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Feeling Detached: Lessons from Being a Patient (Again)

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/feeling_detached_lessons_from_being.html

Fellowships Aim to Enhance FPs' Training, Not Limit Our Scope

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/fellowships_aim_to_enhance_fps.html

Fewer, Not More, Vaccine Exemptions Needed

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/fewer_not_more_vaccine_exemptions.html

Final Thoughts on the SGR; A Look Ahead at MACRA

President Obama signed the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 into law on April 16, which eliminates the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. AAFP Vice President for Advocacy and Practice Advancement Shawn Martin looks at what MACRA ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/final_thoughts_on_the_sgr.html

Finally, Alignment of Meaningful Quality Measures May be Reality

The AAFP, CMS, and other stakeholders recently released the Core Measure Set for Primary Care. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin explains how the new alignment of quality measures should reduce administrative burden on primary care ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/finally_alignment_of_meaningful_quality.html

Finding a Way Forward, Together

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Finding Balance at Home, Practice Makes it All Worth the Effort

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/finding_balance_at_home_practice.html

Finding Purple: Creating Nonpartisan Paths to Advance Primary Care

Lynne Lillie, M.D., writes that family physicians are uniquely positioned to find a path through polarized politics that can lead to a solution to our health care crisis.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/finding_purple_creating_nonpartisan_paths.html

Finding Right Fit Key to Match Process

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Finding the Right Mentor Is Worth the Quest

Mentors, regardless of specialty, can have a profound effect on students. AAFP President-elect Gary LeRoy, M.D., writes in this Leader Voices Blog post that a surgeon helped start him on his way to a career in medicine.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190225lv-mentoring.html

Fine Fellows

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First-year Residents Set Expectations for Themselves

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Fit Physicians Can Lead by Example

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Five Books, Five Podcasts for Every Medical Student

Margaret Miller's peers asked her for recommendations on books and podcasts that can benefit medical students. In this Leader Voices Blog post, she picks her top five in both categories.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190101lv-studentmedia.html

FMX Offers Something for Every Family Physician

The AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX) offers physicians the ability to earn an entire year's worth of CME, a jam-packed expo hall, and abundant social and networking opportunities.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/fmx_offers_something_for_every.html

Focus on Decision-makers to Improve Public Health

Master of public health candidate Stewart Decker, M.D., shares his insights from a course on campaigning and community organizing.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20181129fp-mph3.html

Focusing on Single Issue Guarantees Inaction on Others

AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin writes that disagreement on a single issue shouldn't prevent collaboration on others.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20190611itt-singleissue.html

Follow Day of Action With Year-round Effort

Hundreds of family physicians and medical students were on Capitol Hill on May 22. Although lobbying days are important, Leonard Reeves, M.D., writes in the Leader Voices blog that advocacy requires year-round effort.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20180604lv-advocacy.html

Follow the North Star: Global Health Is Focus of New Wonca Group

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/follow_the_north_star_global.html

Food Desert: A Community Coping Without a Grocery Store

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/food_desert_a_community_coping.html

Food Security: Take a Lesson From Your Patients

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/food_security_take_a_lesson.html

For FP Moms, This Mother's Day Is About Impact on Community

Amid a pandemic, MaryAnn Dakkak, M.D., M.S.P.H., and Kimberly Becher, M.D., reflect in this Fresh Perspectives blog post on a Mother's Day like no other for physician moms.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200508fp-mothersday.html

For New Intern, the Future Is Challenging -- and Bright

In this Leader Voices Blog post, recent medical school graduate Chandler Stisher, M.D., shares the challenges of transitioning from student to intern as well as his excitement for what lies ahead.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190904lv-newintern.html

For This State Chapter, It Truly Is a 'Family Affair'

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/for_this_state_chapter_it.html

For Your Patients' Sake, Prepare Yourself for PrEP

Pre-exposure prophylaxis significantly lowers the odds of getting HIV from sex and injectable drug use, but Ada Stewart, M.D., writes in the Leader Voices Blog that too few physicians are prescribing it. A session at the Family Medicine Experience can help.

