Expectations of Family Medicine Residency Graduates
Learn about AAFP's policy on expectations of family medicine residency graduates.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/expectations-family-medicine-graduates.html
Expedited Partner Therapy
Learn about AAFP's policy on expedited partner therapy.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/expedited-partner-therapy.html
Fairness in Federal Programs for All U.S. Citizens
Learn about AAFP's policy on fairness in programs for all U.S. citizens.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/fairness-federal-programs.html
Family Medicine Academic Department
Learn AAFP's policy on U.S. medical school family medicine academic departments.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-medicine-academic-department.html
Family Medicine Facts
Family medicine is the most versatile of all physician specialties and family physicians are just as diverse as their patients.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/dive-into-family-medicine/family-medicine-facts.html
Family Medicine Faculty
Read about AAFP's policy on family medicine faculty.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-medicine-faculty.html
Family Medicine Interest Groups
Read AAFP's policy on family medicine interest groups.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-medicine-interest-groups.html
Family Medicine, Quality Health Care in
Read AAFP's policy on quality health care in family medicine.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-medicine-quality-health-care.html
Family Medicine, Specialist in
Read AAFP's definition of specialty.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-medicine-specialist.html
Family Medicine's Role in Undergraduate Medical Education
Learn about AAFP's policy on the family medicine role in undergraduate medical education in family medicine.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-medicines-role-undergraduate.html
Family Physician Burnout, Well-Being, and Professional Satisfaction (Position Paper)
Read AAFP's position on family physician burnout, well-being, and professional satisfaction.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-physician-burnout.html
Family Physician Workforce and Residency Education
Read AAFP's policy on family physician workforce and residency education.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-physician-workforce.html
Family Physician, Definition
Read AAFP's definition of a family physician.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-physician-definition.html
Family Physicians as Role Models for Underrepresented Students
Read the AAFP's strategies for addressing the underrepresentation of students in medicine.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-physicians-role-models.html
Family Physicians Delivering Emergency Medical Care - Critical Challenges and ...
Read AAFP's position paper about family physicians delivering emergency medical care - critical challenges and opportunities.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-physicians-emergency-care.html
Family Physicians' Creed
Read AAFP's family physician creed.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-physicians-creed.html
Family, Definition of
Read AAFP's definition of family.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/family-definition.html
fdorg-author-credentialing-form.pdf
...11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY | LEAWOOD, KS 66211-2680 | (800) 274-2237 | FAMILYDOCTOR.ORG AUTHOR CREDENTIALING FORM Name, degree(s): __________________________________________________________________________________________ Employment Information:...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/membership/fdorg-author-credentialing-form.pdf
February 2016 Board Minutes
...6/28/2016 1 of 6 AAFP Board of Directors - Summary of Minutes February 24-26, 2016 This summary covers the cover the actions from the February 2016 Board of Directors meeting. The actions are summarized with page reference given where full text may be found in the...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/restricted/February2016BoardMinutes.pdf
Fee-splitting
Read about AAFP's policy on fee-splitting
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/fee-splitting.html
Fees to Physicians for Referrals to Other Health Care Providers
Read about AAFP's policy on fees to physicians for referrals to other health care providers.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/fees-referrals.html
Fees, Global Surgical
Read about AAFP's policy on global surgical fee.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/fees-global-surgical.html
Fellowship, Definition
Read AAFP's definition of fellowship.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/fellowship-definition.html
Female Genital Mutilation
Learn about AAFP's policy on female genital mutilation.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/female-genital-mutilation.html
First Dollar Coverage for Preventive Care
Read about AAFP's policy on first dollar coverage for preventive care.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/first-dollar-coverage.html
Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies
Read the AAFP policy on fluoridation of public water supplies and treatment for children.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/fluoridation.html
Genital Surgeries in Intersex Children
Read AAFP's policy on Genital Surgeries in Intersex Children.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/genital-surgeries.html
Global Health Pre-Travel Planning
...Pre-travel training is an important component of international and global health service learning programs. If the training is well organized, it can maximize global health electives and rotations for trainees and the communities they serve. It can ensure that trainees are safe and...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/make_difference/gh-pre-travel-planning.pdf
Good Samaritan Law
Read AAFP's policy on the good Samaritan law.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/good-samaritan.html
Graduate Medical Education Financing Policy
Read AAFP's six principles for GME financing reform.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/graduate-medical-education-financing.html
Graduated Driver's License
Learn about AAFP's policy on graduated driver's licenses.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/graduated-drivers-license.html
Guidelines on the Supervision of Certified Nurse Midwives, Nurse Practitioners and ...
