American Board of Family Medicine

ABFM research study highlights how disruptions in primary care and the rapid transition to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted certain groups of patients. Read the study: https://bit.ly/4dgD5JZ

Post-COVID issues, including what's being called Long COVID, are of great interest to policymakers and family physicians, but how much of a burden they represent isn't known. This study is the first to quantify the burden of post-COVID conditions among adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19 (2020-2021) across the United States. Read the study: https://bit.ly/4figheK

Explore how Dr. Andrea Anderson and Dr. Emmeline Ha are championing family medicine education with the help of the Family Medicine Factbook published by @TheABFM and @TheCPVHC. Their advocacy is shaping the future of health care. Read more about their impactful work here: https://bit.ly/4bZgpws #FamilyMedicine #HealthCareLeadership

Recent ABFM study illustrates how the rise in telehealth use has partially balanced the decrease in primary care visits during COVID-19. Yet the impact differs significantly between patient demographics, calling for improved telehealth infrastructure, especially in rural and underserved areas. Read the study: https://bit.ly/4dgD5JZ

Using real-world data from ABFM’s PRIME Registry, a recent study published in Annals of Family Medicine, provides a different picture of the prevalence and impact of post-COVID conditions compared to specialty or hospital settings, and is the first to quantify the burden of post-COVID conditions among adult patients across the U.S. Read the study: https://bit.ly/4figheK

An 84-year-old female with severe dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease is a resident of a long-term care facility. She has been hitting the staff while receiving personal care and recently had an altercation... Participate at: https://bit.ly/3A2CuwR

A 20-year-old football player presents with pain in the proximal fifth metatarsal. The pain was initially present only after practices, but now it causes push-off pain during practice. There is tenderness to palpation. Plain films... Participate at: https://bit.ly/4cFudxn

Following med school, residency training, and possibly a fellowship, family physicians can subsequently participate as educators through roles in medical school curriculum teaching, clinical precepting of trainees, and residency/fellowship programming and development. About 1 in 3 ABFM Diplomates serve in a faculty role of some form and, of this faculty group, 1 in 3 serve as core or salaried faculty. Learn more in the Factbook: https://bit.ly/4eSl4Dr #FMFactbookFriday

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends routine universal screening for gestational diabetes mellitus no sooner than A. 16 weeks gestation B. 20 weeks gestation C. 24 weeks gestation D. 32 weeks gestation Participate at: https://bit.ly/3zIEBpr

Happy 4th of July from all of us at ABFM! Our offices will be closed today, Thursday, July 4, in observance of the holiday. #IndependenceDay #4thofJuly #HappyFourth