Texas Academy of Family Physicians

Family Medicine Advocacy Rounds, June 2023

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Subtitle: AAFP's case for strengthening primary care gains ground on Capitol Hill

Byline: By AAFP’s Federal Advocacy Team

Date Published: June 29, 2023

Six ways to reduce burnout

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Byline: By Anticipate Joy

Date Published: June 14, 2023

Support the AAFP Foundation and the Family Medicine Chapter Alliance

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Byline: By Kathy McCarthy, CAE, TAFP COO

Date Published: June 14, 2023

Texas budget includes significant investments in primary care and rural physician workforce

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Subtitle: Amid threats to rural hospitals, access to maternity care and primary care, Legislature’s efforts to invigorate family medicine means a healthier future for Texas communities

Byline: By Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: June 14, 2023

Resident Member Spotlight: Winona Gbedey, MD

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Subtitle: Recent medical school graduate passionate about health equity

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: June 06, 2023

Resident Member Spotlight: Khanh Truong, DO

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Subtitle: Resident member hopes to integrate sleep medicine into practice

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: June 06, 2023

Member of the Month: Michelle Owens, DO, FAAHPM

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Subtitle: Palliative care physician passionate about physicians’ mental health

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: May 31, 2023

Family Medicine Advocacy Rounds, May 2023

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Subtitle: AAFP members advocate for family medicine on Capitol Hill during the annual Family Medicine Advocacy Summit

Byline: By AAFP’s Federal Advocacy Team

Date Published: May 31, 2023

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

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Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: May 17, 2023

988 crisis lifeline provides over-the-phone help nationwide

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Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: May 17, 2023

Putting mental health tools in the hands of primary care physicians

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Subtitle: Access psychopharmacology clinical support with The Waco Guide

Byline: By Zach Sartor, MD

Date Published: May 15, 2023

New hotline launches for clinicians treating maternal mental health

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Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: May 15, 2023

Mental health care is self-care

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Byline: By Michelle Owens, DO, FAAHPM

Date Published: May 11, 2023

A recap from TAFP’s C. Frank Webber Lectureship and Interim Session

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Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: May 03, 2023

Member of the Month: Emily Briggs, MD, MPH

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Subtitle: TAFP president encourages coming together as one family medicine voice

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: May 02, 2023

New substance use disorder training requirement to be added to physician DEA registration

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Byline: By Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: April 18, 2023

Family Medicine Advocacy Rounds, April 2023

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Subtitle: AAFP advocates for sustainable Medicare payment, supports ban on noncompete clauses, raises alarm over recent ACA ruling, and more

Byline: By AAFP’s Federal Advocacy Team

Date Published: April 18, 2023

Member of the Month: John Vanderzyl, MD

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Subtitle: Sugar Land doc steered toward family medicine by personal mentors

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: April 05, 2023

AAFP advocates for prior authorization reform, effective SUD care, and more

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Byline: By AAFP’s Federal Advocacy Team

Date Published: March 28, 2023

Declutter your mind this spring with these helpful strategies

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Byline: By Anticipate Joy

Date Published: March 14, 2023

Member of the Month: Madeline Hazle, MD

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Subtitle: First-year resident hopeful about future family medicine pipeline

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: March 02, 2023

AAFP advocates for Medicaid payment parity, primary care workforce support, and more in DC

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Byline: By AAFP’s Federal Advocacy Team

Date Published: February 24, 2023

Legislative committees take up TAFP priorities

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Byline: By Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: February 23, 2023

We must heal our rural health care system

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Byline: By Emily Briggs, MD, MPH, TAFP President, and Christy Francis, TORCH Board Chair

Date Published: February 10, 2023

TAFP members tell Senate Finance Committee to restore funding for family medicine residencies

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Byline: By Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: February 10, 2023

Member of the Month: Chris Larson, DO

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Subtitle: Direct primary care physician focuses on doctor-patient relationship

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: February 01, 2023

Important considerations for primary care practices in the shift to value-based care

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Byline: By Sherri Onyiego, MD, PhD

Date Published: January 24, 2023

Take part in history this legislative session

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Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: January 11, 2023

Member of the Month: Rida Khan, MD

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Subtitle: FMLE alum reaches local community through radio

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: January 03, 2023

House of medicine urges congressional action to avert Medicare payment cuts

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Byline: By AAFP’s Federal Advocacy Team

Date Published: December 22, 2022

Member of the Month: Gerald Banks, MD

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Subtitle: Corpus Christi doc a voice for other new physicians and international medical graduates

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: December 02, 2022

MEMBER VOICES: Let’s push for free medical school

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Byline: By Larry Kravitz, MD, Natalie Close, and Jonathan Tao

Date Published: November 18, 2022

Practicing and living your passion as a family physician

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Subtitle: Adapted from the acceptance speech of newly inducted TAFP President, Emily Briggs, MD, MPH

Byline: By Emily Briggs, MD, MPH

Date Published: November 11, 2022

AAFP advocacy win: Texas physicians now eligible for federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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Byline: By Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: November 08, 2022

Member of the Month: Crystal Nwagwu, MD

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Subtitle: Academic family doc focuses on advocating for patients

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: November 01, 2022

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