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Former TAFP physician emeritus dies at 88
Former TAFP physician emeritus dies at 88
TAFP life member John E. Green Jr., M.D., died on Aug. 15, 2010, at the age of 88. He practiced family medicine for over 58 years and was named the 2008 … more
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TAFP member awarded AAFP Public Health Award
TAFP member awarded AAFP Public Health Award
Tamra Deuser, M.D., of Flower Mound, a private practice physician and owner of MaxHealth Family Medicine, was awarded the 2010 AAFP Public Health Award … more
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Mabry elected to third term as AAFP Speaker
Mabry elected to third term as AAFP Speaker
Leah Raye Mabry, M.D., R.Ph., of San Antonio, was elected to a third term as Speaker of the AAFP Congress of Delegates when the Congress gathered in … more
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TAFP member Roland Goertz installed as AAFP president
TAFP member Roland Goertz installed as AAFP president
TAFP member Roland A. Goertz, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.F.P., of Waco, was inaugurated as the 2010-2011 president of the American Academy of Family … more
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AAFP to replace “2-for-1” CME credit program with outcomes-based credit program
AAFP to replace “2-for-1” CME credit program with outcomes-based credit program
AAFP will end its popular 2-for-1 Evidence-Based Continuing Medical Education credit program at the end of the 2010 … more
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A new perspective on lactose intolerance
A new perspective on lactose intolerance
By Lana Frantzen, Ph.D.Director of Nutrition Communications at Dairy MAX, your local dairy council
Lactose intolerance is a real and important clinical … more
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Ready or not, Recovery Audit Contractors are coming
Ready or not, Recovery Audit Contractors are coming
By Bradley K. ReinerPractice Management Consultant, Reiner Consulting and Associates
Why is it that every time you turn around there is another … more
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Collaboration in care: Case management can make a difference
Collaboration in care: Case management can make a difference
By Teri Treiger, RN-C, MA, CCM, CCPCase Management Society of America President 2010-2011
The widely recognized Institute of Medicine’ … more
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Lessons from the past guide the future
An excerpt from the inaugural address of TAFP’s new president
By Melissa Gerdes, M.D.
TAFP President, 2010-2011As your president for the next year, I will live and advance our vision and mission. I will be your faithful servant, listener, and even cheerleader. Fortunately, I have some experience in each of these roles. I am sure you have heard of the book “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” I like to say much of what I really need to know to be a family physician, I learned before medical school.
My very first job at McDonald’s prepared me well for service. I was born in Chicago where the famous Hamburger University is located. Consequently, I got to work with many young recently trained managers for the company. McDonald’s is actually all about brand recognition and service, concepts I very much respect and push forward in my job today.
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Don’t let others define you
By Guy L. Culpepper, M.D.
During his recent NFL Hall of Fame induction speech, running back Emmitt Smith affirmed that refusing to let others define him was critical to his success. This simple, yet powerful advice has been a core value shared by champions throughout history. Success begins with a clear vision of one’s abilities and goals. Defining identity must not be swayed by the ever-present naysayers. This principle holds true across all spectrums of life; in faith, in business, and certainly in medicine.
Nicholas Pisacano, M.D., the founding director of the American Board of Family Practice, faced a multitude of naysayers and roadblocks when he led the efforts to have family practice recognized as the 20th medical specialty in 1969. To achieve that recognition required meticulous documentation and high standards of definition as to the training and responsibilities of the family physician. In other words, family physicians defined themselves. And Dr. Pisacano understood the importance of defining ourselves.
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