The American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Health Education Program, Kansas City, Missouri

The American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation (AAFP/F) Health Education Program has a panel of over 200 family physicians and other healthcare professionals. Each topic in the Adult Health Advisor has been reviewed by at least two members of that panel. The panel has found the topics to be scientifically accurate and appropriate for use in a family practice setting.

The favorable review of new and revised topics by the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation was completed in September 1998, at which time the Adult Health Advisor reflected medical knowledge as of that date. Favorable review means that medical information is accurate but does not imply endorsement of any conclusions presented. The material reviewed by the AAFP/F obviously will not reflect developments in medical knowledge after September 1998. New developments in medicine will be reflected in the annual updates of the Adult Health Advisor. Favorable review by the AAFP/F does not apply to any software topics that have been altered by the user.

Clinical Editor

Dee Ann DeRoin, M.P.H, M.D.

Dr. DeRoin is a health educator and family physician practicing in Lawrence, Kansas. Her undergraduate degree is from the University of California, Berkeley, where she also earned a master's in public health in health education. She graduated from Stanford School of Medicine and did her family practice residency in Seattle at Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, one of the country's oldest HMOs. She is certified by the American Board of Family Practice.

Dr. DeRoin practiced full-spectrum family medicine with the Indian Health Service for several years before joining the staff of the Watkins Student Health Center at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. She has recently returned to the Indian Health Service at Haskell Indian Nations University as a physician and coordinator of campus health promotion activities.

When Dr. DeRoin is not practicing medicine or being a parent, she is the president of the Board of Trustees of the Haskell Foundation for Haskell Indian Nations University.

Reviewers and Contributors

Linda Abrams, R.N., M.N.
Woodland Hills, California

Accredited Language Services
Leawood, Kansas

Anthony Angello, M.D.
Denver, Colorado

Robert M. Anthenelli, M.D.
Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Associated Health Consultants Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta

Carolyn Bargman, R.N., M.A.
Boulder, Colorado

Harriet Berliner, R.N.C., M.S.N., A.N.P.
Seattle, Washington

Richard T. Caldwell, M.D.
ACL Hospital
San Fidel, New Mexico

Rosemary Carroll-Johnson, R.N., M.N.
Valencia, California

Ann Carter, M.D.
Bellevue, Washington

Susan Carter, M.D.
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

Phyllis G. Cooper, R.N., M.N.
Cooper Consulting
Woodland Hills, California

Kay Davis, R.N., M.N., Ed.D.
Nursing Educational Systems
Westwood, California

Naakesh A. Dewan, M.D.
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

John P. Docherty, M.D.
The New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center
Cornell University Medical College
New York, New York

Education Programs Associates
Campbell, California

Jonathan M. Evans, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Joan Fox, R.N.
Via Christi St. Joseph Campus
Wichita, Kansas 67218

Maureen Gaffney-Lerman, R.N., M.N.
Camarillo, California

Thomas D. Gericioti, M.D.
Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Tom Gilfillan
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado

Frederick K. Goodwin, M.D.
George Washington Univ. Med. Center
Washington, D.C.

Sally Duffin Hass, Ph.D.
Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center
Leavenworth, Kansas

Maureen Habel, R.N., M.N.
Long Beach, California

Thomas J. Hein, D.D.S.
Englewood, Colorado

Infotronics
Houston, Texas

Patsy Jones, R.N., M.N.
Birthcare
Beverly Hills, California

Paul E. Keck, Jr., M.D.
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio

Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Rosemary Laird, M.D.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas

Language Matters
Boulder, Colorado

F. LaVenuta, M.D.
Dakota Clinic
Fargo, North Dakota

Enid Leikin, M.D.
New York Medical College
Valhalla, New York

Steven Levenson, M.D.
Asbury Methodist Village
Gaithersburg, Maryland

Kathy Martelli, B.A., M.A.
Sunrise Graphics
Brentwood, California

Judith M. Mathias, R.N, M.A.
Aurora, Colorado

Susan L. McElroy, M.D.
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Janet McMahon, R.N., C.E.T.N.
Rowan Memorial Hospital
Salisbury, North Carolina

Margo Neal, R.N., M.N.
Nursecom
Malibu, California

National Council on Patient Information and Education
Washington, D.C.

Kevin Patrick, M.D., M.S.
Univ. of Calif. at San Diego
San Diego State University
San Diego, California

Patricia Phinney
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Donald A. Pine, M.D.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Keith Rapp. M.D., C.M.D.
University of Texas School of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Mary Pat Rapp, G.N.P.
Houston Health Science Center
University of Texas
Houston, Texas

Sally K. Rigler, M.D.
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Pierre A. Rouzier, M.D.
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts

James P. Semmens, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Medical Univ. of So. Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Peter Scott
Informational Medical Systems
Minneapolis, Minnesota

David A. Smith, M.D.
Texas A&M College of Medicine
Brownwood, Texas

Stephen M. Strakowski, M.D.
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio

Daniel L. Swagerty, Jr., M.D., M.P.H.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas

Sherri Thibeaux, R.D.
San Francisco, California

Transcend
Davis, California

Ellen Ward
St. Louis, Missouri

Lynda L. Wolter, M.D.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas

Jo Ann Woodward, R.N.C.N.P.
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California

Clinical Reference Systems

The Adult Health Advisor is developed by Clinical Reference Systems, a division of Access Health, Inc., based in Broomfield, Colorado. Clinical Reference Systems is an electronic information company that specializes in providing high-quality, current medical information for professional, institutional, and personal use. Clinical Reference Systems products are developed by professional authors and advisors from the United States and Canada.

The Adult Health Advisor software has been developed by Raymond Gardner.

Editorial staff, Clinical Reference Systems:

Janice Burley
Susan Murphy