Dire Situations Can Bring Out the Best in People
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Robert Raspa, M.D., reflects on the willingness of people to help others in need.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20170921lv-irma.html
Tell Congress Not to Compound Student, Resident Debt Burden
The AAFP is pushing back on a provision of the House tax reform bill that would eliminate a tax deduction for interest paid on student loans.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20171113lv-taxes.html
Value-based Payment? Survey Says …
The AAFP partnered with Humana to survey family physicians regarding their engagement with, and attitudes toward, value-based payment models. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin has the details in the latest In the Trenches blog post.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20171205ITT_VBP.html
One Good Look at Vast Scope of Family Medicine, and I Was Hooked
New AAFP President Michael Munger, M.D., was working as a hospital orderly when exposure to family medicine residents changed his path.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20170913lv-munger.html
FPs on the Front Lines: Meeting the Challenge | AAFP News Blog
Blog updates on the issues affecting family physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines.html
AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog
Blog updates on the issues affecting family medicine from the perspective of the AAFP's elected leaders
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Let's Amplify the Real Front-line Physicians
In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Stephanie Quinn pushes back against misinformation about the pandemic -- and spotlights members who are doing the same on the ground.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20200805itt-facts.html
Pandemic Shows Intern the Power of Family Medicine
Jordan Hoese, M.D., M.P.H., launches the AAFP's new FPs on the Front Lines blog by writing that her intern year hasn't been what she expected, but it's teaching her the adaptability she'll need as a family physician.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200519fl-intern.html
Snorkeling or Paralysis: An FP's Strange Experience With COVID-19
Ryan Neuhofel, D.O., M.P.H., explains how the pandemic has forced him to try some unconventional things, including new approaches to personal protective equipment, in the FPs on the Front Lines blog.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200602fl-newapproaches.html
Navigating Paper Walls, Digital Windows in Pandemic
Kurt Bravata, M.D., writes in this FPs on the Front Lines blog post that masks and other COVID-19 precautions have changed the way he communicates with patients in his rural practice.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200527fl-ruralcovid.html
Pandemic Is Shining a Light on Health Disparities
Marie-Elizabeth Ramas, M.D., writes in the FPs on the Front Lines blog that the pandemic is amplifying the health inequities minorities face in the United States.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200610fl-disparities.html
Lessons in Negotiation: Saving OB Training During Pandemic
When COVID-19 threatened to disrupt maternity care training at a Seattle hospital, leaders from three family medicine residency programs rallied to find a solution. Read more in this FPs on the Front Lines blog post.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200616fl-covidob.html
Care for Special Populations in Pandemic Adds Challenges
From masks and social distancing to closing group homes, Kyle Jones, M.D., writes in the FPs on the Front Lines blog that physicians caring for patients with intellectual or other developmental disabilities face added challenges with COVID-19.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200624fl-specialpopulations.html
Worth a Shot: Home Visits Keep Kids Up to Date in Pandemic
Beth Oller, M.D., writes in the FPs on the Front Lines blog that she's making home visits to pediatric patients to ensure that kids stay up to date on immunizations during the pandemic.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200630fpimmunization.html
Art of the Pivot: Redeployment as a Family Physician
Michael Hanak, M.D., writes in the FPs on the Front Lines blog that family medicine played a key role in handling a COVID-19 surge at a Chicago hospital.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200723fl-covidsurge.html
During COVID-19 Pandemic, Public Health Is Personal
In this FPs on the Front Lines blog post, Jennifer Bacani McKenney, M.D., relates the challenges of trying to protect the community she grew up in during a pandemic as a family physician and county health officer.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200730fl-publichealthpersonal.html
Palliative Care Is More Important Than Ever in Pandemic
Paul Tatum, M.D., M.S.P.H., writes in the FPs on the Front Lines blog that the pandemic has made palliative care even more challenging, but it also presents an important opportunity to serve others.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/fpsonfrontlines/entry/20200817fl-palliativecare.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
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
How Do We Talk About the Worst-case Scenario?
Against the backdrop of a pandemic, Allison Edwards, M.D., ponders the best way to broach the subject of end-of-life care with a relatively young patient panel in the Fresh Perspectives blog.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200520fp-endoflife.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
COVID-19: Two Sides of the Looking Glass
In this Fresh Perspectives blog post, MaryAnn Dakkak, M.D., M.S.P.H., relates the complex experience of being both a physician treating patients who are COVID-19-positive and a relative of a patient with COVID-19.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200527fp-lookingglass.html
Piece by Piece: Insights From a Residency Graduate
Arindam Sarkar, M.D., who recently completed his residency training, offers insights in this Fresh Perspectives blog post on how to become your role model, what you can learn from a good dog and more.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200610fp-residentlessons.html
Closure, COVID, Chaos: A Resident's Tale of Resilience
Merlyn Sunny Abraham, M.D., writes in the Fresh Perspectives blog that her family medicine class of seven women persisted through the closure of their hospital, the transfer of their program and a pandemic.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200618fp-drexel.html
Beware Consequences of Delaying Primary Care in Pandemic
Although it may make sense to delay elective procedures during a pandemic, Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., writes in the Fresh Perspectives blog that primary care is essential.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200625fp-coviddelay.html