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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.

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Social 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...

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Delegates 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.

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New 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.

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Family 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.

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2016 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...

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AAFP 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.

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Delegates 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.

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Affordable 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...

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Family 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...

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Refocus 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.

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Approach 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...

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A 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.

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Views 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.

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Detailed 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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