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Patient experience with Social Prescribing Program in Ontario, Canada [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Social Prescribing (SP) is an approach to help individuals address their health and social needs wherein a healthcare practitioner refers patients to non-clinal services in the community. Models of SP vary, and the experience of patients across these models is less known.

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The Impact of a Health Professions Education Program on Concussion Management: A Multi-Methods Study of ECHO Concussion [Neurologic illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

The ECHO (Extensions for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model is an ideal platform for dissemination of best practice guidelines and standards of care in common, complex, acute and chronic conditions. ECHO Concussion was launched in 2019 to teach clinicians a comprehensive approach to concussion diagnosis and management.

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare use, mortality, and human rights of persons living with dementia in Canada [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

2019/pre-pandemic and 2020/pandemic cohorts included 167,095 vs. 173,240 PLWD living in the community and 93,374 vs. 92,434 PLWD residing in nursing homes (NHs), respectively. Analysis: We compared 2020 to 2019 in 3 periods (1st wave; interim period; 2nd wave) and conducted meta-analyses on the provincial estimates.

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Comparing Patient and Provider Perspectives on a Primary Care Preconsultation Tool for Older Adults: a Qualitative Study [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

However, few studies have evaluated preconsultation tools targeting older adults and healthcare professionals. Study design: Qualitative interviews were conducted with older adults (n=19) and health providers (n=17) in 4 family medicine clinics (2 rural and 2 urban) in Quebec, Canada.

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Impact of an Intensive Primary Care Service on Health Services Utilization in a High-Utilizer Patient Population [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To measure the impact on healthcare system utilization of an intensive primary care (IPC) service from 2019 through 2022. Intervention: A personal family physician and community health worker were assigned to each consenting patient.

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Psychedelics – reasons for caution: Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, Theora Cimino

GeriPal

In our prior podcast with Ira Byock on psychedelics in 2019 we talked primarily about the potential of psychedelics. Psychedelics have been used by communities around the globe for hundreds of years (or more). And yet there are reasons for caution. Ethical issues , including colonization of psychedelics by big pharma.

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The Relationship Between Cardiovascular Risk, Gender Identity, Sex Assigned at Birth, and Depression Among Transgender People [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Significant structural barriers exist concerning access to healthcare for transgender (TG) individuals. Setting or Dataset: Secondary analysis of the CDC state-specific Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BFRSS) surveys conducted from 2019 to 2022.