Research Articles & Publications

The ACOFP is building a library of research articles, books and other publications that cover a variety of topics of specific interest to osteopathic family physicians. This section will include articles from a variety of sources as well as selected abstracts from the ACOFP official journal Osteopathic Family Physician.  The full articles may be accessed by registering on the OFP website.  

Research Articles/Abstracts

Back Pain

• A case of cauda equine syndrome caused by a simple sneeze  

Cardiovascular

• Beta blockers in the management of cardiovascular diseases  
• Use of a hypertension registry to identify patients at high risk for cardiovascular events caused by metabolic syndrome 

Diabetes

• Patient-centered diabetic care: the role of continuous glucose monitoring 
• Co-management of elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: better adherence to ADA guidelines 
• Tailoring treatment of type 2 diabetes: Uncovering the HOW and NOW of GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy  
• The role of socioeconomic stress in the risk for obesity and diabetes: potential new targets for treatment  

GI

• Clinical management of gastroesophageal reflux disease 
• Osteopathic manipulative treatment in a patient with idiopathic dysautomomica: a case presentation  

Infectious Diseases

• Lyme disease requires early clinical diagnosis 
• A clinical review of chronic cough from a primary care perspective  
• Nitric oxide in health and disease – its role in the practice of medicine 

Medical Home

• Enhancing continuity of care and reducing unnecessary utilization in high-risk and home-bound patients: the emerging role of the residentialist in the health care delivery system 
• The utility of the medical home: a survey of patient perspectives  
• Utilizing medical homes to manage chronic conditions  

Men’s Health

• Benignprostate hyperplasia: a clinical review 

Pediatric

• Child safety seats: 2010 Educational Update  

Women’s Health

• Contraceptive options for women with metabolic syndrome  
• The differential diagnosis of acute pelvic pain in various stages of the life cycle of women and adolescents: gynecological challenges for the family physician in an outpatient setting 
• Update on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of genital human papillomavirus manifestations 
• Non-oral contraception  

Scientific Paper Guidelines

• Learn how to prepare a scientific article from a rough manuscript to a published article. 
• Follow the suggestions to help in writing your scientific article. 

Scientific Paper Professional Editing Assistance

ACOFP has partnered with tweakmywords.com to offer ACOFP Fellow candidates professional editing from an experienced osteopathic medical editor for reasonable prices. Submit your draft scientific paper to tweakmywords.com for assistance in creating a product worthy of earning the FACOFP designation and publication in the Osteopathic Family Physician.

Publications

Somatic Dysfunction in Osteopathic Family Medicine

ACOFP’s Somatic Dysfunction in Osteopathic Family Medicine is a textbook developed by the Committee on Osteopathic Principles and Practice. The book was edited by Kenneth E. Nelson, DO, FAAO, FACOFP, and published by Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

The textbook focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of somatic dysfunction, the functional impairment of the musculoskeletal system, and related neural and vascular elements in the context of the practice of family medicine. Order a copy today! 

The 5-Minute Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Consult

By Millicent K. Channell, DO and David C. Mason, DO
This pocket-sized book is the first osteopathic clinical manual to be organized by diagnoses in a two-page, quick-reference format. In the tradition of The 5-Minute Consult Series, each diagnosis is presented on a two-page spread. The first page has a definition of the disease, a list of associated autonomic and motor innervations, and a list of common somatic dysfunctions. The second page lists the techniques that might be used for those somatic dysfunctions. The second page is further subdivided into three levels of treatment: 2-minute, 5-minute, and extended. Next to each technique is the corresponding ICD-9 code for billing.

ACOFP History Book – Online version

For a full look at ACOFP’s history, download “The Continuing History of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians” (revised April, 2010). 

President’s e-Newsletter

Each week the ACOFP publishes an electronic newsletter for members from the President summarizing Washington actions impacting family medicine, listing upcoming continuing medical education opportunities, announcing new products and services, providing FDA MedWatch Safety Alerts and offering updates from colleges of osteopathic medicine. The past 60 days of issues are archived here.

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