Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 25, 2025

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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DO Family Medicine Patients Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care DO Family Medicine Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied Providers participating in MaPCReN represented 306,394 patients with ≥1 visit between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2021. Context Misdiagnosis and over-diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) are a leading cause of inappropriate antimicrobial use.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Clinical Practice Electronics Diagnosis 130

Plum Health

MAY 11, 2023

Thomas graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2013 - thereafter, he completed his residence at Oakwood/Beaumont Family Medicine Residency Program, and then started Plum Health DPC in November 2016. Time flies when you’re practicing medicine - the days are long but the years are short.

DO 52

DO Family Medicine Community Education 52

BMJ

JUNE 25, 2021

Findings from a longitudinal study using primary care records, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021; 9: e000780. 1 Clinical guidelines internationally recommend statin therapy for both primary and secondary prevention of CVD, making statins one of the most frequently prescribed drugs in industrialised countries.

Primary Care 40

Primary Care Clinical Practice Electronics Clinic 40