Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Ontario, patients who move increasingly keep their family physician (FP) because no one in their new community is accepting new patients, creating long distances to seek primary care. Study Design: A cross-sectional analysis of patients and FPs in Ontario from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2023.

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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. Conclusions Poverty screening was seen as acceptable among patients and providers.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To assess provider perceptions of the clinical effectiveness of telemedicine video visits, immediately post-encounter, compared to in-person visits. Setting: Providers across six Northern California clinic sites surveyed over an 8-week period (March 21-May 16, 2023).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Understanding where Ontario’s family physicians practice and how many can provide language-concordant care to official language minority communities can inform future research and policy development. Outcomes Measured: Prevalence and distribution of community-based family physicians in Ontario (all, and French-speaking).

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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. The MAFP is in support of these bills and any effort to bridge the language gap between patients and health care providers.

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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.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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). Examining the intentions of FM learners provides insight into the future practice behaviors of FPs.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This project explored the presence, nature, and effects of moral distress in Canadian primary healthcare professionals from two provinces during (March 2020-May 2023) and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Setting: Two group family medicine practices in Ontario and Alberta, Canada.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Intervention: A rural-setting family physician scripted informal videos describing her extensive experience with treating patients with OUD using buprenorphine. Population Studied: Licensed, actively practicing Internal Medicine and Family Medicine physicians and Non-physician practitioners in Kentucky.

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Primary Care Education Patient-Centered Chronic Disease 130

Family Physicians of Greeley

JUNE 16, 2023

In this blog, we will provide you with practical tips to help you navigate insurance and healthcare costs effectively. Review the coverage provided, including deductibles, co-pays, and co-insurance. Understand the network of healthcare providers covered by your plan and any limitations or restrictions.

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Family Physicians of Greeley

MAY 17, 2023

Surround yourself with supportive and positive individuals who uplift you and provide a sense of belonging. The post Improving Mental Health: Strategies for Self-Care and Well-Being appeared first on Family Physicians of Greeley, PLLP. By doing so, you can lead a happier, more fulfilling life.

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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.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Previous research has shown a pay gap between male and female family physicians (FPs) in Ontario. Physician payment models can explain part of the gap, but a lot remains unknown about what factors contribute to the gap and how to reduce it. Another factor that impacts FPs total payments is the area of practice.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

I've spent the past week as the attending physician on my residency program's adult inpatient service. Practices developed novel workflows to support TCM and to ensure that it is financially sustainable, as reviewed in a 2023 article in FPM.

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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. But a recent perspective in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine pointed out that the rule is silent about advertisements on online and social media platforms.

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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.

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Family Physicians of Greeley

AUGUST 1, 2023

All our providers are available to deliver these important services for you, your infants, children, and adolescents! In fact, Drs J Matthew and Cara Brown are board certified in adolescent medicine as well as family medicine and look forward to providing comprehensive care for your teens.

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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?

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