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Associations between tapering or discontinuing opioids and subsequent pain-related primary care visits [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To evaluate the associations between opioid dose tapers with continued opioid use and opioid tapers with discontinuation, and subsequent pain-related utilization primary care visits, ED encounters, and hospitalizations. 1.31) and hospitalizations (aIRR 0.74, 95% CI: 0.54-1.02). Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

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Predictors of exposure to high-priority drug-drug interactions among non-elderly adults in Quebec, Canada [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Drug reimbursement claims were used to identify periods of overlapping exposure to 2 or more prescription drugs between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016. Study design and Analysis: Retrospective cohort study using provincial administrative health databases. DDI were identified using the list of high-priority DDI of the U.S.

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Better Together: Pre-Existing Community Partnerships Assist in Development of Community-Based Service-Learning Curriculum [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

In 2015, there was a noted shortage of community-based service-learning opportunities for residents with the barriers listed as lack of access, underestimation of educational benefit, and time limitations. Population Studied: Starting in 2020, 15 residents annually from the Mankato Family Medicine Residency Program were included.

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

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

Joseph, the family medicine practice is committed to providing exceptional, affordable, patient-centered primary care in SW Michigan without reliance on insurance companies for payment of services. In 2007, Dr. Mancini joined the practice, followed by Dr. Meadows in 2012, and Dr. Gendernalik in 2015. Joseph, P.C.,

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Exposure to high-priority drug-drug interactions among non-elderly adults in Quebec: a cohort study [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Dataset: Quebec administrative health databases containing de-identified prescription drug claims, ER visits, hospitalizations, and medical acts held by the National Institute for Excellence in Health and Social Services (INESSS) were used. 2) Hazard ratio for an adverse event (emergency room visit, hospitalization, or death).

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

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And as of 2015, the survey started to ask folks about cancer history, just some broad questions about lifetime history of cancer and whether they’ve had a cancer diagnosis in the past year. But alcohol and opioids are up there. We’re just asking the bare minimum here for people to take that type of history.

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Impact of home care on healthcare use after a first diagnosis of dementia in older adults living with severe mental illness [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Individuals living in the community aged 65 and older, diagnosed with SMI, who received a first dementia diagnosis between January 2013 and December 2015. Group 1 consisted of older individuals, mainly diagnosed in the hospital and with poorer COC. Yet, late diagnoses and faster decline cannot be ruled out.

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