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Former 'Orphan' School Embraces Family Medicine to Drive Progress

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/former_orphan_school_embraces_family.html

Four Days of Family Medicine Advocacy

Hundreds of family physicians and medical students will be in Washington, D.C., next week for the Family Medicine Advocacy Summit. In the latest In the Trenches post, Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin looks ahead at the popular event.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20180515itt_fmas.html

Fox Should Pull the Plug on The Resident

The Resident, the latest TV medical drama, doesn't do physicians or patients any favors with its skewed portrayal of health care.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20180212fp-badtv.html

FP Recommendation Key to Boosting Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/fp_recommendation_key_to_boosting.html

FP Salaries Increasing, But How Much?

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/fp_salaries_increasing_but_how.html

FPs Adept at Beating the Grind ‘Dog Days’ of Pandemic Bring

Steven Furr, M.D., explains in this Leader Voices Blog post how his rural community's early actions protected its most vulnerable population during the pandemic.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200817lv-ruralcovid.html

FPs and Vasectomies: Help Your Patients Make a 'Snip' Decision

Vasectomy is a quick, easy procedure that can be performed in the primary care setting. AAFP President John Cullen, M.D., questions why more men aren't willing to take that step.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20181113lv-vasectomy.html

FPs Answer Call in Times of Need -- No Matter Where

Alan Schwartzstein, M.D., was far from home and ill. Another FP dropped everything to help him -- just as you'd expect from a family physician.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/fps_answer_call_in_times.html

FPs Are 'Soldiers in Field' Against Outbreaks

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/fps_soldiers_in_field_against.html

FPs Are Answer to Rural Maternity Care Crisis

Many rural communities are losing access to maternity care. AAFP President John Cullen, M.D., writes in the Leader Voices Blog that his rural Alaska community offers proof that family physicians can fill that void.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20181010lv-obdeserts.html

FPs Are at Center of Birth, Death and Everything in Between

Moments after delivering one new patient into the world, Robert Raspa, M.D., delivered a cancer diagnosis to another. He reflects on the cradle-to-grave nature of family medicine.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20170801lv-circleoflife.html

FPs Are Best Equipped to Tackle Adverse Childhood Experiences

More than 60% of adults report exposure to at least one adverse childhood event, which may affect their long-term physical and mental health. In this Leader Voices Blog post, Brent Sugimoto, M.D., M.P.H., A.A.H.I.V.S., outlines steps his state is taking to address the issue.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200129lv-aces.html

FPs Are There for Patients in Wake of Disaster

Hurricane Matthew recently claimed the lives of at least 25 people in North Carolina. Total damage to homes and businesses (including more than 100,000 damaged structures), as well as to crops in the state, is estimated at $1.5 billion. In the storm's aftermath, Mott Blair, M.D., ...

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FPs Can Be Trusted Guides When the Dying Don't Specify Wishes

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FPs Can Help Curb Spending on Services Patients Don't Need

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/fps_can_help_curb_spending.html

FPs Can Influence Rape Culture by Talking About Consent

Natalie Hinchcliffe, D.O., writes that as doctors for both victims and perpetrators of rape, family physicians are uniquely positioned to influence rape culture.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20170731fp-consent.html

FPs Can Lead in Treating Transgender Patients With Dignity

Transgender patients need protection from discrimination in health care. Family physicians can help ensure they receive it.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/fps_can_lead_in_treating.html

FPs Can Lead on Changes That Keep Patients Out of Hospitals

We know that social determinants of health can have immense effects on patients' health. In this Leader Voices Blog post, resident Michelle Byrne, M.D., M.P.H., asks family physicians to consider how they can address these factors.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190520lv-hospitalization.html

FPs Can Shape Social Determinants of Health Outside Clinic

Social factors can influence health more than medical advances. Stewart Decker, M.D., writes that family physicians have the perspective and influence needed to address social determinants of health beyond the exam room.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/fps_can_shape_social_determinants.html

FPs Doing Good Work in House of Medicine

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FPs Have Ability to Inspire, Be Inspired by, One Another

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/fps_have_ability_to_inspire.html

FPs May Be Best Advocates for Housing Challenges

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/fps_may_be_best_advocate.html

FPs Must Demystify Colorectal Cancer Screening

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/family_physicians_must_demystify_colorectal.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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FPs See How Much Continuity of Care Matters