Explore the guidelines set for family physicians for the supervision of non-physician providers.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/guidelines-supervision.html
Gun Violence, Prevention of (Position Paper)
Read AAFP's position on the prevention of gun violence.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/gun-violence.html
Hate Crimes
Read AAFP's policy regarding hate crimes.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/hate-crimes.html
Health Benefits
Read AAFP's policy regarding health benefits.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/health-benefits.html
Health Care
Learn about AAFP's policy on the provision of health care to all populations.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/health-care.html
Health Care Costs, Methods for Reducing
Learn about AAFP's policy regarding methods to reduce health care costs.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/health-care-costs-reducing.html
Health Care Facility Visitation Rights of Patients
Read AAFP's policy on health care facility visitation rights of patients.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/health-care-facility-visitation.html
Health Care for All: A Framework for Moving to a Primary Care-Based Health Care System ...
Learn about AAFP's policy regarding health care for all and moving to a primary care-based health care system.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/health-care-for-all.html
Health Care is a Right
Read AAFP's policy on health care is a right.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/health-care-right.html
Health Care Professionals, Family Physician Training With
Learn AAFP's support of the training of family medicine residents in collaborative teams with non-physicians.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/health-care-professionals.html
Health Education
Read about AAFP's policy on health education for patients and the public.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/health-education.html
Health Education in Schools
Read AAFP's policy on health education in schools.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/health-education-schools.html
Health Equity
Read AAFP's policy regarding health equity.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/health-equity.html
Health Impacts of Immigration
Read the AAFP's policy on the health impacts of immigration.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/health-impacts-immigration.html
Health Literacy
Read AAFP's policy regarding health literacy.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/health-literacy.html
Healthy Foods
Read AAFP's position on supporting the development of healthy food supply chains in supplemental nutrition programs.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/healthy-foods.html
Healthy Nutrition in Health Care Facilities and Other Workplaces
Read about AAFP's policy on healthy nutrition in health care facilities and other workplaces.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/healthy-nutrition.html
Hearing Loss, Deafness, and the Hard-of-Hearing
Learn about AAFP's policy regarding caring for patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing status.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/hearing-loss.html
Helmet Laws
Read the AAFP's policy on the use of helmets when riding motorcycles, bicycles, all-terrain vehicles, scooters, skate board, and skating.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/helmet-laws.html
History of the AAFP
Historical information about the AAFP.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/who-is-the-aafp/history-aafp.html
Home Diagnostic Test Kits
Read AAFP's policy on home test kits.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/home-diagnostic-test-kits.html
Home Health Care
Learn about AAFP's policy on home health care.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/home-health-care.html
Homelessness
Read about AAFP's policy regarding homelessness.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/homelessness.html
Hospice Care
Learn about AAFP's policy on hospice care.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/hospice-care.html
Hospital Bylaws on Low Volume/No Volume Privileging
Learn about AAFP's policy on hospital bylaws on low volume/no volume privileging.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/hospital-bylaws-privileging.html
Hospital Medical Staff and Other Health Care Organizations, Board Recertification
Read AAFP's policy on board recertification of hospital medical staff and other health care organizations.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/hospital-medical-staff-recertification.html
Hospital Medical Staff, Board Certification for Membership
Read about AAFP's policy on board certification of hospital medical staff.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/hospital-medical-staff.html
Hospital Medical Staff, Liaison Between Governing Boards and
Read about AAFP's policy regarding liaison between governing boards and hospital medical staff.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/hospital-medical-staff-liaison.html
Hospital Privileges as a Requirement for Insurance Participation
AAFP Policy on Hospital Privileges as a Requirement for Insurance Participation
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/privileges-insurance-participation.html
Hospital Use of Infant Formula in Breastfeeding Infants
Read AAFP's policy on hospital use of formula in breastfed infants.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/hospital-use-infant-formula.html
Hospitalists Trained in Family Medicine
Learn about AAFP's policies on hospitalists trained in family medicine.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/hospitalists.html
Hospitals, Transfer of Patients
Read about AAFP's policy on the transfer of a patient from one hospital to another.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/hospitals-transfer-patients.html
HospPrivProtocol.pdf
...AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS Protocol for Handling Hospital Privilege Problems for Family Physicians Who Are Medical Staff Members The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) stands unequivocally in support of the concept that all physicians should obtain...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/policies/restricted/HospPrivProtocol.pdf
How physicians are talking to patients about drug costs
With access to medication cost information available in most EHRs, you have a powerful new way to identify affordable medications and clinically relevant alternatives for your patients.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/engage/sponsored-resources/physicians-patients-drug-costs.html
