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What Are the Most Common Preventive Services? A Complete Guide

Mesa Family Physician

In Arizona’s climate, skin cancer screenings are particularly important given our high sun exposure. For Women Women require specific preventive services throughout their lives, including breast cancer screenings, cervical cancer screenings, osteoporosis testing, and prenatal care during pregnancy.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: MAFP Priorities in Senate Omnibus Bill

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

As a reminder, because the House is tied 67-67, each budget bill in the House must have bipartisan support to pass out of this final committee stop. SENATE HHS OMNIBUS BILL PROGRESS On the Senate side, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee unveiled its omnibus budget bill last week and passed it out of committee to the Finance Committee.

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Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA, appointed to chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation

Permanente Medicine

She is also a member of the board of directors for The Southeast Permanente Medical Group and Hawaii Permanente Medical Group. Kaiser Permanente’s physician-led, integrated care model focuses on prevention, screening, treatment, and research to drive continuous improvement in care quality standards that have gained national recognition.

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

During your comprehensive check-up at our Mesa clinic, our board-certified physicians will not only assess your current health status but also help you understand your risk factors for various conditions based on your family history, lifestyle, and previous medical records.

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

Therefore, these doctors are not eligible to become board-certified in any of the specialties recognized by the AMA’s American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). For transparency purposes, I completed a Family Medicine Residency training program and became board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Maybe we’ll get to talking about that today. Jessie: Thank you.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

GeriPal

MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. MOC Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 Welcome to GeriPal, Lyndsay. Lyndsay: Thank you so much. Is it you Lyndsay?