Clinical Recommendations
Browse through AAFP's clinical recommendations.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/clinical-recommendations.html
Clinical Skills Assessment Exam for Medical Students
Read the AAFP's position on the importance and affordability of the Clinical Skills Assessment Exam.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/clinical-skills-assessment.html
CME Credit, AAFP/AMA Equivalency Agreement
Read the equivalency agreement for continuing medical education credits between AAFP and the American Medical Assoctiation.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/cme-credit-aafp-ama-equivalency-agreement.html
CME Credit, AAFP/CFPC Reciprocal Agreement
Read the reciprocal agreement between the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the AAFP regarding CME activities.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/cme-credit-aafp-cfpc-reciprocal-agreement.html
CME Mandatory for Relicensure
Read the AAFP policy on chapter assistance in requiring continuing medical education as a requisite for medical licensure.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/cme-mandatory-relicensure.html
CME Mission Statement
Read the mission statement of the American Academy of Family Physician's continuing medical education.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/cme-mission-statement.html
CME Requirements
Read the AAFP CME requirements and options for members to fulfillment AAFP membership requirements.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/cme-requirements.html
Co-Payments
Read about AAFP's policy on co-payments.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/copayments.html
Coding and Payment
Read AAFP's position on the use of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) to describe physician services.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/coding-and-payment.html
Collecting Racial, Ethnic, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity Data in Surveys
Read about the AAFP's policy on Collecting Racial, Ethnic, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity Data in Surveys.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/collecting-racial-ethnic-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-data-surveys.html
Collective Bargaining as an Integral Part of Single Payer
Read AAFP's policy statement on Collective Bargaining as an Integral Part of Single Payer.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/collective-bargaining.html
Collective Negotiation
Read AAFP's position on granting anti-trust exemptions for physicians who participate in collective negotiations with health insurance companies.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/collective-negotiation.html
Colonoscopy (Position Paper)
Read the AAFP position paper on the ability of the family physician to perform a routine colonoscopy.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/colonoscopy-position-paper.html
Colonoscopy Privileging
Read the AAFP's position on granting privileges to family physicians trained to perform colonoscopy.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/colonoscopy-privileging.html
Colposcopy (Position Paper)
Read the AAFP position paper on family physicians' scope of practice regarding a colposcopy test to detect cervical cancer.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/colposcopy-position-paper.html
Commission Descriptions
Descriptions of the different commission groups at the AAFP.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/meet-our-leadership/commissions/descriptions.html
Commission Meetings, Officer Attendance At
Read the AAFP policy on the number of officers allowed to attend cluster meetings.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/commission-meetings-officer-attendance.html
Commissions
Learn more about commissions at the AAFP and the important leadership role they serve.
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/about/meet-our-leadership/commissions.html
Community and Migrant Health Centers
Read the AAFP's position on the importance of health center programs in serving migrant and underserved communities.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/community-migrant-health-centers.html
Comprehensive Care, Access to
Read AAFP's support for healthcare access regardless of social or economic status.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/comprehensive-care-access.html
Comprehensive Care, Definition of
Read the AAFP's definition of comprehensive care.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/comprehensive-care-definition.html
Confidentiality, Patient/Physician
Read the AAFP's policy on the need for standardized guidelines governing the confidential relationship between patient and physician.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/confidentiality-patient-physician.html
Conflict of Interest Form
Disclosure of conflicts of interest related to service on AAFP Board of Directors, employment by the AAFP, or participation in an AAFP-produced CME activity.
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/about/who-is-the-aafp/history-aafp/conflict-of-interest.html
Congress of Delegates
Find out information regarding the Congress of Delegates, AAFP's policy-making body.
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/about/congress-delegates.html
Consultations and/or Policies on Referrals
Read the AAFP's policy on mandatory consultations based on specialty or department membership.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/consultations-policies-referrals.html
Consultations, Referrals, and Transfers of Care
Read the AAFP's definitions of consultation, referral and transfer.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/consultations-referrals-transfers-of-care.html
Continuing Medical Education (CME), Definition
Read the AAFP definition of continuing medical education and the educational process.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/continuing-medical-education-definition.html
Continuing Medical Education, AAFP Activities and Industry Funding
Read the AAFP policy on maintaining control over its continuing medical education program's development and speaker selection.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/continuing-medical-education-aafp-activities-industry-funding.html
Continuity and Coordination of Care Long-Term Care Facilities
Read about AAFP's position on continuity and coordination of care in long-term care facilities.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/continuity-coordination-care-long-term-care-facilities.html
Continuity of Care, Definition of
Learn AAFP's definition of continuity of care.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/continuity-of-care-definition.html
Contraception Methods for Medicare Patients
Read about AAFP's policy on Contraception Methods for Medicare Patients (FDA-Approved).
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/contraception-methods-medicare-patients.html
Corporal Punishment in Schools
Read about AAFP's policy on corporal punishment in schools.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/corporal-punishment-schools.html
Coverage Equity for Drugs, Testing, Procedure, Preventive Services, and Reproductive ...
