IFM | Chronic Kidney Disease Care: Essential Insights for Family Physicians
Release Date: 07/16/2025
IFM | Family Physician Compensation: Myths, Models and Using the AAFP Career Benchmark Dashboard
Inside Family Medicine
In this episode of Inside Family Medicine, we hear from Norman Chenven, MD, founding CEO of Austin Regional Clinic (ARC), and AAFP Director of Career and Practice, Tracey Allen-Ehrhart. They discuss family physician compensation, common income myths, and tools for evaluating job offers. Chenven explains why he chose family medicine and outlines how compensation varies by geography, practice type, work hours, productivity, coding, patient satisfaction, and value-based quality measures. Allen-Ehrhart highlights the AAFP Career Benchmark Dashboard, which offers family...
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FFFM | What federal student loan borrowers need to know
Inside Family Medicine
In this episode of Fighting for Family Medicine, David Tully, AAFP vice president of government relations, reviews June advocacy efforts, including the Family Medicine Advocacy Summit, where more than 300 physicians advocated for policies to improve access to care. He also highlights AAFP positions on H-1B physician policy, Medicaid work requirements, ACA marketplace changes, rural training and hospital payments, and reducing prior authorization burdens. Tully then discusses student loan changes from the...
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IFM | Firearm Injury Prevention in the Exam Room: A Conversation with Family Physicians
Inside Family Medicine
In this episode of Inside Family Medicine, James Bigham, MD, MPH, and Sanjay Batish, MD, discuss the family physician’s role in preventing firearm injuries and addressing gun violence through relationship-based, upstream care. Bigham describes training clinicians in culturally aware counseling, secure firearm storage and collaboration with gun shop owners through and the nonprofit SAFE, or Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic, emphasizing a public health approach that uses population data, including that firearm injury is the leading cause of death...
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CME | This Is Giving Me a Headache: Managing the Headache Patient Without Losing Your Mind
Inside Family Medicine
In this re-released episode of CME on the Go, originally published on 12/1/2025, our hosts discuss the complexities of diagnosing and treating headaches in primary care. They cover common challenges faced by family physicians, such as differentiating between primary and secondary headaches, the importance of taking thorough patient histories, and the appropriate use of diagnostic tests like MRI and CT scans. The episode offers a deep dive into treatment options for headaches, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods, with a special focus on managing chronic...
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IFM | FASDs in Primary Care: Recognition, Prevention, and Support
Inside Family Medicine
AAFP Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Education, Inclusiveness and Physician Well-Being Margot Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, welcomes back Jeffrey Quinlan, MD, FAAFP, a family physician and University of Iowa department leader with a 28-year US Navy career, to discuss his AAFP work on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) and substance use in pregnancy. He emphasizes that alcohol is a teratogen with no safe amount or timing in pregnancy and outlines associated neurodevelopmental, craniofacial, organ, growth and behavioral effects. The conversation covers...
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CME | Menopause, Minus the Mystery: What Every Clinician Should Know
Inside Family Medicine
In this re-released episode of CME on the Go, originally published on 9/2/2025, our hosts delve into menopause, providing family physicians with essential insights, treatment options, and the latest research findings. While discussing hormone replacement therapy, non-hormonal treatments, and the interpretation of the Women's Health Initiative, the hosts emphasize patient-centered care and the natural progression of menopause. This episode aims to equip physicians with practical tools and knowledge, enhancing their ability to support patients through this critical stage of life. ...
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FFFM | FamMedPAC: How Family Physicians Engage in Policy and Politics
Inside Family Medicine
In this episode of Fighting for Family Medicine, David Tully, AAFP vice president of government relations, previews recent AAFP advocacy updates and interviews Domenic Casablanca, MD, FAAFP at FMX about the Family Medicine Political Action Committee (FamMedPAC). Highlights include urging HHS to preserve family medicine representation on the United States Preventive Services Task Force, AAFP advocacy efforts around Medicare payment reform and student loan repayment updates. Casablanca explains how a political action...
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IFM | Whole Health: Medicine’s Course Correction
Inside Family Medicine
In this episode of Inside Family Medicine Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH, and Beth Polk, MD, FAAFP join us to discuss whole health in primary care. Dr. Bazemore distinguishes whole health (physical, behavioral, spiritual and socioeconomic well-being across individuals, families and communities) from whole health care (how care is organized), emphasizing a shift from “What’s the matter with you?” to “What matters to you?” Dr. Polk connects whole health to lifestyle medicine’s pillars and stresses addressing drivers of...
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CME | From Awkward to Affirming: Mastering the Sexual History
Inside Family Medicine
In this episode of CME On the Go, our hosts discuss how family physicians can take a comprehensive, sensitive sexual history. They highlight common discomfort and bias in asking “Are you sexually active?” and emphasize using respectful, gender-inclusive language, humility, trauma-informed care and clear medical purpose to avoid voyeurism, with supportive EHR documentation when possible. They review terminology around sex, gender and sexuality and outline the CDC “Five Ps” framework—partners, practices, protection from STIs, past history of STIs...
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IFM | Mental Health Month: Behavioral Health Integration
Inside Family Medicine
In this episode of Inside Family Medicine, Shannon Connolly, MD, FAAFP, associate medical director at the Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties, discusses family physicians’ crucial role as the first and sometimes only point of contact for mental health care, especially in underserved settings. She explains how psychosocial and behavioral factors underlie many primary care challenges such as complex pain, substance use disorders and uncontrolled chronic...
info_outlineIn this episode of Inside Family Medicine, host Emily Holwick discusses chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the pivotal role family physicians play in its management. In this episode we are joined by Dr. Jay Shubrook, DO, FAAFP, FACOFP and Katelyn Laue from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). They dive into the importance of early CKD screening, the advancements in treatment, and how family physicians can collaborate with other healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes. The episode emphasizes the necessity of integrating CKD care into primary care practices and highlights valuable resources for both physicians and patients. The conversation also covers patient education strategies and the utilization of a multidisciplinary care team to enhance disease management.
Topics By Timestamp
00:17 Meet the Experts: Dr. Jay Shubrook and Katelyn Laue
01:41 Dr. Shubrook's Journey in Family Medicine
02:25 Focus on Chronic Kidney Disease
03:39 National Kidney Foundation's Role
04:52 Challenges in CKD Diagnosis and Management
05:51 Advancements in CKD Treatment
07:34 Collaborative Care for CKD Patients
12:20 Strategies for Patient Adherence
13:23 Resources for CKD Support
16:40 Final Thoughts and Key Takeaways
Additional Resources
NKF Patient Journey education program kidney.org/ckd-journey
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