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Comprehensive and Focus Practice changes in the Family Physician Workforce in Ontario:1993-2022 [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

in 2009/2010 and ending at 20.4% From 1993 to 2022, the average number of comprehensive primary care patient visits per physician steadily increased from 4,318 to a peak of 5,070 in 2010/2011, but then, gradually decreased to 4,215 in 2021/2022. The trend of very part time primary care physicians (i.e., in 2021/2022.

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Access to health care and services for the Deaf: A scoping review of reviews [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

2010) and adapted by Schultz et al. Results: Thirteen reviews published in English from 2010 to 2023 were included. Study Design and Analysis: A scoping review of reviews was conducted according to Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) methodological framework, completed by Levac et al. Outcome Measures: All were included.

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Exploring Iron Deficiency in Alberta: Following up on Clinical Observations [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: Our study investigates ID prevalence in Alberta from 2010 to 2022 and its association with patient and provider characteristics. These individuals had at least one ferritin test between 2010-2022. Population/Participants: Cohort of 94,264 individuals aged six and older residing in Alberta.

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Nutrition and dietary guidelines: stirring the (policy) pot

The Health Policy Exchange

However, a recent analysis suggested that adhering to recommendations of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines to consume more potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D, and calcium would add hundreds of dollars to an average person's annual food budget; potassium alone would add $380. Current (2010) U.S. Dietary Guidelines.

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Oral versus intravenous antibiotics for the initial treatment of acute pyelonephritis in adults: a systematic review [Acute and emergency care]

Annals of Family Medicine

The most recent international guidelines for the management of acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis in adults (2010) recommend treatment to be initiated with a single dose of intravenous (IV) ceftriaxone or an aminoglycoside when the prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance is unknown or exceeds 10%.

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Tapping the potential applications of mHealth

The Health Policy Exchange

One popular mHealth initiative is the text4baby program, a public-private partnership launched in 2010 that sends free text messages to expectant and new mothers containing appointment reminders, safety alerts, and general prenatal and postpartum health advice. and abroad was the topic of a recent Georgetown University Health Policy Seminar.

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The Massachusetts Avenue of health reform

The Health Policy Exchange

in 2010, as the national average rose from 15.2% Romney also alternately courted and cajoled the Democratic leaders of the Massachusetts legislature, whose support was essential to passing his plan. Health reform in Massachusetts has been judged a mixed success. On one hand, the percentage of state residents who were uninsured fell from 6.4%

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