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Alabama Family Physicians Launch New Campaign Highlighting Importance of Doctor-Patient Relationships

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians and Medical Association of the State of Alabama jointly launched a new awareness ...
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Alabama Chapter AAFP Annual Meeting Student Stipend Opportunity

Attend Alabama Chapter AAFP Annual Meeting at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort 📅 Dates: June 20-23, 2024📍 Location: Destin, FL Sponsored by ...
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Alabama Medicaid Seeks Public Health Physician Director

The Alabama Medicaid Agency, Montgomery Central Office, seeks to fill a position of a Public Health Physician Director (40434).  This ...
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AAFP Highlights Importance of Rural Maternal Health Care

On Feb. 15, Julie Wood, M.D., FAAFP, the AAFP’s Senior Vice President of Research, Science, and Health of ...
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Priorities for Upcoming Legislative Session

As the upcoming legislative session approaches, beginning on February 6, it is essential to understand and support the ...
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Family Physicians Aim to Build on Advocacy Wins in 2024

Why it matters: Family physicians spent a lot of time in 2023 advocating for policies and regulations that would ...
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Deadline Approaching to Renew Your Membership

In the realm of medicine, staying current with advancing knowledge and evolving healthcare practices is critical to delivering ...
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G2211 Add-on Code: What It Is and When To Use It

Reprinted from AAFP:  https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/getting-paid/coding/evaluation-management/G2211-what-it-is-and-how-to-use-it.html The care you provide your patients is complex and comprehensive. G2211 will help you get ...
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AAFP Launches Family Medicine Career Benchmark Dashboard

In late December, AAFP officially launched the Family Medicine Career Benchmark Dashboard. The family medicine career benchmark dashboard is ...
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Family Medicine Advocacy Rounds

Welcome to Family Medicine Advocacy Rounds—the American Academy of Family Physicians' monthly tip sheet to educate, engage, and ...
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Dr. Steve Furr’s Speech to the AAFP Congress of Delegates

It is time. We can no longer afford to choose our elected leaders on the basis of a ...
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AAFP Delegates Choose New Leaders for 2022-23

As president-elect, Furr serves on the Board’s executive committee, chairs the Board’s Subcommittee on Strategic Planning and Development ...
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Creating a Community of Immunity

August is National Immunization Awareness Month Vaccines are one of the best preventive health tools we have. But ...
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We’ve partnered with the American Academy to spread the word about vaccines.

To assist family physicians and care team members, the AAFP has developed these handouts. Building Confidence When Talking ...
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The ‘Best Medicine’ Is Good For Us, Too

I am not going to sugar coat it: Residency is hard. And when life gets hard, sometimes you ...
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AAFP Recognizes Wins in Congress’ Medicare Payment Reprieve

Important Clinical Labor Pricing Boost Set to Take Effect Jan. 1 December 13, 2021, 2:15 p.m. News Staff — Following ...
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Are You a Champion of Family Medicine?

The AAFP Degree of Fellow, for members who are recognized as champions of family medicine, is typically conferred ...
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Board Adopts Policy on Cyber Harassment

It is the position of the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners (“the Board”) that cyber harassment by ...
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