Jun 18
AAFP Testimony Worksheet
Worksheet developed in 2019 to help facilitate testimony prep for national and state AAFP resolutions.
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Jun 16
Contraceptive Pearl: Contraception During COVID-19: One Year Prescriptions
What’s a simple way to improve adherence to prescription contraceptives? Easy: prescribe a one-year supply. One-year prescriptions also decrease trips to the pharmacy and the health center, thereby promoting social distancing in the time of COVID-19. Dispensing a year’s worth of contraceptives is even better than prescribing a year’s worth. In the states that allow…
May 20
Contraceptive Pearl: Contraception During COVID-19: Post-Placental IUD Insertion
An intrauterine device (IUD) can be inserted immediately postpartum, minutes after delivery of the placenta. Post-placental IUD insertion is simple and safe, with a low rate of complications. This video demonstrates the procedure. Pregnant patients who choose an IUD can get one without experiencing the risk of an extra office visit during the COVID-19 epidemic. The risk…
May 19
Ectopic Pregnancy: Diagnosis and Management
Hendriks, E, Rosenberg, R, Prine L. Am. Fam Physician. 2020 May 15;101(10)599-606. Link: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0515/p599.html Abstract Ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized ovum implants outside of the uterine cavity. In the United States, the estimated prevalence of ectopic pregnancy is 1% to 2%, and ruptured ectopic pregnancy accounts for 2.7% of pregnancy-related deaths. Risk factors include…
Apr 21
Contraceptive Pearl: Contraception During COVID-19: Self-Administered Progestin Injection: Depo SubQ
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) can be prescribed as a subcutaneous injection that patients give themselves at home. The self-administered version helps patients avoid the need for office visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. This method, also known as Depo SubQ, contains the same hormone, works in the same way, and has the same medical eligibility criteria…
Apr 02
Protocol for Ectopic Pregnancy Treatment
Protocol for patients that have been diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy and are clinically stable.
Mar 26
Contraceptive Pearl: Contraception During COVID-19: E-Visit Contraceptive Template
COVID-19 is putting a strain on the entire health system, requiring clinicians to step into difficult roles and take on risks they may not have been expecting. To all health care workers out there, we stand with you and are grateful for the tireless work you are putting in to help end this pandemic. We…
Feb 18
Contraceptive Pearl: Contraceptive Counseling Through the Lens of Reproductive Justice
Contraceptive counseling is an art. We adapt and improve as we learn from our patients and our colleagues. The SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective defines reproductive justice as the “human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.” The United States…
Jan 23
Support Breastfeeding Mothers in the Workplace
A 2019 policy resolution that calls for the AAFP to advocate for policies supporting the enforcement of legislation that supports the ability of working mothers to breastfeed and to advocate for additional legislation that supports the ability of working mothers to breastfeed.
The resolution was not adopted by the 2019 Congress of Delegates
Jan 23
Decriminalization of Abortion Provision
A 2019 policy resolution that calls for the AAFP to oppose any law which would criminalize physicians for providing abortion care and to issue a position paper criminalizing physicians for providing abortion care.
The resolution was reaffirmed as current policy by the 2019 Congress of Delegates.