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16 Oct 2013, 10:16 am by thehealthlawfirm
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 24, 2013, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) released its third list of commonly prescribed tests and procedures that may … Continue reading → [read post]
15 Oct 2018, 12:30 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
The American Academy of Family Physicians is the national association of family doctors. [read post]
24 Oct 2006, 4:58 pm
The American Academy of Family Physicians is predicting a shortage of family physicians in Nevada, Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Idaho over the next fifteen years.The number of medical school graduates entering family medicine, or general practice,  has decreased by almost... [read post]
6 Sep 2007, 11:05 pm
  New treatment guidelines were jointly established by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians in 2004, endorsing a non-antibiotic "observation option" for all children older than two who lack severe infection symptoms.Researchers tested physicians' adherence to the guideline with two surveys -- one in 2004 and another in 2006. [read post]
5 Mar 2018, 2:00 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
In addition, six national medical groups have endorsed medical aid in dying, including:American College of Legal Medicine American Medical Student Association American Medical Women’s Association American Nurses Association of California American Public Health Association GLMA: Healthcare Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality New York State Academy of Family Physicians. [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 9:46 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) released a statement supporting the new rule but wants only primary care physicians, and not subspecialists (general internal medicine, pediatric medicine, etc.), to benefit. [read post]
9 Oct 2013, 8:53 am by Jeff
Physician Rating Websites: An interesting article in Family Practice Management (the publication of the American Academy of Family Physicians) on how doctors should handle website reviews, particularly bad ones.  [read post]
3 Jan 2019, 5:29 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
The  American Academy of Neurology is calling for uniform brain death laws, policies and practices in a new position statement published in the January 2, 2019, online issue of Neurology. [read post]
11 Apr 2008, 12:43 am
This season, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) is advising the public to take the same summer sun precautions that it has recommended for years to prevent skin cancer -- despite some claims to the contrary. [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 3:13 am by Bob Kraft
Here is the description of the American Academy of Family Physicians, which is responsible for the site: This Web site is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), a national medical organization representing more than 100,300 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students. [read post]
19 Jun 2018, 7:00 am by FM Librarian
")Medical/health community's reactions:Articles/blog posts:"How the Toxic Stress of Family Separation can Harm a Child," PBS, 18 June 2018 [text]"Kids Can Suffer Permanent Damage from Border Separations," NBC News, 15 June 2018 [text]We Are Better Than This (LexisNexis Immigration Law Blog, June 2018) [text]"What Separation from Parents Does to Children: ‘The effect is catastrophic’," Washington Post, 18 June 2018… [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 2:50 am by Bob Kraft
Here is the description of the American Academy of Family Physicians, which is responsible for the site: This Web site is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), a national medical organization representing more than 100,300 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students. [read post]
12 Apr 2012, 2:39 am by Bob Kraft
Here is the description of the American Academy of Family Physicians, which is responsible for the site: This Web site is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), a national medical organization representing more than 100,300 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students. [read post]
8 Jun 2007, 5:36 am
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers a primer on how these can work to reduce uncertainty in med-mal litigation. [read post]
16 Mar 2013, 7:16 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
Today is the start of the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. [read post]
28 Apr 2015, 6:33 am by David Carney
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with the assistance of the Department of Health and Human Services, American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics released an informational brochure to assist doctors with coming to a mutual understanding with parents about vaccine safety. [read post]
9 Aug 2013, 3:18 pm by Jon Gelman
Jason Mitchell the director of the Center for Health IT at the American Academy for Family Physicians.The Sunshine Act requires drug companies and medical device makers to report payments, gifts and investments to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. [read post]
18 Feb 2017, 4:44 am by SHG
The American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians all recommend that doctors ask patients about guns in the home as part of an effort to “childproof” homes and encourage safety. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 12:33 pm
According to the American Academy of Neurology, the American Medical Association encouraged physicians in 2008 to ask patients about family violence histories on a regular basis because such information is crucial to effective diagnosis and care. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 8:06 am by Leiza Dolghih
Comments by Other Medical Associations and Individual Physicians  AMA’s recommendation stands in stark contrast to the position taken by Allegheny County Medical Society and American Academy of Emergency Medicine, both of which recommended that FTC should ban physician non-compete agreements. [read post]