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Association between family medicine residents practice intentions and their initial professional activities [Secondary data analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Amidst the ongoing crisis in family medicine (FM) in Canada, there is an increased need to gauge the future practice patterns of family physicians (FPs). The FM Longitudinal Survey data can serve as a valuable source for forecasting the future scope of family practice and help enhance health workforce planning.

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Differences in primary care utilization by primary care availability in the first year of Virginia Medicaid Expansion [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: 2019-2020 Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services database (demographic, enrollment, and claims data). Intervention/Instrument: None Outcome Measures: The outcome was any primary care use in the first twelve months of enrollment.

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What Does “NNT” Mean and Why Should You Care?

Family Medicine Initiative

However, a 2020 analysis of 875 clinical trials showed that only 9% reported an NNT. erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative. Alternatively, you can watch this great and easy to understand 9-min-Video by Dr Roger Seheult from MedCram. 1 year vs. 10 years). Der Beitrag What Does “NNT” Mean and Why Should You Care?

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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. What hasn't changed is that our family medicine residents remain excited about health policy and advocacy. Phillips, Jr.

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Infant Mortality Needs Assessment for Fairborn, Ohio [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

This project is based on a grant given to provide infant mortality health education and promotion interventions to low-income families at Hawthorne Landing, an apartment complex in Fairborn. Context Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio. Setting or Dataset The setting is Hawthorn Landing in Fairborn, OH.

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

Family Medicine Initiative

Even if one disagrees with the content, ESC guidelines are influential… The older 2020 ESC Leitlinie on atrial fibrillation has been cited over 10,000 times and read more than 2 million times. erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative. What do other Guidelines recommend? ESC Says Yes (2024), Evidence Says…?

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Practice organization characteristics are more impactful than intentions in practice scope of early-career family physicians [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Family physician (FP) scope of practice (SOP) has declined, with fewer physicians providing basic primary care services and fewer bridging the clinic-hospital divide. Study Design and Analysis: A longitudinal cohort was surveyed through the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).