How to spot workplace violence before it happens — and how to respond if it occurs
Physicians must be prepared for the possibility that they will face violence on the job. Here are some things to watch out for to spot potential violent behavior before it happens.
Family Practice Management : FPM
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/workplace_violence.html
Learner Access to Mental Health Services
learner access to mental health services
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations : Policies
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/learner-access-mentalhealth.html
Hold an ALSO Course | AAFP
Bring the very best training opportunity to maternity care providers in your area when you hold an Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Course. Begin the process here.
CME : Programs
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/also/hold.html
New Interest Group Devoted to Home-based Primary Care
Family physicians can collaborate and share ideas in a new AAFP member interest group focused on home-based primary care.
AAFP News : Inside the Academy
https://www.aafp.org/news/inside-aafp/20210818homecaremig.html
Agency Rates
Agency, Rates, Subscription Rates
American Family Physician : American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/offer/agency-rates.html
FPM Toolbox -- Forms, Checklists, and Surveys
Aug 17, 2021 - Download more than 200 free practice improvement tools - from coding cheat sheets to encounter forms to Medicare annual wellness visit resources.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolBox.htm
FPM Toolbox -- Forms, Checklists, and Surveys
Aug 17, 2021 - Download more than 200 free practice improvement tools - from coding cheat sheets to encounter forms to Medicare annual wellness visit resources.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolBox.htm?cmpid=_van_194
FPM Toolbox -- Forms, Checklists, and Surveys
Aug 17, 2021 - Download more than 200 free practice improvement tools - from coding cheat sheets to encounter forms to Medicare annual wellness visit resources.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolBox.htm?cmpid=_van_686
FPM Toolbox -- Forms, Checklists, and Surveys
Aug 17, 2021 - Download more than 200 free practice improvement tools - from coding cheat sheets to encounter forms to Medicare annual wellness visit resources.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolBox.htm?cmpid=_van_195
Coding and Documentation -- FPM Toolbox
Aug 17, 2021 - Download tools to help you understand coding and documentation requirements for new and established patient visits.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox : Coding and Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolType.htm?toolTypeId=6
Coding: CPT -- FPM Toolbox
Aug 17, 2021 - Download tools to help you optimize your coding of patient encounters.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox : Coding: CPT
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolType.htm?toolTypeId=4
Hold an Instructor Course | AAFP ALSO
Learn how to offer an Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Instructor Course in your community.
CME : Programs
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/also/hold/instructor.html
Hold a Provider Course | AAFP ALSO
Learn how to offer an Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Provider Course in your community.
CME : Programs
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/also/hold/provider.html
Sponsor a BLSO Course | AAFP
Bring the Basic Life Support in Obstetrics (BLSO) Course to your area to equip emergency personnel and first responders with life-saving maternity care knowledge and skills.
CME : Programs
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/blso/sponsor.html
Dollars and Sense: Budget Resolution Addresses AAFP Priorities
The $3.5 trillion budget resolution set to dominate political conversation this fall reflects several AAFP priorities, Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Stephanie Quinn writes in the In the Trenches blog.
AAFP News : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20210817itt-2022budget.html
AAFP Concerned with Direction to Change Physician Assistants’ Professional Title
AAFP Concerned with Direction to Change Physician Assistants’ Professional Title
AAFP News : Media Center
https://www.aafp.org/news/media-center/statements/aafp-statement-physician-assistants.html
Veteran Mentor Finding New Ways to Help Students
Longtime mentor Rick Kellerman, M.D., recently honored by the AAFP for his outstanding support of a family medicine interest group, has found success in efforts to bring more FPs to rural areas.
AAFP News : Family Doc Focus
https://www.aafp.org/news/family-doc-focus/20210816fdf-kellerman.html
Patient Awareness of the Importance of Immunizations
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, which serves as a reminder both of the importance of vaccines in protecting community health, and of the immunization-related resources the Academy offers members.
AAFP News : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20210816immmonth.html
AAFP Urges FDA to Consider Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccines for ...
AAFP Urges FDA to Consider Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under 12
AAFP News : Media Center
https://www.aafp.org/news/media-center/statements/aafp-urges-fda-to-consider-eua.html
AAFP Praises U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory to Curb Misinformation About COVID-19
AAFP Praises U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory to Curb Misinformation About COVID-19
AAFP News : Media Center
https://www.aafp.org/news/media-center/statements/aafp-praises-us-surgeon-generals-advisory.html
FP Essentials | Monthly Clinical CME Monographs | AAFP
Authoritative, ad-free, peer-reviewed, monthly monographs following a three-year clinical topic cycle. Earn up to 60 CME credits with an annual subscription.
CME : Subscriptions
https://www.aafp.org/cme/subscriptions/fp-essentials.html
Powering Food Allergy Insights With Component Testing
In the US, the number of reported food allergies among children has grown over the past two decades. While whole allergen immunoglobulin E (IgE) testing and skin testing help identify allergic patients, food component IgE testing better distinguishes patients with true food allergies ...
About AAFP : Engage With Us
https://www.aafp.org/about/engage/sponsored-resources/powering-food-allergy-insights-with-component-testing.html
Understand Microbial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance
Infectious diseases such as Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs) affect millions of people in the United States. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to commonly used antibiotics is an increasing problem and poses a serious threat to global health. To...
About AAFP : Engage With Us
https://www.aafp.org/about/engage/sponsored-resources/understand-microbial-infections-and-antimicrobial-resistance.html
FP Essentials #507 Adolescent Health | AAFP
CME monograph focused on family medicine clinical topics. This edition on adolescent health includes communication, prevention, substance use, and media use.
CME | FP Essentials : Subscriptions
https://www.aafp.org/cme/subscriptions/fp-essentials/editions/507-ed.html
Heading Back to School (Safely) During COVID-19
AAFP Senior Vice President for Education Margot Savoy, M.D., M.P.H., offers advice for family physicians in helping children (and their parents) navigate the rigors of returning to school during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AAFP News : As We See It: Voices From the AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/news/opinion/20210813guested-backtoschool.html