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Delegates to 2012 NCSC Elect New Leaders -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “AAFP constituent chapter representatives who attended the Academy’s National Conference of Special Constituencies (NCSC), May 3-5 in Kansas City, Mo., elected colleagues to fill various leadership positions.” View full resource at aafp.org
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2012 Candidates for AAFP Leadership -- Candidates
aafp.org — “Personal statements, biographies and curriculum vitae for all candidates running for 2012 AAFP leadership offices.” View full resource at aafp.org
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Doctor Anonymous Doctor, Family Medicine Doctor, and Physician
Here's the correct link for AAFP Candidates #FMRevolution http://t.co/1yHwk240
Despite Physical Challenges, Oregon Family Physician Driven to Succeed -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, M.D., is one amazing woman. At the very least, she’s a woman who does amazing things. Call it a trifecta of accomplishments: First, Steiner Hayward is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, as well as associate director of faculty development for the department. She also serves as director of the Knight Cancer Institute Breast Health Education Program at OHSU and just finished up a ter” View full resource at aafp.org
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National Conference Family Medicine Video Contest -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “The AAFP is seeking videos promoting the specialty of family medicine -- by and for family medicine residents and medical students.” View full resource at aafp.org
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MT @aafpnc: Show your love for family medicine, channel your inner Spielberg and shoot a movie! http://t.co/ghX3Qfz4
2012 ALF and NCSC Handouts -- ALF-NCSC -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “Handouts and presentations from the 2012 ALF-NCSC meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. Documents available only to registered attendees.” View full resource at aafp.org
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Doctor Anonymous Doctor, Family Medicine Doctor, and Physician
RT @OhioAFP: Are you attending ALF or NCSC? Be sure to print your handouts before you go! http://t.co/QyMnNOsK
Annual Leadership Forum & National Conference of Special Constituencies -- ALF-NCSC -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “Information on the AAFP’s Annual Leadership Forum and National Conference of Special Constituencies.” View full resource at aafp.org
Most Recently Shared on April 30, 2012 at 10:11 am By:
Doctor Anonymous Doctor, Family Medicine Doctor, and Physician
Good morning & Happy Monday! Only 2 days until #ncsc12 How about that #FMRevolution http://t.co/NVfOlGbM
Future of Family Medicine Project -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “The Future of Family Medicine (FFM) Project was a joint effort of the Family Practice Working Party (WP) and the Academic Family Medicine Organizations (AFMO).” View full resource at aafp.org
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Steven Waldren MD Doctor, Family Medicine Doctor, and Physician
@chasedave @aafp @aafpprez Glad to see others are believers now. AAFP has been since 1999 w/Future of Fam Med Report http://t.co/gOqUnTkN
Future Direction of U.S. Graduate Medical Education Is Focus of Grant to IOM -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation has announced that it has awarded $750,000 to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to study the governance and financing of graduate medical education (GME) in the United States. The grant comes in response to the current state of GME in the United States, which, according to a Macy Foundation press release, has fallen behind the overall needs of the country’s health care system and, more specifically, the individual health care needs of the public.” View full resource at aafp.org
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Public-Private Collaborative Issues 'Roadmap' to Accelerate National Health Information Exchange -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC), a public-private partnership established through a grant from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, recently released what the NeHC describes as a "roadmap" to accelerate health information exchange on a national level. The report, which may be downloaded at no charge from the collaborative’s website, provides a framework designed to be used by anyone working toward health information exchange at the l” View full resource at aafp.org
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Registration -- FMCC -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “Online registration for the 2011 AAFP Family Medicine Congressional Conference is closed. Onsite registration will open at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, May 9.” View full resource at aafp.org
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Early-bird pricing for #FMCC ends tomorrow! Register now at http://t.co/CiiceTai #aafp
Choosing Wisely Campaign Aims To Cut Use of Unnecessary Medical Interventions -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “Sometimes, less health care is the best health care. As part of an effort to help physicians curtail the practice of ordering unnecessary tests and procedures, the AAFP today released a list of five tests and treatments physicians should think twice about before performing, ordering or prescribing. The list is part of a national campaign called Choosing Wisely that launched at a press event in Washington.” View full resource at aafp.org
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Medicare Could Save Billions by Permanently Adopting Primary Care Payment Increase, Says Study -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “The Medicare program could save billions of dollars by permanently extending a temporary provision in the health care reform law that provides a five-year, 10 percent Medicare payment boost for primary care services.” View full resource at aafp.org
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Medicare Could Save Billions by Permanently Adopting Primary Care Payment Increase, Says Study http://t.co/AMPGTJFr
AAFP Action Alert Urges Students to Support Title VII Funding -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “The AAFP is calling on its student members to contact their senators in support of a budget request that asks the Senate Appropriations Committee to allocate $280 million for Title VII health professions programs during fiscal year 2013.” View full resource at aafp.org
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ACP Guideline on Type 2 Diabetes Recommends Oral Pharmacology as Second-line Therapy -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “The American College of Physicians has issued a guideline that provides three clinical recommendations regarding the comparative effectiveness and safety of type 2 diabetes medications. The guideline specifically addresses the pharmacologic management of patients with type 2 diabetes using agents from any of 11 unique classes of drugs available to treat hyperglycemia in these patients.” View full resource at aafp.org
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ACP Guideline on Type 2 Diabetes Recommends Oral Pharmacology as Second-line Therapy -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “The American College of Physicians has issued a guideline that provides three clinical recommendations regarding the comparative effectiveness and safety of type 2 diabetes medications. The guideline specifically addresses the pharmacologic management of patients with type 2 diabetes using agents from any of 11 unique classes of drugs available to treat hyperglycemia in these patients.” View full resource at aafp.org
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