Academy Working to Address 'Asinine' EHR Issues
AAFP officers answered questions on a wide range of issues -- including electronic health records and physician payment -- during a Town Hall meeting Sept. 27 in Denver.
View ArticleSocial Determinants of Health Issues Take Center Stage
Delegates to the 2015 Congress of Delegates in Denver addressed several social determinants of health-related issues, including gentrification, poverty and nutrition, and discriminatory policing, among...
View ArticleDelegates Choose New AAFP Leaders
The 2015 AAFP Congress of Delegates elected John Meigs Jr., M.D., of Brent, Ala., to be the Academy's president-elect and voted on several other offices.
View ArticleNew AAFP President Declares Family Medicine a 'Noble Profession'
Newly installed AAFP President Wanda Filer, M.D., M.B.A., sat down with AAFP News to talk about family medicine and the issues she'll focus on during the next 12 months.
View ArticleFamily Physicians Aim for Efficient, High-quality Patient Care
During the AAFP's 2015 Congress of Delegates, the Reference Committee on Practice Enhancement tackled resolutions centering on practice efficiency and quality care.
View Article2016 FPOY Has Built Legacy of Caring for Patients, Future FPs
As a student preceptor, a North Carolina AFP leader, a residency faculty member and a personal mentor, 2016 AAFP Family Physician of the Year Maureen Murphy, M.D., has encouraged and taught hundreds of...
View ArticleAAFP President Pledges to Fight for Respect, Resources
Newly installed AAFP President Wanda Filer, M.D., M.B.A., opened the 2015 Family Medicine Experience with a rousing speech about family medicine's promising future.
View ArticleDelegates Put Focus on Patients, Environment
Delegates to the 2015 Congress of Delegates in Denver adopted resolutions defending rural hospitals, the environment and their own role in end-of-life care.
View ArticleAffordable Medications, Marijuana Research Among Topics Debated
Delegates to the 2015 Congress of Delegates addressed affordable medication for patients and the need for more research on marijuana, among other topics, adopting a number of resolutions during the...
View ArticleFamily Physicians Passionately Debate Education, Training Issues
During the AAFP's 2015 Congress of Delegates in Denver, the Reference Committee on Education dealt with a variety of issues, including the shortage of rural family physicians and the increasing...
View ArticleRefocus Attention on Patients, Says FMX Keynoter
Abraham Verghese, M.D., M.B.A., kicked off the 2015 AAFP Family Medicine Experience with his opening session keynote on providing better care to patients in the modern-day medical environment.
View ArticleApproach to Stress Determines How It Affects You
Although stress can lead to poor outcomes, it also can build resilience and increase empathy. During the Family Medicine Experience, author and researcher Kelly McGonigal, PhD., outlined the positive...
View ArticleA Blunt Discussion About Marijuana: Drug Has Risks, Benefits
A family physician and a patient provided their perspectives on the risks and benefits of medical marijuana during the 2015 Family Medicine Experience in Denver.
View ArticleViews From the 2015 Congress of Delegates and Family Medicine Experience
The AAFP News team shares photos, video and more from this year's Congress of Delegates and Family Medicine Experience.
View ArticleDetailed Observation, Measurement Trump Trials Alone, Says Biotech Innovator
Jamie Heywood, founder of the health community website PatientsLikeMe.com, tells family physicians that their patient encounters are the key to improving health research.
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