Blog post that physicians should make time to teach students the basic skill of building relationships with patients.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20191107lv-precepting.html
Should Appearance Matter in Medicine?
When we asked our new physician bloggers for their opinions on a recent survey regarding physician footwear, the conversation quickly broadened to take in attire, appearance and professionalism. Read more in this Fresh Perspectives post.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20191106fp-attire.html
Five Books, Five Podcasts for Every Medical Student
Margaret Miller's peers asked her for recommendations on books and podcasts that can benefit medical students. In this Leader Voices Blog post, she picks her top five in both categories.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190101lv-studentmedia.html
Let's Fix Rural Americans' Inadequate Access to Care
It's no surprise that rural communities are suffering from health disparities, Kyle Leggott, M.D., writes in this Fresh Perspectives blog post. Although 20% of Americans live in rural areas, only 12% of primary care physicians practice there.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20191030fp-ruraltraining.html
Speak Out for Teaching Health Centers Today
Funding for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program runs out Nov. 21. In this Leader Voices Blog post, John Cullen, M.D., asks AAFP members to join efforts to reauthorize funding and expand the program.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20191029lv-thcgme.html
Closing Down Tobacco Road
In his latest In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights the Academy's advocacy efforts related to tobacco and nicotine regulation and tells family physicians how to learn more about a new payment model.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20191029itt-tobacco.html
STI Screening Is Critical as Number of Cases Skyrockets
As the number of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections continues to climb, Brent Sugimoto, M.D., M.P.H., A.A.H.I.V.S., addresses the need to screen for STIs and not shy away from difficult conversations. Read more in this Leader Voices Blog post.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20191023lv-stiscreening.html
Don't Take It Personally? With Angry Patients, That's Hard
In this Fresh Perspectives blog post, Lalita Abhyankar, M.D., M.H.S., ponders how physicians should react when they are the focus of a disgruntled patient's ire.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20191022fp-angrypatient.html
Stop and Listen: Why We Need More Time With Patients
Erica Swegler, M.D., writes that in the era of 15-minute office visits, patients aren't being heard -- and the results can be deadly.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20191015lv-misseddiagnosis.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
Lifestyle Medicine Is My Prescription for Better Health
Alex Mroszczyk-McDonald, M.D., is determined to convince his patients that a healthy diet, exercise and adequate rest are better than any medication he can prescribe.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20191014fp-lifestylemed.html
It Started With One Question: What Is High-value Care?
Health policy wonk Kyle Leggott, M.D., and direct primary care physician Allison Edwards, M.D., debate the flaws and potential fixes of our health care system in this wide-ranging QandA.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20191008fp-highvaluecare.html
Should Physician Leaders Stay Active in Patient Care?
As a new physician in a leadership role, Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., ponders the need for physician leaders to stay active in patient care in this Fresh Perspectives blog post.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20191001fp-leaders.html
Members Set Course for AAFP at Congress of Delegates
In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights some key new AAFP policies established last week during the Congress of Delegates.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20191001itt-cod.html
Hitting the Road to Hear Your Stories, Find Solutions
New AAFP President Gary LeRoy, M.D., says in this Leader Voices Blog post that he is eager to meet fellow Academy members where they are, hear their stories and work together to find solutions to the problems they face.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190925lv-leroylistening.html
How Can I NOT Be Rural Enough?
Kimberly Becher, M.D., writes in this Fresh Perspectives blog post that a program designed to recruit doctors to rural areas needs to do more to help address physician shortages.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20190924fp-notrural.html
Steering Family Medicine Through Storm Toward Sunlight
In this Leader Voices Blog post, AAFP President John Cullen, M.D., recaps his year as president and the work the Academy is doing on issues of importance to family physicians.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190924lv-cullenyear.html
Don't Blame Mental Illness for Mass Shootings
Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., writes in the Fresh Perspectives blog that taking the wholesale approach of blaming mass shootings on mental illness stigmatizes patients who have mental health issues and deflects attention from real predictors of such incidents.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20190918fp-massshootings.html
Our Wins Are Big Steps Toward Better Health Care Landscape
Michael Munger, M.D.; sustainable growth rate formula; SGR; MACRA; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; MIPS; Quality Payment Program; QPP; American Board of Family Medicine; ABFM; continuing board certification; America Needs More Family Doctors: 25x2030
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190918lv-mungerterm.html
Invest in FPs and Maybe Insurance Won't Cost as Much as a Car
In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin makes the case that the most prudent place to invest any single health care dollar is in family medicine.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20190917itt-investfm.html
Telemedicine Filling Gap for Rural Community
Tate Hinkle, M.D., explains in this Fresh Perspectives blog post how a telemedicine program allowed his rural community to provide comprehensive care and made it easier to recruit a new subspecialist.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20190910fp-telemedicine.html