Read about AAFP's policy regarding coverage equity for drugs, testing, procedure, preventive services, and reproductive technologies in the provision of health care benefits.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/coverage-equity.html
Coverage of Vitamin D Supplementation for Infants
Read AAFP's policy statement on coverage of vitamin d supplementation for infants.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/coverage-vitamin-d.html
Coverage, Patient Education, and Counseling for Family Planning, Contraceptive Methods,...
Read the AAFP's policy statement on coverage, patient education, and counseling for family planning, contraceptive methods, and sterilization procedures.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/coverage-family-planning.html
Credentialing and Privileging Decisions of Family Physicians by Non-Physician ...
AAFP Policy on Credentialing and Privileging Decisions of Family Physicians by Non-Physician Practitioners.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/credentialing-privileging.html
Credentialing and Privileging Decisions of Family Physicians by Non-Physician ...
Read the AAFP's policy statement on Credentialing and Privileging Decisions of Family Physicians by Non-Physician Practitioners.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/privileges-credentialing.html
Criminalization of the Medical Practice
Read AAFP's position on physicians' responsibility to ensure medical treatment does not violate criminal law.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/criminalization-medical-practice.html
Criminalization of the Provision of Medical Care to Undocumented Individuals
Read the AAFP's policy on the criminalization of providing medical care to undocumented individuals.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/criminalization-provision-medical-care-undocumented-individuals.html
Cultural Proficiency: The Importance of Cultural Proficiency in Providing Effective ...
Read the AAFP's position paper on the principles for improving care to diverse populations.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/cultural-proficiency-position-paper.html
Culturally Proficient, Health Care
Read AAFP's policy on providing culturally proficient health care.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/culturally-proficient-health-care.html
Culturally Sensitive Interpretive Services - AAFP Legislative Stance
Learn about AAFP's policy on culturally sensitive interpretive services.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/culturally-sensitive-interpretive-services.html
Data Stewardship
Read AAFP's policy regarding data stewardship.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/data-stewardship.html
December 2016 Board Minutes Summary
...AAFP Board of Directors - Summary of Minutes December 8-9, 2016 This summary covers the actions from the December 2016 Board of Directors meeting. The actions are summarized with page reference given where full text may be found in the minutes of the meeting.* No attempt...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/restricted/December2016BoardMinutesSummary.pdf
December2017BoardMinutesSummary.pdf
...AAFP Board of Directors - Summary of Minutes December 7-8, 2017 This summary covers the actions from the December 2017 Board of Directors meeting. The actions are summarized with page reference given where full text may be found in the minutes of the meeting.* No attempt...
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/restricted/December2017BoardMinutesSummary.pdf
Dennis L. Gingrich, MD, FAAFP
Dennis L. Gingrich, MD, FAAFP
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/about/meet-our-leadership/board/gingrich.html
Dental Services
Read AAFP's policy on access to dental services.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/dental-services.html
Deputy Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Todd C. Dicus, JD, CAE
Deputy Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Todd C. Dicus, JD, CAE
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/about/meet-our-leadership/aafp-emt/dicus.html
Direct Contracting with Businesses by Family Physicians (Discussion Paper)
Read AAFP's discussion paper on direct contracting with businesses by family physicians.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/direct-contracting.html
Direct Primary Care
Read the AAFP's policy statement on direct primary care.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/direct-primary-care.html
Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing
Read the AAFP's policy on direct to consumer genetic testing.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/direct-to-consumer-genetic-testing.html
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Infant Formula
Learn about AAFP's policy on direct-to-consumer advertising of infant formula
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/direct-to-consumer-infant-formula.html
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Pharmaceuticals, Nonprescription ...
Read AAFP's policy on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription and nonprescription drugs, devices, and health-related products and services.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/direct-to-consumer-prescription-pharmceuticals.html
Director
...Position Description - Director April 2018 RESPONSIBILITIES The Board of Directors consists of the Academy's officers, nine at-large directors elected for three-year terms, plus a resident director, a student director and a new physician director each elected for one-year terms....
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/restricted/Director.pdf
Disaster Planning
Read about AAFP's policy on disaster planning.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/disaster-planning.html
Disaster Response and Recovery
...DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY Staff may return to practice location when authorities have deemed it appropriate to do so. Staff should follow all warnings and guidelines, such as boil orders or orders to remain in the area during the daylight only. Consider the following during a...
