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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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Better Together: Pre-Existing Community Partnerships Assist in Development of Community-Based Service-Learning Curriculum [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Community-based service learning is a proposed way to develop resident proficiency in core competencies and addressing and exploring social determinants of health. Setting: The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota was chosen as there was an existing partnership with Mayo Clinic for community education by healthcare providers.

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Low-Value Opioid Prescribing Trends for Acute Low-Back Pain in Rural Virginia Between 2019-2021 [Acute and emergency care]

Annals of Family Medicine

It is unclear how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted LVOP, particularly among vulnerable communities. Objective A) Evaluate LVOP in Virginia during 2019-2021, and B) determine variation in LVOP for rural patients and those with low income in Virginia from 2019-2021. 2020, stratified by rurality and payer.

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Racial and Disaggregated Ethnic Disparities of Blood Pressure Control in Community Health Centers [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Blood pressure (BP) control (<130/80 systolic/diastolic) is poor nationally, and is inequitable by race/ethnicity, with minimal understanding of the differences within Latino patients by country of origin. Setting: 953 community-based primary care clinics in a national network from 25 states across the United States.

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Tobacco Use Screening In Community-Based Primary Care Clinics By Visit Modality During The Covid-19 Pandemic [Smoking cessation]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Primary care delivery was significantly impacted by COVID-19, with rapid deployment of telehealth after the United States’ national public health emergency (PHE) declaration in March 2020. Population Studied: 1,792,934 adult patients with at least 1 telehealth (phone, video) or in-person primary care visit.

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Alcohol Free for Five Years Today

Mere Mortal MD

So on the morning of June 15th, 2020, I made a conscious decision to stop putting alcohol in my body. I have compassion for my patients that struggle with alcohol, or other drugs. I topped off my glass without him noticing, just in case he was keeping track of how much I had already drank. I am finally free.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC entails equal emphasis on the phases of Collect, Share, and Act , which include repeated data gathering, communication/review of the data with the patient and team, and adjusting treatment based on this information. (2) MBC enhances therapeutic alliance and improves culturally informed care to diverse patient groups. (10,