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Changes in Family Medicine Department Research Funding Between 2016 and 2021 [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context In 2016 and 2021, ADFM sent out a survey to departments of Family Medicine to understand research activities. Objective Identify changes in research capacity of family medicine departments between the years of 2016 and 2021. Study Design Secondary data analysis.

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Improving Scholarship in a Community Hospital Residency Program with a Curriculum featuring a Structured Roadmap, Indi [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

This study aims to evaluate the impact of implementing a structured roadmap to enhance resident scholarly activity within a specific family medicine residency program. Scholarly output of residents graduating between 2016-2018 (pre-intervention) was compared to those graduating from 2019 -2021 (post-intervention).

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Association between family medicine residents practice intentions and their initial professional activities [Secondary data analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Amidst the ongoing crisis in family medicine (FM) in Canada, there is an increased need to gauge the future practice patterns of family physicians (FPs). Examining the intentions of FM learners provides insight into the future practice behaviors of FPs.

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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. Der Beitrag Preventing Blood Pressure Misdiagnosis: Arm Position & Cuff Size erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative.

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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.

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

Annals of Family Medicine

All fee-for-service physicians who billed at least 1 OHIP claim from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 and from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 under their clinic group codes were included. Provincial administrative claims data was obtained from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).

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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.