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American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) 2016 Congress of Delegates

September 19 - 21, 2016; Orlando, Florida

September 19 - 21, 2016 Orlando, Florida

AAFP 'I Don't Want to Treat a Computer,' New AAFP President Says John Meigs Jr, MD, decries electronic health records and other professional hassles, defends the Affordable Care Act, and disagrees with the CDC that the opioid overdose epidemic is 'doctor-driven.'
Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2016
Drop Pain as the Fifth Vital Sign, AAFP Says American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Congress of Delegates attendees complained that undue emphasis on pain scores has pressured physicians to overprescribe opioids.
Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2016
AAFP Not Ready to Seek End to 'High-Stakes' MOC Test Failing the board recertification exam can jeopardize a physician's livelihood, but some members of the AAFP Congress of Delegates worry that getting rid of the decades-old exam could backfire.
Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2016

Conference News

AAFP AAFP Votes on Gun Violence, Drug Prices, and Diversity
Medscape Medical News, September 29, 2016
AAFP 'I Don't Want to Treat a Computer,' New AAFP President Says
Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2016
Drop Pain as the Fifth Vital Sign, AAFP Says
Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2016

AAFP Not Ready to Seek End to 'High-Stakes' MOC Test
Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2016
AAFP AAFP Delegates Grapple With Diversity at Congress
Medscape Medical News, September 20, 2016
AAFP AAFP to Tackle Climate Change, Drug Prices, Pain in Orlando
Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2016

Popular News from AAFP 2015

Excessive Force by Police a Public Health Threat, Says AAFP 'As family physicians, it is our duty to speak up for those who are not heard. It is our mission to take care of patients,' said a member of the Congress of Delegates.
Medscape Medical News, Sep 30, 2015
Physicians Vote to Ease Marijuana Laws, Advance Research Family physicians also voted to reclassify marijuana from schedule 1 to schedule 2 to make it easier to conduct such studies.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 5, 2015
Make it Easier to Give Lifesaving Naloxone, AAFP Urges To save lives, family physicians support making naloxone, an antidote to opioid overdose, widely accessible.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 2, 2015

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