American Board of Family Medicine

What is the evidence to support to longitudinal assessment? Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh led a study that revealed four central themes supporting the need for continuous certification. Download the infographic: https://bit.ly/3QKpoto

ABFM Board Certification helps Dr. Bangi to stay up to date on current practice guidelines and share those with colleagues. To learn more about the value of certification, visit https://lnkd.in/gRRtkf9Z. • • • #MyABFM #HigherStandard #FamilyMedicine #ABFMCertified

A 35-year-old male sees you to establish care. He has a history of opioid use disorder in remission and currently takes buprenorphine. He reports no use of non-prescribed opioids in the past year. He reports that he smokes half a pack of cigarettes per day and has 3–4 beers several days a week after work. A comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) reveals an ALT (SGPT) of 30 U/L (N 10–40) and an AST (SGOT) of 84 U/L (N 10–30). The remainder of the CMP studies are normal. The laboratory findings suggest a higher likelihood of which one of the following? A. Hepatitis C B. Hemochromatosis C. Gilbert syndrome D. Alcoholic liver disease E. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

Based on a 2023 survey of second year family medicine residents, 29% report that they plan to incorporate gender affirming care (GAC) into their future practice with those training in states with legal restrictions on GAC being less likely to do so. Read the article: https://bit.ly/3ENjxAS

A 32-year-old female from Nigeria presents to your office with a social worker from a local community organization to establish care. She is a refugee who was relocated 2 weeks ago. Which one of the following would be appropriate at this visit? A. Having a family member who speaks English serve as an interpreter B. Screening for posttraumatic stress disorder C. Hepatitis B vaccine D. Varicella vaccine

#Primarycare takes care of half of all US healthcare needs and the public knows it. What it doesn’t know is that primary care is surviving on a shoestring budget - 10 times less than the public's estimate. Study by Melissa Ma, Rebecca Etz, Andrew Bazemore American Board of Family Medicine and Kevin Grumbach in Annals of Family Medicine https://bit.ly/3XfJqjk

Social Medicine Immersion Month (SMIM) is a program for first-year residents in the Bronx of New York City to examine how community factors such as lack of housing, food insecurity, and income inequality can influence health care. Residents and faculty champions took up the cause of evolving this program year over year, and the results are impressive. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/410Oitm • • • #MyABFM #FamilyMedicine #HealthEquity #SocialMedicine

There is a shortage of primary care physicians in predominantly Black counties, especially in the Southern United States. A targeted expansion of community-based residency programs and a collaborative effort of educators, family physicians, and community members would improve health care access and outcomes for underserved Black populations. #PrimaryCare #HealthEquity #MedEd Read the article: https://bit.ly/4gGGAL3

You are assuming care of a 67-year-old female admitted to the hospital with a pulmonary embolism after presenting to the emergency department 2 days ago with acute shortness of breath and subsequently admitted to the hospital with a pulmonary embolism. She has a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer, controlled on chemotherapy with abemaciclib (Verzenio). In addition to consulting her oncologist who stopped the Verzenio, she was started on enoxaparin (Lovenox) and was hemodynamically stable during her stay in the hospital. Her shortness of breath has improved, and her oxygen saturation is currently 95% on room air. Which one of the following would be most appropriate for this patient? A. Continue enoxaparin upon discharge B. Discontinue enoxaparin and start apixaban (Eliquis) C. Discontinue enoxaparin and start warfarin (Coumadin) D. Start warfarin and continue enoxaparin until the INR is greater than or equal to 2.0

🎙️ ABFM recently sat down with FM-AIRE program manager, Jay Fetter, to discuss the benefits and challenges of expanding our physician training programs. Listen to our full conversation with Jay now: https://spoti.fi/42W8Ohl #FamilyMedicine #MyABFM