Mary Campagnolo, M.D., M.B.A., Runs for AAFP Director
The New Jersey AFP announces the candidacy of Mary Campagnolo, M.D., M.B.A., of Bordentown, for AAFP director. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 25, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Jennifer Brull, M.D., Runs for AAFP Director
The Kansas AFP announces the candidacy of Jennifer Brull, M.D., of Plainville, for AAFP director. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 25, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Windel Stracener, M.D., Runs for AAFP President-elect
The Indiana AFP announces the candidacy of Windel Stracener, M.D., of Richmond, for AAFP president-elect. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 25, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FP Turns Self-Advocacy Into Advocacy for Family Medicine
Hearing loss forced Joanna Bisgrove, M.D., to learn how to advocate effectively. The AAFP ' s National Conference of Constituency Leaders helped her become an advocate for others. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 24, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
USMLE Change Benefits Students, Reflects AAFP Guidance
Medical students scored a major win last week when the United States Medical Licensing Examination program announced its intention to change score reporting for the USMLE Step 1 exam from the current three-digit numeric score to pass/fail beginning in 2022. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 20, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
CDC Updates Treatment Guidelines for Latent TB Infection
The CDC recently updated guidelines for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection, the first comprehensive guidelines on LTBI issued since 2000. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 20, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Smoking Cessation Report Examines New Quitting Strategies
A report from the surgeon general contains a wealth of new information on interventions and strategies for smoking cessation that family physicians can employ with their patients. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 20, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
THCGME Funding Can't Wait, AAFP Tells House, Senate
The Academy sent congressional leaders a letter urging immediate funding renewal for the crucial Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 17, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FP Delivers Essential, Full-scope Care for Rural Community
Family physician Zita Magloire, M.D., delivered nearly 90 babies in her small community last year and is determined to show medical students and residents that they can incorporate obstetrics in their practices, too. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 17, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
PCPs Outpace Specialists in Embracing Digital Health Tools
Use of digital health tools increased from 2016 to 2019, with FPs and other primary care physicians showing considerable interest in tools that allow them to provide remote patient care, a recent survey found. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 12, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Study Identifies Drugs of Concern for Patients With CKD
A team of Canadian researchers has developed a list of three dozen medications that must or could be dose-adjusted or avoided in patients with chronic kidney disease. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 12, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
New Director Brings Rural Perspective to Graham Center
Jack Westfall, M.D., M.P.H., the new director of the AAFP ' s Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, shares his thoughts on rural health and primary care research in this Q&A. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 11, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AAFP Gives Proposed Transparency Rules Cautious Thumbs-up
Regulations on transparency of prices and cost-sharing and rules on medical loss ratios must focus on patients, the AAFP said in response to a CMS proposed rule on value-based payment models. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 11, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Colleagues' Deaths Inspired FP to Bounce Back
Corey Martin, M.D., co-founded the Bounce Back Project to promote health through happiness among clinicians and in the community. Data show the work is making a difference. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 10, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
CDC, AAFP Release 2020 Immunization Schedules
The CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, together with the AAFP and other medical professional organizations, have released the 2020 adult and childhood immunization schedules. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - February 7, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
