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| President's Message |
 In last month’s column I noted that on February 8, 2019 Family Medicine
celebrated our 50th year as an independent medical specialty. Since the
beginning, Family Medicine has suffered from a sort of identity crisis,
or perhaps it is more of a marketing problem. 50 years into our
history, we still spend an inordinate amount of time explaining (even to
ourselves) who we are, what we do and where we do it. In his landmark
book “The Intellectual Basis of Family Practice”, G. Gayle Stephens, MD
notes “Initially, we were trying to define ourselves to others, such as
other specialties, other professional societies, the federal government,
and medical school deans. Now, the efforts at definition are largely
internally directed. There are enough of us now to exhibit diversity;
we are finding that we are not a homogeneous group. As in all reforms,
there are revisionists among us, of both reactionary and radical
persuasions”. I’m not sure how much has changed in the intervening
decades.
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Education & Events
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Mark your calendars, and register for Doctor Day, and more!
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AAFP News
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Important Updates from the AAFP
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Foundation in Focus
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Contribute Now to the WAFP-Foundation
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Quality Payment Program
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Physicians have until April 2 to submit 2018 MIPS data.
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Order FP Comprehensive 2019 today!
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Learn about the benefits of planning your vaccine orders, and communicating with your patients.
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Notes & Updates
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Check for important updates, reminders & notes here!
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| Leadership Spotlight |
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WAFP Award Nominations Open April 1
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Congratulate your newly elected slate of leaders, and submit your nominations for Family Physician of the Year, Family Medicine Educator of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement Award
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| Your PharmAid |
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Question from the clinic:
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If a
patient with type 2 diabetes is taking a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor (DPP4I),
and I would like to initiate a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP1RA),
do I add it to therapy or should I stop
the DPP4I?
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Preventive Services Resource: ePSS
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How the
Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS) can help you.
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Finally! New Generics for Popular Inhalers
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It is no secret that inhalers are notoriously
expensive. Thankfully, relief is in sight for users of albuterol metered dose
inhalers and Advair.
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Update: FDA Expands ARB Recall
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With
what continues to be an evolving case of expanding recalls, the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has added numerous lots of losartan to the list of
angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) due to the presence of unacceptable
levels of nitrosamine impurities.
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Incase You Missed It!
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May Day is Doctor Day - Register Today!
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| March 20, 2019 |
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AAFP Chapter CME Self-Study
Revenue Sharing Program
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Save Money on Vaccine Orders
A partner for your Academy, consider using Atlantic Health Partners for your vaccine needs.
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