Contents tagged with public health
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resources
As more cases of COVID-19 are confirmed, family physicians should focus on preparation and prevention. Patients will likely have questions and concerns, and you may experience an increase in patients with respiratory symptoms. Now is the time to prepare yourself and your practice for the possibility that the virus will spread. TAFP will share resources as this situation evolves.
The Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 resource page for health professionals includes criteria to guide testing for persons under investigation, a health care professional preparedness checklist, and information about personal protective equipment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has established a site to house information about the virus as it is discovered.
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February 2020 Member of the Month
Member of the Month: Cynthia C. Brinson, MD
Austin family physician blazes her own path in medicine, public health
By Kate Alfano
posted 02.06.20
Cynthia C. Brinson, MD, is a family physician … more
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Family medicine in the 85th Texas Legislature
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Family medicine in the 85th Texas Legislature
By Jonathan Nelson and Perdita Henry
Coming in to the 85th Texas Legislature, Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Speaker Joe … more
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Member of the Month: Darnel Viray Dabu, MD, MPH
Member of the Month: Darnel Dabu, MD, MPH
Lubbock physician helps build a healthier West Texas
posted 1.11.16
Darnel Viray Dabu, MD, MPH, FAAFP, has been the medical director of Community … more
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Member of the Month: James Mobley, MD, MPH
Member of the Month: James Mobley, MD, MPH
Retired Army doc contributes to public health of Texas
posted 12.8.15
After receiving his ROTC commission from Texas A&M, James Mobley, MD, MPH, was … more
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Texas Family Physician - Vol. 66 No. 4, Fall 2015
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President’s letter
Perspective
CONTENTS
Telemedicine: A disruptive revolutionPatients value access and convenience above all else and … more
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Sports-related concussion in the young athlete: Who plays? Who sits?
Sports-related concussion in the young athlete: Who plays? Who sits?
By Walter L. Calmbach, MD, MPH Department of Family and Community Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Mark … more
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All hands on deck
By Dale Ragle, MD
TAFP President, 2014-2015Welcome colleagues to a new year, a new Congress, and a new Texas Legislature. On all fronts, health care is evolving. These changes present family physicians tremendous opportunities to shape our future health care system. It’s up to all of us as family physicians to advocate for our specialty in the halls where decisions are made that affect our patients and our practices.
In Washington, D.C., the 114th Congress is well under way and is busy on a number of health care issues. AAFP’s advocacy work is focused on fixing Medicare’s broken payment model, changing Meaningful Use requirements, delaying ICD-10, and reforming graduate medical education funding. Another area in which AAFP is concentrating efforts is in making payment for direct primary care services a qualified health benefit under IRS rules. This would enable patients to pay for direct primary care with pre-tax HSA and FLEX account dollars, a move that would aid the expansion of this emerging and promising model of practice.
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TAFP celebrates Hard Hats for Little Heads anniversary
TAFP celebrates Hard Hats for Little Heads anniversary
posted 8.26.14
To help the Texas Medical Association celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hard Hats for Little Heads, the TAFP Board passed an … more
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Member of the Month: Tracey Haas, D.O., M.P.H.
Member of the Month: Tracey Haas, D.O., M.P.H.
Austin physician interested in helping the world’s underserved and fellow physicians alike
posted 3.21.14
While Texas native Tracey Haas, D.O., M. … more