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Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Little is known about the characteristics of physicians and patients participating in boutique clinic practice models. This study offers insight into the practice patterns of boutique clinic primary care physicians, as well as the estimated public costs of this business model in Ontario. Study Design and Analysis.

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Preventing Blood Pressure Misdiagnosis: Arm Position & Cuff Size

Family Medicine Initiative

A systematic review ( BMJ Open 2016 ) of 20 studies examined the accuracy of blood pressure measurements in obese adults with large upper arm circumferences. It remains questionable whether this modest effect is clinically relevant, or whether it justifies the effort and potential worries of patients.

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Time to obtain ethics approval and sites authorization for research in the Cohort in Primary Care (COPRI) [Observational study (cohort, case-control)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The Cohort in Primary Care (COPRI) is ongoing in 29 Family Medicine Groups (FMG) across Québec. included the expansion of the study to clinics affiliated with other universities, adding 21 GMFs. The authorization to conduct research at the 7 McGill sites then took 1, 115, 164 (3 sites covered), 171 and 392 days.

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Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue

Common Sense Family Doctor

But that wasn’t the case for the estimated 1 in 15 US patients whose screening colonoscopies were performed by family physicians in 2021. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) maintains that clinical privileges should be based on documented training and experience rather than the physician’s specialty.

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Episode 219: Clinical Unknown with Dr. Tapper, Dr. Mundell, & Travis

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Elliot Tapper discusses a clinical unknown case presented by Dr. Jennifer Mundell Jennifer Mundell Jennifer Mundell, MD FACP is the associate program director for Ascension St Vincent Internal Medicine Residency Program. Vincent in 2016.

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Episode 37 – Clinical Unknown with Dr. Kwan, Dan, and Rabih – Diplopia

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Episode description Dr. Janice Kwan presents a clinical unknown to Dan and Rabih Download CPSolvers App here Schema #1 Schema #2 Show Notes Dr. Janice Kwan Janice Kwan is a general internist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto.

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Pacific communities co-designing and leading interventions to prevent gout and rheumatic fever in New Zealand [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: After a Samoan patient from New Zealand (NZ) attended a PACE workshop at NAPCRG in 2016 with her general practitioner, she was inspired to set up a Pacific community group to work towards better health outcomes for Pacific people living in South Auckland, NZ.

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