NEWS RELEASE
Date: October, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Columbia Family Physician Continues to Improve Patient Care
Lindiwe Greenwood, M.D. Attends National Medical Education Meeting
WASHINGTON - Lindiwe Greenwood, M.D. recently attended the Annual Scientific Assembly of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) held September 27 to October 1, 2006, in Washington, D.C. More than 4,000 physicians from across the country attended the continuing medical education meeting.
As part of the meeting, Greenwood attended numerous continuing medical education forums. More than 300 courses designed to keep family physicians abreast of the latest developments and treatment options for a wide range of medical conditions, including cancer, diabetes, asthma, depression, pain management and many more, were offered.
Physicians could earn more than 80 prescribed hours of continuing medical education at this year's Scientific Assembly, making it one of the largest medical education meetings held for primary care physicians.
Headquartered in Leawood, Kan., the 94,000-member AAFP is the national medical association representing family physicians, family medicine residents and medical students from across the country. To maintain membership, AAFP members must complete a minimum of 150 hours of accredited continuing medical education every three years.
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About the American Academy of Family Physicians
Founded in 1947, the AAFP represents more than 94,000 physicians and medical students nationwide. It is the only medical society devoted solely to
primary care.
Nearly one in four of all office visits are made to general and family physicians.
That is 207 million office visits each year - nearly 62 million more than to the next medical specialty. Today, family physicians provide the majority of care for America's underserved and rural populations.
In the increasingly fragmented world of health care where many medical specialties limit their practice to a particular organ, disease, age or sex, family physicians are dedicated to treating the whole person across the full spectrum of ages. Family medicine's cornerstone is an ongoing, personal patient-physician relationship focused on integrated care.
To learn more about the American Academy of Family Physicians and about the specialty of family medicine, please visit http://www.aafp.org