Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

From 2012 to 2022, rural supply decreased for pulmonologists (-41.7%), neurologists (-16.5%), and cardiologists (-5.6%); oncologists increased (20.0%). Objective: This study sought to analyze changes in the U.S. for t-tests or Chi-square tests as appropriate). We interviewed 18 rural health system leaders across the U.S.,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Blood pressure (BP) control (<130/80 systolic/diastolic) is poor nationally, and is inequitable by race/ethnicity, with minimal understanding of the differences within Latino patients by country of origin. Results: Of the 298,860 adult patients in the sample, 40.5% Design: Retrospective cohort study.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 24, 2025

Simon is a pediatric addiction medicine psychiatrist at Boston Children’s Hospital; an assistant professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School; a recent Commonwealth Fund fellow in health policy at Harvard University; and the medical director of Wayside Youth & Family Support Network.  2022;31(2):211-221. doi:10.1016/j.chc.2022.01.002

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

Simon is a pediatric addiction medicine psychiatrist at Boston Children’s Hospital; an assistant professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School; a recent Commonwealth Fund fellow in health policy at Harvard University; and the medical director of Wayside Youth & Family Support Network.  2022;31(2):211-221. doi:10.1016/j.chc.2022.01.002

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PEMBlog

MAY 1, 2025

Learning Objectives Describe the classic and atypical clinical presentations of Parvovirus B19 infection in pediatric patients, including erythema infectiosum, arthropathy, transient aplastic crisis, and chronic anemia in immunocompromised hosts. It is a non-enveloped, single-stranded DNA virus in the Parvoviridae family.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The family declined an enema in the ED, and she was discharged home on a miralax cleanout to follow up with her PCP. The patient completed the miralax cleanout followed by daily miralax, and started having soft, formed stools daily without any pain (Bristol type 4). 2012 Jan;5(1):67-70. She was diagnosed with constipation.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

During this ED visit, the family notes that the child has had 1 week of vomiting whenever he eats. The patient has had improving activity and energy since his fall and initial ED evaluation 2 weeks prior. This patient had a subsequent brain MRI that also revealed papilledema. 7,1 (2012): 33-5. 11,3 (2023): 210-215.

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PEMBlog

JULY 17, 2023

this is an updated version for July 2023 Replace a G-tube Gastrostomy tube dislodgment and malfunction are top causes for G-tube related ED visits in pediatric patients so it is important to understand how to replace a G-tube. Guage this based on ease of insertion and patient comfort. 8, 2012, pp. Showalter, Cory D.,

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The Health Policy Exchange

MARCH 14, 2013

However, when one of those guidelines suggested that spinal fusion surgery was unnecessary for most patients with acute low back pain, AHCPR found its budget under attack. In July 2012, it was deja-vu all over again as AHRQ's budget was singled out for elimination by an appropriations subcommittee in the House of Representatives.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Since the turn of the century, the rise of hospitalists and the corresponding decline in the number of office-based family physicians who provide inpatient care for their own patients has magnified the value of optimizing the handoff from hospital-based teams to primary care physicians.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

Valentine — Incorporating patient and caregiver experiences into every phase of drug development has become increasingly prioritized during both development and review ( see, e.g. , previous coverage here ). By Larry J. Bauer, Senior Regulatory Drug Expert & James E.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A JAMA review article quotes a 2020 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guideline as recommending surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients younger than 65 years, TAVI for patients 80 years or older, and either procedure in patients 65 to 79 years, depending on operative risk and comorbidities.

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Canadian Family Physician

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Setting St Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team, including 5 clinics and an interdisciplinary home-based outreach team, in Toronto, Ont. Almost half of the patients (n=22) lived alone. Results The study included 47 older adults with advanced CKD who were not undergoing dialysis and receiving primary care.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 11, 2025

A recent article in the BMJ summarized a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on identification and management of gambling-related harms.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Some research has found lower HPV vaccine uptake in Latino patients and others have demonstrated higher uptake by Latino subgroups. Results Among both male and female patients, all Latino/a groups had higher odds of vaccine initiation and of ? Dataset OCHIN electronic health record data from 27 US states.

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GeriPal

MARCH 2, 2023

The FDA-approved indications for gabapentin are only for treating patients with partial seizures or postherpetic neuralgia. valproic acid and gabapentin), in nursing homes, particularly patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. There are a lot of reasons that may explain the massive increase in use of these drugs.

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PEMBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

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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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

We’ve invited two death doulas, Jane Euler and John Loughnane (who is also a family doc and palliative care physician), to talk about the role of a doula at the end of life. There’s an organization that I took my training from, which began, I want to say, in 2012. John: I am what I am, which is a family practice doctor.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

2012 Oct;147(4):619-26. Tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia in children: incidence and patient characteristics. Well, they could use lasers or cold steel or microdebridement, and it’s really tailored to the individual patient’s anatomy. Available from: [link] Hartl TT, Chadha NK. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

First, in our editorial, we expressed concern about the length of stay metric not being patient centric, though important for health systems focused on cost savings. And, of course, this is what families of patients undergoing palliative care go through. Three things I love about this podcast, and why you should listen.

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GeriPal

MARCH 20, 2025

Recently, discussion has emerged about how these issues intertwine in caring for patients with advancing dementia who have stated that they would not want to continue living in that condition: for those with an advanced directive to stop eating and drinking, how do we balance caring for their rational past self and their experiential current self?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: We assess receipt of mammography among Latina patients seen at primary care organizations by nativity (US-born, Foreign-born, and country/region of origin). Conclusions: Receipt of recommended and routine mammography varied by ethnicity and nativity for patients seen in community-based health centers.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 1, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

He recommends memory cafes to other people with dementia and their families. “I come in now and it’s like, it’s family, it’s a big, extended family. The diagnosis can be burdensome on relationships, particularly with family members who are the primary caregivers. . I get to meet them.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 23, 2025

Nonetheless, its work has often been politically unpopular and unheralded outside of a small community of health services researchers and patient advocates. Sadly, when all medical waste is somebody's income, there is little enthusiasm in the medical-industrial complex or on Capitol Hill in allocating the $3 trillion the U.S.

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GeriPal

APRIL 17, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary I read Farah Stockmans article in the NYT on why attacks on DEI will cost us all , and thought, Yes, and everyone includes harm to our healthcare workforce, our patients, and their families. Just in January, I remember having a conversation with a family that came in with a plan for end of life care.

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