2023, Family Physician and Medical

Family Practice: A more balanced, not just negative narrative based on data and evidence [Secondary data analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Concerns about family practice are well-founded, but also negatively biased. This can fuel poor impressions among medical students and dispirit practicing family physicians. The AFMC surveys all graduating medical students in Canada (1,838 responses and response rate of 60% in 2022).

Family Practice

Family Practice Family Families Medical Student

Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This study offers insight into the practice patterns of boutique clinic primary care physicians, as well as the estimated public costs of this business model in Ontario. Objective: Identify practice patterns of family physicians practicing within boutique clinics in Ontario. Study Design and Analysis.

Clinic

Clinic Referral Primary Care Physician Primary Care

Primary Care Provider Perspectives at an Academic Medical Center: Are Telemedicine Visits as Effective as In-person Care? [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: As academic medical centers purposefully integrate telemedicine visits into primary care, efficacy studies are needed to appropriately guide resource allocation and triage processes. Setting: Providers across six Northern California clinic sites surveyed over an 8-week period (March 21-May 16, 2023).

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Primary Care Provider Nurse Practitioner

MAFP Launches Interpreter Access Task Force

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 6, 2025

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) Health Equity Committee has identified a need for an Interpreter Access Task Force to help identify gaps and barriers to interpreter access across the state. Resolution 2023-04 : Coverage for live, in-person interpreter services under Minnesota Medical Assistance.

Family Physician

Family Physician Primary Care Telehealth Community

Evaluation of Project ECHO(R) Sessions on Wellbeing and Burnout for Family Medicine Residents [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Burnout among family medicine residents is widespread, impacting the workforce. Intervention: 4 series: Fall 2022; Spring 2023; Fall 2023; Spring 2024. Outcome Measures: Post-session measures included practical knowledge, relevancy of information, and challenges in maintaining wellbeing.

Family Medicine

Family Medicine DO Family Families

A Change of Mind on MOUD: Impact of Messages to Motivate Expanded Access to Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings [Education and training]

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. Intervention: A rural-setting family physician scripted informal videos describing her extensive experience with treating patients with OUD using buprenorphine.

Primary Care

Primary Care Education Patient-Centered Chronic Disease

Poverty screening implementation in a Canadian primary care clinic: acceptability and feasibility for patients and providers [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Joseph’s Primary Care Clinic in Saint John, NB, Canada in 2023. Population Studied The study collected data from family physicians, nurse practitioners, and adult patients of the clinic. The quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and the qualitative data using inductive thematic analysis.

Primary Care

Primary Care Screening Provider Clinic

Migraine headaches: diagnostic and treatment tips

Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 1, 2025

An article on acute migraine headaches in the April 2025 issue of American Family Physician reviewed current treatment strategies for acute migraine headaches, which “account for … 3.6 Scores that indicate MIDAS grades III and IV should prompt clinicians to consider targeted migraine medications rather than simple analgesics.

Primary Care

Primary Care Family Physician Clinical Practice Diagnosis

Learn CPR!

Noreta Family Medicine

MAY 21, 2024

I recently organized several CPR classes for Noreta Family Medicine patients as well as their family and friends. Damar Hamlin’s collapse during an NFL game in January 2023 inspired me to want to hold these CPR classes (although I admit it took a while to arrange!). Have a good week! Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Family Medicine

Family Medicine DO Family Families

Navigating Insurance and Healthcare Costs: Tips for Patients

Family Physicians of Greeley

JUNE 16, 2023

Understanding your insurance coverage, managing medical bills, and finding affordable healthcare options are essential for maintaining your health without breaking the bank. This knowledge will help you make informed decisions when seeking medical care and avoid unexpected out-of-pocket expenses.

Insurance

Insurance Healthcare Patients Provider

Primary Cares Most Pressing Needs to Address Opioid Use Disorder [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Opioid use disorder (OUD) continues to increase across the US, with over 105,000 OUD-related deaths reported in a 12-month period ending in October 2023. Study Design and Analysis: The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) hosted a year long, monthly Project ECHO ® educational series on OUD.

Primary Care

Primary Care Transportation Family Physician Education

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

Family Physicians of Greeley

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Glucose is a fancy medical word for sugar. Accessed via the American Diabetes Association website on October 24, 2022 The post November is Diabetes Awareness Month appeared first on Family Physicians of Greeley, PLLP. Understanding what diabetes is and how it affects your body are key to awareness.

Diabetes

Diabetes Diagnose Primary Care Physician Physicals

MAFP Supports Two Student Programs This Summer!

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

OCTOBER 22, 2023

6-week Medical Student Externship - Medical Student Externship Report – Molly Mann, MS2 2023 July – August "My externship experience consisted of shadowing Dr. Der Simonian at the Falmouth Family Medicine office and at the Maine Medical Center Mother Baby Unit. Der Simonian and her patients.

Medical Student

Medical Student Family Medicine DO Patient-Centered

Direct-to-consumer advertising distorts prescription drugs’ benefits and costs

Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

In 1998, a Letter to the Editor in American Family Physician expressed concerns about the relatively new practice of pharmaceutical advertising directly to patients. The annual price of risankizumab is $288,000, so this is still a huge bargain for the company given the potential returns. If it did, why give it for free? All of us.

Family Physician

Family Physician Manufacturing Family Families

Advanced Pain Management in Cancer: Janet Abrahm

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Eric and I are working on it…maybe by 2023? . Janet Abrahm is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and the Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care. My grandmother had a family physician who used hypnosis with her. And yes, this would be a great one for CME.

Management

Management IT Patients Family

Pathways to primary care for underserved communities

Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 11, 2025

Several past colleagues in the family medicine department at Georgetown recently published an informative scoping review of specialty disrespect in the medical learning environment. The authors term "primary care yield" as the percentage of physicians who start training in primary care and complete it in primary care.

Primary Care

Primary Care Community Primary Care Physician Family Medicine

For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 25, 2025

The number of visits to primary care physicians fell by 43% from 2010 to 2021 despite 7.4% population, and a near-doubling in outpatient visits to advanced practice providers (the majority of whom work in medical subspecialties) wasn't enough to make up for this deficit. How can we train more family physicians?

Family Medicine

Family Medicine DO Family Families

Primary Care Digest

Family Practice: A more balanced, not just negative narrative based on data and evidence [Secondary data analysis]

Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

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Primary Care Provider Perspectives at an Academic Medical Center: Are Telemedicine Visits as Effective as In-person Care? [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

MAFP Launches Interpreter Access Task Force

Evaluation of Project ECHO(R) Sessions on Wellbeing and Burnout for Family Medicine Residents [Education and training]

A Change of Mind on MOUD: Impact of Messages to Motivate Expanded Access to Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings [Education and training]

Poverty screening implementation in a Canadian primary care clinic: acceptability and feasibility for patients and providers [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Migraine headaches: diagnostic and treatment tips

Learn CPR!

Navigating Insurance and Healthcare Costs: Tips for Patients

Primary Cares Most Pressing Needs to Address Opioid Use Disorder [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

MAFP Supports Two Student Programs This Summer!

Direct-to-consumer advertising distorts prescription drugs’ benefits and costs

Advanced Pain Management in Cancer: Janet Abrahm

Pathways to primary care for underserved communities

For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

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