A recent analysis in BMJ found that continuity of care decreases mortality. John Meigs, M.D., shares a recent example of why that's the case.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20180709lv-continuity.html

FPs Should Lead: Thoughts on an Executive Career Path

James Ellzy, M.D., writes that health care could use more family physicians in executive roles. He offers tips for those interested in administration.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190611lv-physicianexecs.html

FPs Steer the AAFP With Plenty of Ways to Influence Course

AAFP President John Cullen, M.D., explains how AAFP policy is set by members who represent a wide scope of opinions about the best ways to advance family medicine.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190605lv-governance.html

FPs' Talents, Skills Are Needed Now More Than Ever All Around the World

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/who_director_general_fps_talents.html

Free Clinics Need Our Help to Heal Patients, Communities

Leonard Reeves, M.D., shares a patient story that illustrates the powerful impact free clinics can have for those in dire need of help.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/free_clinics_need_our_help.html

Frequently Asked Questions -- and Answers -- About Direct Primary Care

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/frequently_asked_questions_and_answers.html

Fresh Approach Turns Substance Abuse Challenges Into Triumphs

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/fresh_approach_turns_substance_abuse.html

Fresh Perspectives Offers Platform for New-to-Practice Physicians

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/fresh_perspectives_offers_platform_to.html

Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog

Blog updates on the issues affecting family medicine from the perspective of new physician members of the Academy

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From Classroom to Med School and Back: Why I Love Teaching

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/from_the_classroom_to_med.html

FSMB Offers Licensing Solution for Docs Looking to Practice in Multiple States

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/fsmb_offers_licensing_solution_for.html

Full Steam Ahead on Academy's Health IT Innovation Project

In this Leader Voices Blog post, AAFP Board Chair Michael Munger, M.D., offers an update on an Academy initiative that aims to develop health IT tools that are more useful and less burdensome than current products.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190806lv-healthit.html

Future of Family Medicine 2.0 Gathering Information, Insights

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/future_of_family_medicine_21.html

Future of Family Medicine 2.0: What's Your Opinion?

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/future_of_family_medicine_2.html

Gallows Humor Is No Laughing Matter

Does physicians' use of so-called gallows humor impact patient care and/or physician burnout? Kyle Jones, M.D., writes that it just might.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/gallows_humor_is_no_laughing.html

Game Over? WHO Decision on Gaming Disorder Raises Questions

The World Health Organization recently recognized gaming disorder as being a mental health condition. In this Fresh Perspectives blog post, Luis Garcia, M.D., looks at what that could mean for family physicians and patients.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20180727fp-gaming.html

Gentrification Has Unintended Consequences for Urban Poor

Urban redevelopment has dire consequences for the longtime residents and businesses it displaces. Marie Ramas, M.D., addresses gentrification in her final Fresh Perspectives blog post.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20180928fp-gentrification.html

Get a Clue: Pandemic Board Game Runs Risk of Snubbing FPs

Board game enthusiast and medical student John Heafner, M.P.H., writes that subspecialists shouldn't have a monopoly on the limelight in popular culture.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20171106lv-fpmedia.html

Get the Candidates Talking About Family Medicine Issues

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/get_the_candidates_talking_about.html

Get the Most Out of Your AAFP Membership

Academy members receive exclusive products, programs, services and discounts totaling more than $4,000 in savings each year. In this Leader Voices Blog post, AAFP President Gary LeRoy, M.D., highlights some perks you might not be aware of.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200101lv-membervalue.html

Getting Engaged: Patient Input Can Spark Improvement

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/getting_engaged_patient_input_can.html

Getting Health Care Right, Even as We Change It

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/getting_health_care_right_even.html

Girl Power: Moving Toward Balance in Physician Workforce

Women make up more than half of the U.S. population but only about one-third of the physician workforce. However, among the younger generation of physicians, more women are entering the pipeline. In fact, this year marked the largest increase in a decade in the number of women enrolling...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/girl_power_moving_toward_balance.html

Give Back: Making a Plea for Family Medicine Preceptors

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/give_back_making_a_plea.html

Give Residents Tools to Turn Tide on Physician Burnout

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/give_residents_tools_to_turn.html

Giving Thanks

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Giving Thanks for Work-Life Balance -- and the Dog

