Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

Traylor and colleagues (2025) show that generative‑AI tools can boost health literacy by translating medical jargon into plain language. Bridging the 17‑Year Research–Practice Gap Implementation scientists estimate that it takes about seventeen years for new evidence to become routine care (Rubin, 2023). JAMA , 329(16), 1333–1336.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context While poverty is a risk factor for many chronic conditions, when it is recognized by care providers social screening can be used to positively impact patients’ health. Joseph’s Primary Care Clinic in Saint John, NB, Canada in 2023. Nearly all missed screens were attributed to forgetfulness (94.4%).

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Primary Care Screening Provider Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

medical assistants) to deliver high quality cervical cancer screening (CCS). Setting or Dataset: In 4 clinics in a multi-site FQHC serving predominantly Chinese and Latina women, 23 IDIs, 24 pre-surveys (11 PCPs, 13 staff), 21 post-surveys (7 PCPs, 14 staff) were conducted in June 2023.

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Education Screening Patient-Centered Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Expansion of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) within primary care practices is often met with resistance. Population Studied: Licensed, actively practicing Internal Medicine and Family Medicine physicians and Non-physician practitioners in Kentucky.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Registry of Trials (inception to August 2023). Two independent reviewers screened titles/abstracts, full-text articles, and extracted data. Quality assessment (RoB 2.0 for RCTs and ROBINS-I for non-randomized studies) was performed by one author and verified by another. stroke and MI).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends discussing family planning and preconception counseling at the domestic medical exam (DME), yet there is little guidance on specific counseling needs in this population. Population Studied Inclusion criteria were ages 16-45 with a DME performed between 2018 and 2023.

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Family Medicine DO Complication Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics released new clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for the evaluation and treatment of pediatric obesity. Nearly half (44%) screened positive for financial insecurity. Context: Primary care providers (PCPs) frequently treat children and adolescents with obesity. Results: 151 parents responded.

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Clinical Practice Clinic Education Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening (LCS) has been proven to reduce mortality. Despite this, screening rates among eligible individuals remain low. Objective: This study aims to evaluate screening rates and factors influencing LCS in a large healthcare system in Southeast Michigan.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

A friend of GeriPal, and prior guest, Guy Micco commented today that we need an RCT for chaplaincy is like the idea that the humanities need to justify their value in medical training: “It’s like being told to measure the taste of orange juice with a ruler.” It is a screening? LaVera: I trained at UCSF in family medicine.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It includes 1,609 adult residents of Dhulikhel who have been enrolled over 2 waves of recruitment in 2014 and 2023. HTN was based on reported medical history & an average of 3 measurements. Instrument Alcohol use information was ascertained using a self designed survey questionnaire that was validated through pre-testing.

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Hypertension Screening Education IT 130

Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 27, 2025

Michael Pollan's pithy "eat [real] food, not too much, mostly plants"), and has received positive reviews in publications ranging from NPR to Family Medicine. Preventive Services Task Force found insufficient evidence to assess the benefits and harms of screening for food insecurity in health care settings.

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