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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

This position statement from the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) outlines our organizational commitment to Measurement-Based Care (MBC) as a foundational element of integrated healthcare. Families, Systems, & Health, 39(2), 259–268. 3, 4) Why is MBC important? 3, 5, 6) b. Lengerich, A. DeSantis, B., Comeau, C.

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Parvo Podcast! Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease, and more!

PEMBlog

Counsel families and caregiversincluding pregnant household contactson the risks, exposures, and infection control considerations related to Parvovirus B19. It is a non-enveloped, single-stranded DNA virus in the Parvoviridae family. Sometimes I share it with patients and families. Heres how it typically plays out.

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Politics and practice guidelines: a volatile mix

The Health Policy Exchange

It's understandable that this episode made future AHRQ leaders reluctant to wade into explosive scientific controversies, especially regarding sacred cows of medicine such as mammography and prostate cancer screening. When the AHRQ-supported U.S. Supporters of health services research in the U.S. lined up to defend the agency. Phillips, Jr.

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What Do Patients Have to Say about Gene Therapy Trials? An Upcoming FDA Public Meeting to Hear from Patients and Caregivers

FDA Law Blog

The FDA took an early lead in the evolution of this movement when they launched the Patient Focused Drug Development (PFDD) initiative in 2012. One family’s daughter was the first U.S. Other families have had to try and get access in Milan, Italy, where a gene therapy for MLD has already been approved.

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The impact of gun violence and practical tips on firearm safety: A podcast

PEMBlog

Kit Carney and Dr. Kristen Humphrey discuss gun violence, its impact on our patients and their families, as well as practical tips on advocating for safe storage of firearms, and how we can support victims of violence. Pediatrics November 2012; 130 (5): e1416–e1423. 2012-2481 Haasz, M., 10.1542/peds.2012-2481 Beidas, R.

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RCT of Default Inpatient PC Consults: Kate Courtright & Scott Halpern

GeriPal

And, of course, this is what families of patients undergoing palliative care go through. Going back to when I was shopping this idea around the health systems in 2012, we landed on the stepped-wedge design because no one was… I said before you couldn’t randomize people to get palliative care or not, specifically.

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Optimizing Nutrition in Aging: A Podcast with Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston

GeriPal

So I lived with a family there. Emily 32:08 So studies out of rush have been coming out about this, and Martha Claire Morris has been talking about the mind diet now for, I think, since, like, 2012. But if they have family support or they’re able to make some foods from scratch at home, that would be preferable.

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