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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. ARC: All (N=17) participants used navigation.

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Changes in patterns and referrals of Nova Scotians seeking mental health care through 2-1-1 Referral Service [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context 2-1-1 is a designated phone help line in Canada and the US that provides referrals for individuals to local government and community-based services for a wide variety of needs, including social, health care, and mental health services. 2-1-1 Nova Scotia has operated since 2013 as a nonprofit that offers 24/7 assistance.

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Declines in intensive care unit admissions in early COVID-19 pandemic among persons with dementia in three Canadian provinces [Acute and emergency care]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Providing critical care for people living with dementia (PLWD) during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak was raised as a global concern. Step 1: Compared rates of ICU admissions in three 2020 periods (1st wave; interim period; 2nd wave) to the corresponding 2019 periods. Analysis: We used a 2-step meta-analytical approach.

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Is there enough time for prevention in primary care?

Common Sense Family Doctor

Meanwhile, the estimated time needed to provide guideline-recommended preventive care, chronic disease care, and acute care to a nationally representative panel of 2,500 adult patients is an impossible 26.7 Since 2020, the starting ages for breast, lung, and colorectal cancer screening were lowered to 40, 50, and 45 years, respectively.

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Approaches for Quelling Stigma related to COVID-19

BMJ

A multilayered view of stigmatizing discourses lays the foundation for eliciting a series of suggestions for quelling stigma, to be implemented at the individual, community, and national levels, as suggested by the WHO. Yet, as Tenkorang 7 made the point, it is simply not enough to only implement approaches at the community level.

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Episode 282: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 20 – Medical Racism and Indigenous Peoples

The Clinical Problem Solvers

During this episode, we hear from Dr. Nav Persaud, a staff physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at St. The dehumanization of individuals of color at the margins of society by the healthcare system is not simply a thing of the past, and is certainly a persistent phenomenon.

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Insights into the design, development and implementation of a novel digital health tool for skilled birth attendants to support quality maternity care in Kenya

BMJ

By Paul Amendola, Executive Director, VecnaCares Reference: Bartlett L , Avery L , Ponnappan P , et al, Insights into the design, development and implementation of a novel digital health tool for skilled birth attendants to support quality maternity care in Kenya, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021; 9: e000845.