2021 NCCL Tackles Telehealth, Coercive Employment Practices
Family physicians from around the country weighed in on a wide range of issues important to family medicine during the 2021 National Conference of Constituency Leaders, including measures that addressed telehealth, restrictive employment practices and the role of family physicians in ...
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Moving in the Right Direction on Menthol
A proposed federal ban on menthol and other cigarette flavors is a big win for AAFP advocacy — and essential to achieving health equity.
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AAFP Celebrates Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 12 to 15
AAFP Celebrates Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 12 to 15
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Career Options -- FPM Topic Collection
May 11, 2021 - Family medicine may be a single specialty, but it comes in almost as many Family medicine may be a single specialty, but it comes in almost as many flavors as there are family physicians. This collection of articles is designed to display a variety of flavors of practice and give you a ...
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- Leadership Development
- Alternative Practice Options
- Other Practice Options
- Leaving Practice
- Scope of Practice
- Other Resources
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FP Essentials #489 Skin Infections and Outpatient Burn Mgmt | AAFP
FP Essentials is a monthly monograph focused on family medicine clinical topics. This edition topics include Bacterial Skin Infections, Fungal and Viral Skin Infections, Skin Infections in Patients With Diabetes, and Outpatient Burn Management.
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Latest AAFP Immunization Materials Keep FPs Up to Date
The AAFP recently mailed laminated, full-color copies of the latest Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices immunization schedules to members. The updated information is also available on the AAFP mobile app and the Shots Immunizations App.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20210511immschedules.html
A Word From the President
Blog updates from the AAFP president covering timely topics for Academy members
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A Word From the President
Blog updates from the AAFP president covering timely topics for Academy members
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Recognizing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
The Office of Minority Health is holding a series of events this month to generate greater awareness of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and the AAFP has resources to help FPs address social determinants of health.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20210506aapihmonth.html
NCCL Delegates Take on Racism, Equity Issues
Delegates who participated in the AAFP’s virtual National Conference of Constituency Leaders adopted resolutions and substitute resolutions that urged the Academy to address racism and equity issues in health care and medical education.
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Delegates Act on IMGs in Underserved Areas, Other Issues
Delegates adopted several resolutions discussed during the Reference Committee on Health of the Public and Science hearing at the 2021 National Conference of Constituency Leaders.
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FP Essentials #490 Acute Coronary Syndrome | March 2020 | AAFP
FP Essentials is a monthly monograph focused on family medicine clinical topics. This edition topics include Presentation and Diagnostic Evaluation, Management, Common Complications and Conditions That Mimic ACS, Postdischarge Care.
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FP Essentials #491 Shoulder Conditions | April 2020 | AAFP
FP Essentials is a monthly monograph focused on family medicine clinical topics. This edition topics include Rotator Cuff Injuries and Bursitis, Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis and Adhesive Capsulitis, Traumatic Instability and Laxity, and Clavicle and Acromioclavicular Joint Conditions.
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FP Essentials #492 Obesity | May 2020 | AAFP
FP Essentials is a monthly monograph focused on family medicine clinical topics. This edition topics include Understanding Obesity, Lifestyle Modification and Behavior Interventions, Pharmacotherapy, and Surgical and Device Interventions.
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AAFP Tools Ease Patient Risk Stratification, Care Planning
Two AAFP resources ― the Risk-Stratified Care Management Scoring Algorithm and the Risk-Stratified Care Management Rubric ― can be useful in stratifying patients into risk levels based on utilization, chronic disease status, behavioral and mental health, and social determinants of health.
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FP Essentials #494 Autoimmune Conditions | July 2020 | AAFP
FP Essentials is a monthly monograph focused on family medicine clinical topics. This edition topics include Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Dermatomyositis, Ankylosing Spondylitis.
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FP Essentials #495 Mental Disorders | August 2020 | AAFP
FP Essentials is a monthly monograph focused on family medicine clinical topics. This edition topics include Personality Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Approach to Counseling.
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Med Student Leader Ready to Dig Into Family Medicine
For archaeologist, musician and future physician Bright Zhou, M.S., choosing family medicine reflected his diverse interests.
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Evidence on Screening for Atrial Fibrillation Inconclusive
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is accepting comments on a draft recommendation statement that concludes current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation.
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FP Essentials #493 Bone Tumors | June 2020 | AAFP
FP Essentials is a monthly monograph focused on family medicine clinical topics. This edition topics include Benign Bone Tumors, Primary Bone Cancers, Metastatic Bone Disease, Multiple Myeloma.
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Share Your Burden of Grief and Find Joy on the Other Side
Like so many physicians, Lalita Abhyankar, M.D., M.H.S., has experienced grief on an unprecedented scale this past year. In this Fresh Perspectives blog post, she shares how she has come to acknowledge her grief and use it to begin healing.
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