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Should We Screen for Atrial Fibrillation? ESC Says Yes (2024), Evidence Says…?

Family Medicine Initiative

UK National Screening Committee (2019): “Screening is not currently recommended for this condition.” Although not a guideline, still relevant: The German Arznei-Telegramm concluded in 2021, 2023, and 2024 that atrial fibrillation screening is not recommended in asymptomatic individuals.

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Overall medication adherence as an indicator for health outcomes among elderly patients with hypertension and diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Methods The study included individuals aged 75 to 90 years, diagnosed with diabetes or hypertension, who were treated with at least one antihypertensive, or antidiabetic medication in 2017. We determined personal adherence rates by calculating the mean adherence rates of the medications prescribed to each individual.

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Aftershock in Academia: Assessing COVID-19s Impact on Schizophrenia Patients in Academic Medical Centers [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with schizophrenia who are admitted to academic medical centers (AMCs) has not been previously reported. from Oct 2019 to Dec 2023. The study is divided into three periods: pre-COVID (Oct 2019 to Mar 2020), COVID (Apr 2020 to May 2023), and post-COVID (Jun 2023 to Dec 2023).

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An Evaluation of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Incidence, Treatment, and Guideline Adherence in an Ambulatory Healthcare System [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Individuals with gonorrhea and chlamydia positive tests. Results: Between 1/1/2019 and 12/31/2021, 4385 persons were treated for chlamydia and gonorrhea were documented within the MedStar system. 52.7% (n=2311/4385) were diagnosed in a Hospital / ED setting, 25.2% (1107) within a primary care setting, and 18.1%

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Moreover, center patients not only in discussions about individual decision-making but in constructing and drawing meaning from the research. Establishing a Task Force to Reassess the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases. 2019 Jun 25;73(24):3234]. Published online July 29, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.13378

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Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

GeriPal

The initial RCT published on physician coaching in JAMA in 2019 showing that coaching improves quality of life. ” Eric: It strikes me that there also seems to be a difference between coaching a team, like many of us are familiar with, and this individual coaching, although there may be group coaching as well. We learn in context.

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New research finds weaker association between dementia and COVID-19 mortality than previous studies

Medical Xpress

Since December 2019, more than 60 million people have been diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide, while approximately six million individuals have died as a result of the disease. Hospital treatment was required in about 10%–20% of COVID-19 patients, with this proportion decreasing over time.