Third Pfizer Vaccine Dose Significantly Increases Protection Against Mild and Severe ...
Dec 1, 2021 - A third booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 provides a large increase in protection for people 60 years and older against mild and severe infection. The protection against mild infection could help reduce community spread and reduce the incidence of long ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/1200/od2.html
Family Physicians Continue to Offer the Most Comprehensive Care - Graham Center Policy ...
Dec 1, 2021 - Comprehensiveness of care is one of the cardinal attributes of high-performing primary care. Evidence has shown that more comprehensive care, as measured by the number of services offered, is associated with lower costs and a reduction in hospitalizations. Comprehensiveness of care may ...
American Family Physician : Graham Center Policy One-Pagers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/1200/p560.html
Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? - ...
Dec 1, 2021 - Over the past decade, artificial intelligence (i.e., technologies that perform tasks that normally require human intelligence) has been integrated into clinical decision support systems to provide timely information at the point of care and inform medical decision-making. Today, ...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/1200/p558.html
Some Nonpharmacologic Treatments May Decrease Migraine Frequency in Children and ...
Dec 1, 2021 - Active nonpharmacologic treatments such as biofeedback, relaxation techniques, and general or specific psychological support (e.g., cognitive behavior therapy) may be a good place to start when trying to decrease migraine frequency in children and adolescents. The research is positive, ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/1200/od3.html
How to Respond to Unreasonable Patient Expectations -- FPM
Dec 1, 2021 - Sometimes, what the patient wants isn’t what the patient needs.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/1100/p36.html
Ultrasonography Is Accurate for Diagnosing Upper Extremity Fractures in Children - ...
Dec 1, 2021 - Diagnostic ultrasonography is highly accurate for diagnosing most upper extremity fractures but slightly less accurate for fractures involving the elbow. Clinicians should not use ultrasonography alone to rule in elbow fractures in children.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/1200/od4.html
Office-Based Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance -- FPM
Dec 1, 2021 - The goal is not simply to avoid antibiotics but to use them in a judicious manner. Here are 10 steps family physicians, practices, and leaders can take.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/1100/p15.html
Put Your Clinical Data to Work With a Registry -- FPM
Dec 1, 2021 - Unlike most EHRs, registries can make patient data accessible and actionable, leading to better outcomes and easier quality reporting.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/1100/p21.html
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion During Cardiac Surgery for Another Reason Reduces the ...
Dec 1, 2021 - Surgical closure of the left atrial appendage during cardiac surgery for another reason safely reduces the risk of ischemic stroke. Because the risk of stroke in the first 30 days after any cardiac surgery is approximately 2% and the absolute reduction in the risk of stroke with the ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/1200/od5.html
Antibiotic Stewardship Throughout the Primary Care Visit: Opportunities for Office ...
Dec 1, 2021 - Engaging office staff will make your practice’s antibiotic stewardship efforts more effective.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/1100/p10.html
Coding & Documentation - Nov-Dec 2021 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2021 - Two visits with the same patient on the same date | Screening for prediabetes | TCM and CCM in the same month | Time spent reviewing screening scores
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/1100/p32.html
Practice Pearls - Nov-Dec 2021 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2021 - Sort patients by risk using these three methods | Focus on these four areas for value-based care success | Partner with substance use disorder treatment programs
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/1100/p33.html
Combatting COVID-19 Information Overload -- FPM
Dec 1, 2021 - In the digital age, patients sometimes have the same access to the latest information as family physicians. But they still need us to filter it for them.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/1100/p5.html
More Study Needed of Preferred Regimens for Medication Abortion Beyond 70 Days - ...
Dec 1, 2021 - << Previous article Next article >> Dec 01, 2021 Issue Letters to the Editor More Study Needed of Preferred Regimens for Medication Abortion Beyond 70 Days Am Fam Physician. 2021 Dec ;104(6):552. Original Article: Mifepristone and Misoprostol for Early Pregnancy Loss and Medication...
American Family Physician : Letter
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/1200/p552.html
Family Physicians Support Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Patient Care
Family Physicians Support Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Patient Care
AAFP News : Media Center
https://www.aafp.org/news/media-center/statements/comprehensive-reproductive-care.html
FPM Advertising Specifications
FPM Advertising Specifications
Family Practice Management : FPM
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/advertisers/fpm-advertising-specifications.html
Family Medicine Advocacy Summit | AAFP
Fight for family medicine in the nation's capitol at the AAFP's Family Medicine Advocacy Summit May 22-24, 2022.
Events : Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS)
https://www.aafp.org/events/fmas.html
About Kansas City | Residency Leadership Summit
Learn what to do in Kansas City while at the Residency Leadership Summit conference.
Events : AAFP Leadership Conference
https://www.aafp.org/events/aclf-nccl/kansas-city.html
About Kansas City | Residency Leadership Summit
Learn what to do in Kansas City while at the Residency Leadership Summit conference.
Events : Residency Leadership Summit
https://www.aafp.org/events/residency-leadership-summit/kansas-city.html
Survey Finds COVID-19 Misinformation Continues to Spread
Findings from a new Kaiser Family Foundation report indicate that a substantial number of people either believe or are unsure about false statements regarding COVID-19 and the vaccines used to prevent it. The AAFP offers several resources to help FPs educate patients.
AAFP News : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20211130vaccmisinfo.html
Special Programming | Residency Leadership Summit
Learn more about the special programming offered at AAFP's Residency Leadership Summit, March 25-27, 2022, in Kansas City, MO.
Events : Residency Leadership Summit
https://www.aafp.org/events/residency-leadership-summit/special-programming.html
Anthem releases updated lists of covered telehealth services
The telehealth coverage list updates are part of Anthem’s new virtual visits policy, which began Nov. 1.
Family Practice Management : FPM
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/anthem_telehealth_update.html
Membership Application
To apply for active membership in the AAFP, create an aafp.org account and then complete and submit your AAFP membership application.
Membership : Join the AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/membership/join/membership-application.html
Environmental Health and Climate Change - American Family Physician
Nov 23, 2021 - This collection features the best content from AFP, as identified by the AFP editors, on environmental health and climate change, including air pollution, climate change, climate counseling, diet modifications, environmental health, health impacts of climate change, and severe weather ...
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=121
AAFP OKs Plan for All U.S. Adults to Get COVID-19 Boosters
The AAFP has approved recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that allow for administration of a single booster dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in all U.S. adults 18 and older.
AAFP News : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20211123covidboosters.html