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FAFP Foundation:
Programs & Initiatives
The FAFP Foundation funds a variety of programs and projects to achieve excellence in health care and family medicine.
Centers for Office Practice Excellence
In today’s health care setting, both patients and physicians face numerous challenges in ensuring that optimal satisfaction is achieved. The FAFP Foundation recognizes these challenges and will meet the present needs of patients and physicians by creating Centers for Office Practice Excellence in the family physician’s office. Through progressive ideas such as group visits, electronic health records, enhanced use of staff as part of a medical team, development and monitoring of quality indicators and effective practice management systems, these innovative models of patient-centered care will:
- Enhance treatment and prevention of chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension through lifestyle changes and early recognition
- Increase patient and physician satisfaction
- Increase quality of care
- Decrease cost of medical care
- Increase patient participation and education
- Improve environment of physician offices
- Decrease patient waiting time
- Increase time patients and doctors have together
- Increase pride in the specialty of family medicine
The Centers for Office Practice Excellence will be housed in Florida medical schools, residencies and key practices throughout the state. The revolution of family medicine has arrived.
Diabetes Master Clinician Program
Initiated in 2003, this program will train 800 family physician offices to provide model care for patients with diabetes. Innovative strategies, such as group visits and a Web-based disease registry to produce patient and practice report cards, will enable clinicians to ensure excellence in their care of diabetics.
Lessons Learned from the Diabetes Master Clinician Program
by Dr. Edward Shahady
Distinguished Lecture Series
The Foundation sponsors an annual lecture series honoring a Florida family physician, FAFP member or distinguished individual that demonstrates exemplary service to the Florida Academy of Family Physicians and Foundation.
National Conference Scholarship Fund
The Foundation provides financial assistance to Florida residents and students attending the American Academy of Family Physicians' National Conference. The annual conference exposes students to family medicine residency programs, residency directors and residents serving in programs throughout the United States. As the future of family medicine, students learn firsthand about the rewarding specialty and participate in debates on current health care issues.
Named Student Scholarships
The Foundation provides opportunities for individuals or corporations to establish their legacy on the future of family medicine. A named scholarship will be established by the contributor to support the academic medical training of future family physicians.
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