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all.pdflist.html
...https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all.pdflist.html[4/24/2019 3:01:15 PM] AAFP-ACOG Joint Statement on Cooperative Practice and Hospital Privileges (/content/aafp/about/policies/all/aafp-acog.content.pdflist.html) AAFP Definition: Certification/Maintenance of Certification...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/policies/AAFP_AllPoliciesApril2019.pdf
Human Trafficking
Learn about AAFP's policy on human trafficking.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/human-trafficking.html
Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking): Health Effects and Disclosure of Proprietary Information
Read AAFP's policy on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on human health.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/hydraulic-fracturing-fracking.html
Hygiene, Personal Hygiene in School Settings
Learn about AAFP's policy on personal hygiene in school settings.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/hygiene.html
Imaging Personnel
Read about AAFP's policy on imaging personnel certification, training, and skills.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/imaging-personnel.html
Immunization Exemptions
Read about AAFP's policies on immunization exemptions.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/immunization-exemptions.html
Immunizations
Read about AAFP's policies on immunizations for children and adults.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/immunizations.html
Impaired and Clinically Deficient Physicians
Read about AAFP's definitions for and policies about impaired or clinically deficient physicians.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/impaired-physicians.html
Implicit Bias
Learn more about the AAFP policy on Implicit Bias.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/implicit-bias.html
Incarceration and Health: A Family Medicine Perspective (Position Paper)
Read the AAFP's position paper on Incarceration and Health: A Family Medicine Perspective .
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/incarceration.html
Independent Physician Associations (IPAs) Definition
Read the AAFP's guiding principles for establishing independent physicians associations definition and the benefits to business.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/independent-physician-associations.html
Independent Practice
Read the AAFP policy on Independent Practice.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/independent-practice.html
Information Technology Used in Health Care
Read about AAFP's policy on health information technology.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/information-technology.html
Infringement on Patient Physician Relationship
Learn about AAFP's policy on the infringement of the patient-physician relationship.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/infringement-patient-physician-relationship.html
Institutional Racism in the Health Care System
Read about the AAFP's policy regarding institutional racism in the health care system.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/institutional-racism.html
Insurance Coverage for Acupuncture Treatment for Chronic Pain
AAFP policy on Insurance Coverage for Acupuncture Treatment for Chronic Pain
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/acupuncture-treatment.html
Integration of Primary Care and Public Health (Position Paper)
Read AAFP's position paper on Integration of Primary Care and Public Health.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/integration-primary-care.html
Integrative Medicine, Credit for CME Activities
Learn about AAFP's policy on the accreditation of educational activities about integrative medicine.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/integrative-medicine-cme-credit.html
Intimate Partner Violence
Read about AAFP's policy on intimate partner violence.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/intimate-partner-violence.html
Issues Related to the Incarceration and Detention of Minors
Read about AAFP's policy on Issues Related to the Incarceration and Detention of Minors.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/incarceration-minors.html
James A. Ellzy, MD, FAAFP
James A. Ellzy, MD, FAAFP
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https://www.aafp.org/about/meet-our-leadership/board/ellzy.html
July 2016 Board Minutes Summary
...AAFP Board of Directors - Summary of Minutes July 22-22, 2016 This summary covers the actions from the July 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 has...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/restricted/July2016BoardMinutesSummary.pdf
July 2016 Board Minutes Summary
...AAFP Board of Directors - Summary of Minutes July 19-21, 2017 This summary covers the actions from the July 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 has...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/restricted/July2017BoardMinutesSummary.pdf
Kelly Thibert, DO, MPH
Kelly Thibert, DO, MPH
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https://www.aafp.org/about/meet-our-leadership/board/thibert.html
Laboratories Sharing Data
Read the AAFP's policy statement on laboratories sharing data.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/laboratories-sharing-data.html
Laboratories, Physician Office
Read about AAFP's policy about physician office laboratories.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/laboratories-physician-office.html
Laetrile
Read the AAFP position on the use of laetrile as a treatment for cancer patients.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/laetrile.html
Leadership Development
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/leadership-development.html
Legislative Activities
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/legislative-activities.html
Liaison Guidelines
Learn about AAFP's liaison guidelines.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/liaison-guidelines.html
Licensure
Read the AAFP's policy on licensure and relicensure at the state and federal levels.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/licensure.html
Licensure, Restricting Physician Licensure
Learn AAFP's policy on restricting physician licensure.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/licensure-restricting.html
Licensure/Relicensure, Definitions
Read about the AAFP-adopted definitions for licensure and relicensure.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/licensure-relicensure.html
Linguistically Appropriate Health Care
Learn about AAFP's position on the National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/linguistically-appropriate-heatlh-care.html
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