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Neighborhood Determinants of Primary Care Access in Virginia [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

METHODS We used the 2019 Virginia All-Payers Claims Database to identify primary care physicians (PCPs) and the number of distinct patients seen by each physician. Among need measures, PCP access was only positively associated with diagnosis of depression per 1,000 residents (0.01; P < 001).

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

GeriPal

A March 2022 study of Stanford offering coaching as a benefit to their physicians and finding improved self-compassion and burnout. The initial RCT published on physician coaching in JAMA in 2019 showing that coaching improves quality of life. This is the first RCT that was available for coaching in physicians. [link] 5.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

BMJ

COVID-19 diagnosis of self Yes 24 (44.4) COVID-19 diagnosis of a relative Yes 98 (46.4) Immunization, 2019. Primary care visits increase utilization of evidence-based preventative health measures. Perspectives of primary care physicians on acceptance and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination.