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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

physicians who work <44 days per year with <5 patients per day) followed a U-shaped distribution, starting at 20.5% in 2009/2010 and ending at 20.4% The average number of patient visits for family physicians in focused practice steadily increased from 1,440 in 1993/1994 to 2,636 in 2021/2022. in 2021/2022.

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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. 2020-2022).

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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. A patient partner from the Deaf community collaborated on each step of this project. Results: Thirteen reviews published in English from 2010 to 2023 were included. Intervention/Instrument: Access to health care and services as conceptualized by Levesque et al.

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Nutrition and dietary guidelines: stirring the (policy) pot

The Health Policy Exchange

They must learn to work in interprofessional teams with dietitians and other skilled health professionals to help patients make needed dietary changes. Current (2010) U.S. In contrast, increasing intakes of saturated fat and added sugar are associated with lower food costs. Dietary Guidelines.

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Tapping the potential applications of mHealth

The Health Policy Exchange

Mobile health, or "mHealth" for short, describes technology that allows clinicians or public health professionals to monitor and/or deliver health-related messages to patients via cellular phones, tablets, or other wireless devices. electrocardiogram) and would pose safety risks to patients if they malfunctioned.

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San Luis Obispo Physician Launches New Medical Practice with Exclusive Service Program from Concierge Choice Physicians

Concierge Choice Physicians

Margaret Greenough, a family medicine specialist in San Luis Obispo, CA, has opened a new medical practice offering patients the Concierge Choice FullFlex™ program. Most importantly, Concierge Choice programs offer patients peace of mind.

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Study reveals high prevalence of alcohol, opioid use among patients with Crohn's disease

Medical Xpress

The study, which used data from Medicaid between 2010 and 2019, found that 16.3% Newly diagnosed people with Crohn's disease (CD) in the United States are more likely to experience drug and alcohol use compared with the general population, according to a recent study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.