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Pap-HPV co-testing adoption trends for cervical cancer screening in a multi-state Practice Research Network (PBRN) 2012-2017 [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In 2012, the United States cervical cancer screening (CCS) guidelines changed to add co-testing (Papanicolaou [Pap] and human papillomavirus [HPV] test) to Pap-only. Little is known about variation in adoption of CCS modalities in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in communities where cervical cancer disparities persist.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC entails equal emphasis on the phases of Collect, Share, and Act , which include repeated data gathering, communication/review of the data with the patient and team, and adjusting treatment based on this information. (2) MBC enhances therapeutic alliance and improves culturally informed care to diverse patient groups. (10,

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Q&A: Cannabis Use Tied to Reduced Working Memory

Physician's Weekly

Gowin and his colleagues analyzed data from 1,003 adults between 22 and 36 years of age who had functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), urine toxicology, and cannabis use results collected at one academic site between 2012 and 2015 as part of the Human Connectome Project. The cohort (mean age, 28.7 PW: Did the results surprise you?

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Risking It All For a New Business Model at Family Physicians of St. Joe

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

Larger companies now dominate the healthcare landscape, yet through innovation and a dedication to exceptional patient care, Family Physicians of St. They have remained independent and committed to caring for patients as a small practice, all the while introducing new ideas and setting new standards in Michigan’s Great Southwest.

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Critics Suggest FDA Approving Aduhelm Will Erode the “Public Trust”: What About Patients’ Trust?

FDA Law Blog

Valentine — For the last 13 years, this blogger has been at the center of what has now been dubbed “patient-focused drug development.” For 6 years, I served as a patient liaison within FDA in what was then called the Office of Special Health Issues. By James E.

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Identifying and managing gambling-related harms

Common Sense Family Doctor

Effective treatments include referral to self-help groups such as Gamblers Anonymous , group or individual cognitive behavioral therapy , motivational interviewing, and naltrexone. Psychology Today maintains a national directory of therapists with training in CBT for gambling disorder. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

Upon entering the room, you find the patients nurse at the bedside already in mid-conversation with the patients parent. In pediatric patients, this condition should be considered when blood pressure exceeds the 95th percentile for age, height, and sex by more than 30 mm Hg, or reaches levels above 180/120 mm Hg in older adolescents.