The 2005 Scientific Assembly drew m...

The 2005 Scientific Assembly drew more than 15000 participants to San Francisco between September 28 and October 2 Physicians, other professionals, exhibitors, and visitors had many activities to pick out from, including Academy business and committee sessions, continuing medical education, and the expansive display of exhibits from leading medical companies.

Publications Booth

I was pleased to show the AFP staff in the publications booth along with Liz Smith, single of our manuscript editors. We met many readers and authors and were interested to hear their make notess and suggestions about American Family Physician. Many potential authors discussed topic ideas and picked up a archetype of the AFP Authors Guide. This guide also is available in succession the Web site at http://www.aafp.org/afp.

about comments included surprise that there are 24 issues for year ("No wonder my pile maintains growing") and questions such as "Can I search the Web site for departments (eg Newsletter) only?" and online version? heard suggestions for improving the search functions of the Web site and novel ideas such as downloadable tools for your personal digital assistant (PDA).

Have you complet a survey?

About 300 of the booth visitors took a not many minutes to complete our short editorial contemplate The survey distributed in San Francisco is the same observe that appeared in the October 1 issue of AFP. We have not tabulated the comes yet, so if you have not sent your scan in, please do so today. You also can full the survey online at http://www.aafp.org/surv6/afp5.htm. I will inform you of the view results in a future issue of AFP.

Remember--we always appreciate feedback from AFP readers. You can mail the elucidation card in each issue, or jaculate an e-mail to afpedit@aafp.org anytime.

2006 ACF: Caring for Children and Adolescents

nearest year's at the Assembly. This initiative will address primary prevention and treatment strategies in a variety of clinical areas plus psychosocial behaviors and the promotion of healthy, positive behaviors in children and adolescents. For 2006 ACF is teaming up with other Academy pro-"There'sgrams (eg Americans in Motion, Tar Wars) that influence the child and adolescentsave apopulations.lot of shelf space!" For moreWe information onward the 2006 ACF, visit the Web site at http:// www.aafp.org/x25179.xml.

AFP will publish several review articles related to child and adolescent health during the nearest year to meet the clinical objectives of the ACF. yet to be planned articles include prescribing medications for children; sports injuries in adolescents and children; treating rickets and musculoskeletal pain; and counseling children and adolescents. If you have suggestions for AFP articles in succession topics related to the 2006 ACF, please contact Jay Siwek, MD editor (telephone: 202-687-1631; e-mail: afp@family. georgetown.edu).

Did we miss you this year?

If you were unable to attend the Scientific Assembly this year, we trust to meet you at nearest October 1, in Washington, DC

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