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Using EMR data to describe administrative workload of primary care providers in Nova Scotia, Canada [Secondary data analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Primary care providers in Canada face significant workload challenges, including managing prescriptions, referrals, and laboratory tests alongside patient visits. Outcome measures: Average number of prescriptions, referrals, and laboratory tests per encounters among primary care providers in Nova Scotia from 2007 to 2022.

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Fracture Fridays: Keeping up with the Joneses

PEMBlog

The foot X-Ray taken of the foot of the patient with the foot problem The Diagnosis She has a fracture at the base of the 5th metatarsal (Jones fracture). Neurovascular compromise is, as always, a cause for immediate referral. 2007 Jun;27(4):427-31. You get an X-Ray. Am Fam Physician. 2016 Feb 1;93(3):183-91. PMID: 26926612.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

The insight started when Carmen, an orthopedic surgeon-researcher, and Katie, a physical therapist- researcher participated in ride-alongs with EMS providers to patient’s homes. Going into patient’s homes was eye opening. It was eyeopening to see patients in their own home. And so that really triggered my interest.

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