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/disaster/DisasterRecovery.pdf
Discipline in Schools
Read about AAFP's policy on discipline in schools.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/discipline-in-schools.html
Disclosure of Corporate Ties Affecting Formulary Choices and Drug Substitution
Read AAFP's policy on disclosure of corporate ties affecting formulary choices and drug substitution.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/disclosure-corporate-ties.html
Discrimination, Family Medicine Residency Graduates
Learn about AAFP's policy regarding discrimination of recent family medicine residency graduates.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/discrimination-family-medicine-residency-graduates.html
Discrimination, Patient
Read AAFP's policy regarding discrimination of patients.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/discrimination-patient.html
Discrimination, Physician
Read AAFP's policy regarding discrimination of physicians.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/discrimination-physician.html
Discriminatory Policing
Find out the policies surrounding discriminatory policing.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/discriminatory-policing.html
Distracted Driving
Read AAFP's policy on distracted driving.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/distracted-driving.html
Diversity in the Workforce
Learn about AAFP's policy regarding diversity of the workforce.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/diversity-workforce.html
Domestic Partner Benefits
Read AAFP's policy on domestic partner benefits.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/domestic-partner-benefits.html
Driver Education
Learn about AAFP's policy on driver education.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/driver-education.html
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - AAFP Legislative Stance
Read AAFP's policy on Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration numbers.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/drug-enforcement-administration.html
Drug Pricing - AAFP Legislative Stance
Read AAFP's policy on drug pricing.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/drug-pricing.html
Drug Switching Notices
Read AAFP's policy on drug switching notices.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/drug-switching-notices.html
Drugs - Identification
Read about AAFP's policy on the use of a uniform identification code for individual drug capsules and tablets.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/drugs-identification.html
Drugs - Therapeutic Substitution
Learn about AAFP's policy on therapeutic substitution.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/drugs-therapeutic-substitution.html
Drugs, Generic
Read about AAFP's policy on the use of generic drugs.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/drugs-generic.html
Drugs, Opposition to Mandatory Education for Drug Prescribing
Read AAFP's policy regarding the opposition to mandatory education for drug prescribing.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/drugs-education-prescribing.html
Drugs, Physician Dispensing
Learn about AAFP's policy regarding drug dispensing by physicians.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/drugs-physician-dispensing.html
Drugs, Prescribing
Learn about AAFP's policy on drug prescribing.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/drugs-prescribing.html
Durable Medical Equipment, Unsolicited Vendor Requests
Read AAFP's policy on unsolicited vendor requests to prescribe durable medical equipment.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/durable-medical-equipment.html
Education, Physician Retraining
Read AAFP's policy on physician retraining.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/education.html
EGD, Training and Credentialing of Family Physicians In (Position Paper)
Read AAFP's position paper on training and credentialing of family physicians in esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD).
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/egd-training-credentialing.html
Elder Mistreatment
Learn about AAFP's policy on elder mistreatment.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/elder-mistreatment.html
Electrocardiograms, Family Physician Interpretation (Position Paper)
Learn about AAFP's Position Paper on family physician interpretation of electrocardiography.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/electrocardiograms-interpretation.html
Electronic Health Records
Read about AAFP's policy on electronic health records.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/electronic-health-records.html
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)
Read the AAFP's policy on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS).
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/electronic-nicotine-delivery-systems.html
Emergency Department Call for Family Physicians (Position Statement)
Read AAFP's position paper on emergency department all for family physicians.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/emergency-department-call.html
Emergency Medical Care
Read AAFP's policy on access to emergency medical care.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/emergency-medical-care.html
Emergency Medicine, Family Physicians in
Learn about AAFP's policy on family physician role in emergency medicine.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/emergency-medicine.html
End Corporal Punishment of Children
Read about AAFP's policy on ending corporal punishment of children.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/end-corporal-punishment-children.html
Engage with the AAFP
Learn the different ways your organization can partner with the AAFP to share in the goal of providing family physicians and their teams with the best resources and education tools.
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/about/engage/engage-with-aafp.html
Environmental Health and Climate Change
Read the AAFP's call to action to limit and correction land, water and air pollution.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/environmental-health.html
Equal Opportunity
Read AAFP's policy on equal opportunity.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/equal-opportunity.html
Equal Representation of Women in Family Medicine
Read the AAFP's policy on women in family medicine, including the goal for more women in leadership roles at the Academy.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/equal-representation.html
Equality for Same Gender Families
Read AAFP's policy on equality for same-gender families.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/equality-same-gender-families.html
Erica W. Swegler, MD, FAAFP
Erica W. Swegler, MD, FAAFP
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/about/meet-our-leadership/board/swegler.html
Essential Community Provider
Learn about AAFP's policy on essential community providers.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/essential-community-provider.html
Ethics and Advance Planning for End-of-Life Care
Read about AAFP's policy on ethics and advance planning for end-of-life care.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/ethics-advance-planning.html
Evaluation of Family Medicine Specialty Certifying Board, Guiding Principles for the
Read AAFP's policy on guiding principles for the Evaluation of family medicine specialty certifying boards.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/evaluation-family-medicine-certifying-board.html
Events and Opportunities: Participate as a Speaker, Presenter, or Exhibitor
Put your stamp on family medicine by participating as a speaker, poster presenter, exhibitor, or author.
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/about/engage/events-opportunities.html
Everyone Wins WIth the AAFP
...EVERYONE wins with the AAFP In the changing world of health care, family physicians shouldn’t go at it alone. That’s why the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) was developed to serve the needs of family physicians and the family medicine specialty-the cornerstone of health...
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/membership/everyone-wins-member-value.pdf
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer - R. Shawn Martin
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer - R. Shawn Martin
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/about/meet-our-leadership/aafp-emt/martin.html
Expansion of Residency Training Programs of Federally Qualified Community Health ...
Read AAFP's policy regarding expansion of residency training programs at federally qualified health centers.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/expansion-residency-training-programs.html