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For Family, By Family—ACOFP Blog
ACOFP is a community of current and future family physicians that champions osteopathic principles and supports its members by providing resources such as education, networking and advocacy, while putting patients first.
Samantha Gordon, OMS-IV, outlines the importance of screening for depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults, especially amid the pandemic, and offers tips for providing individuals and their families with appropriate resources.
In his first Letter From the President’s Desk, Bruce R. Williams, DO, FACOFP, details why he wanted to become a family physician and why osteopathic distinctiveness is important to him and is beneficial to patient care.
Sara Robinson, MD, discusses the impact of homelessness on individuals’ health and offers suggestions for addressing this ongoing problem as family physicians.
ACOFP Governor Greg D. Cohen, DO, FACOFP dist., shares lessons learned from his personal experience with a health issue in the second installment of a two-part series that addresses what to do when the doctor can’t work.
2022 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award third-place winner Krisdaniel Berreta, OMS-III, discusses how the intersection of being a member of the immigrant and LGBTQI communities can lead to poor health outcomes and outlines actions to address these issues.
Exceptional ACOFP student members and student chapters have been honored for their commitment to excellence and upholding osteopathic values.
ACOFP Women in Leadership Committee Member Brenda Pecotte de Gonzalez, DO, shares how she balances being a new mom, a wife and an osteopathic family physician.
2022 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award second-place winner Lissie Arndt, PhD, OMS-IV, clarifies the difference between palliative care and hospice and advocates for osteopathic family physicians to discuss advance care planning with their patients earlier.
As part of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month, Srijesa Khasnabish, OMS-III, highlights the disparities of CRC screenings and how healthcare providers can work toward addressing these barriers to care.
Newly-elected ACOFP President Bruce R. Williams, DO, FACOFP, shares successes from the last year and what he looks forward to during his term.
2022 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award first-place winner Michelle Lanspa, OMS-III, reviews the current literature surrounding insomnia and identifies why OMT should be involved in treatment.
In her final Osteopathic Family Physician journal Letter from the President’s Desk, ACOFP President Nicole Bixler, DO, MBA, FACOFP, reflects on her unprecedented 18-month presidency and shares hope for the future.
ACOFP Past President Jeffrey S. Grove, DO, FACOFP dist., extends an invitation to an LGBTQIA+ Reception at ACOFP ’22 and talks about what family means to him in an interview with ACOFP DEI Task Force Member Ian Coker, DO.
ACOFP Governor Greg D. Cohen, DO, FACOFP dist., shares his personal experience with a health issue in part one of a two-part series that addresses what to do when the doctor can’t work.
With the No Surprises Act now in effect, ACOFP shares highlights and requirements that may apply to family physicians.
In honor of National Women Physicians Day, ACOFP highlights the Women in Leadership Committee blog series.