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/giving_thanks_for_work_life.html

Global Health Offers Unparalleled Opportunity to Learn While Helping Patients

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/global_health_offers_unparalleled_opportunity.html

Global Health: FPs Care for Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere

Family physicians' broad training allows them to provide care for anyone, anytime, anywhere. That, writes Tochi Iroku-Malize, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., in this Leader Voices Blog post, is why family docs are ideally suited to offer global health care.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190627lv-globalhealth.html

GME Reform: An AAFP Call to Action

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/gme_reform_an_aafp_call.html

GME: IOM Report Shines a Light on a Flawed System

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/gme_iom_report_shines_a.html

Go Ahead, I'm Listening

From your comments on AAFP News stories and blog posts to responses to annual surveys, the Academy is listening. Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin outlines how to make your voice heard.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/go_ahead_i_m_listening.html

Government Hears From FPs on Opioid Abuse Crisis

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/government_hears_from_fps_on.html

Grateful for Opportunity, Eager to Serve

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/grateful_for_opportunity_eager_to.html

Great American Smokeout Offers Another Opportunity to Help Patients Quit

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/great_american_smokeout_offers_another.html

Group Visits: A Patient-Centered Approach to Improving Pregnancy Outcomes

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/group_visits_a_patient_centered.html

Growing AAFP's Media Outreach: Responding to CNN

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/growing_aafp_s_media_outreach.html

Halting Health Studies Harms Patients, Hinders Physicians

The Trump administration recently halted a study on the health consequences of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia. It wasn't because the process had been deemed safe.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20170905fp-minestudy.html

Harness AI to Enable Family Medicine's Health Care Vision

Artificial intelligence is undeniably part of medicine's future. Brent Sugimoto, M.D., M.P.H., A.A.H.I.V.S., writes in this Leader Voices Blog post that family physicians must be prepared to take advantage of the opportunities AI presents.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20191204lv-ai.html

Have We Failed to 'Promote the General Welfare' of People?

In this fourth installment of his master's in public health series in the Fresh Perspectives blog, Stewart Decker, M.D., discusses the social, or structural, issues that affect health.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20181221fp-mph4.html

Heads Up: School Sports Season Is Upon Us

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/heads_up_school_sports_season.html

Healing or Harassment: Is It OK to Hug a Patient?

At a time of heightened awareness about sexual harassment, we asked our new physician bloggers whether it's appropriate for physicians to hug patients.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20180226fp-hugs.html

Health Care Costs Soar, But Does U.S. Get What It Pays For?

At a time when overall health care costs are skyrocketing, U.S. spending on primary care office visits is in decline. In the latest In the Trenches post, Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin breaks down the Health Care Cost and Utilization ...

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20180320ITT_costs.html

Health Care Debates Don't Have to Be Heated

Politicians discussing health care policy could take a lesson from a couple of family physicians who recently debated the merits of the direct primary care model without resorting to insults.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20170829fp-debate.html

Health Care Is a Right That Must Extend to Everyone

Gary LeRoy, M.D., writes that health care must be seen as a basic human right that is necessary for the preservation of dignity, social worth, health and even life.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20170808lv-healthcareright.html

Health Spending Keeps Going Up; Why Are Outcomes Worse?

Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., writes in this Fresh Perspectives blog post that even as U.S. health care costs continue to climb, several key outcomes are in steep decline.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20190703fp-hcspendingup.html

Health Startups: Revolutionary or Threat to Primary Care?

Startups based on health care algorithms are rapidly spreading. In this Fresh Perspectives blog post, Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., describes a model that allows family physicians to offer the convenience these companies tout while preserving the doctor-patient relationship.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20190514fp-appbasedcare.html

Health Tech Developers Could Use Physician Input

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/health_tech_developers_could_use.html

Helicopter Parents Need to Know When to Land in Waiting Room

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/helicopter_parents_need_to_know.html

Help Other Communities by Sharing Your Public Health Success Stories

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/help_other_communities_by_sharing.html

Help Patients Conquer Obesity With Education, Empathy -- Not Shame

Roughly two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese. How physicians broach the subject with these patients may determine whether or not they can help.

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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/help_patients_conquer_obesity_with.html