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Multisector Health Equity Coordination in a Midwestern Primary Care Practice, 2022-2023 [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Multisector coordination is critical for effective screening and referral initiatives. Objective: To assess the function and impact of a new role, a Health Equity Coordinator, on the reach of the social needs screening and referral program.

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The utilization patterns and impact of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

One potential solution is to facilitate patient access to programs that develop skills and confidence in managing their own care. Dataset: We used data routinely collected through the CPSMP between December 2017 and May 2023. Context Healthcare providers often struggle to treat patients with chronic pain.

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Impact of the COVID-19 Era on Preventative Primary Care for Children 0-5 years old: A Scoping Review [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Restrictions and subsequent adaptions to routine care may have affected a variety of outcomes for young children including growth and development, referral rates and wait times, and the identification and management of developmental delays. Intervention: The COVID era was defined as March 11, 2020-May 11, 2023.

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Substance Use Disorder Screening in Adolescent Patients in Primary Care: Findings, Challenges, Lessons Learned [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study period for urban locations: Oct 2–Dec 29, 2023; for the rural location: Nov 1, 2023–Jan 31, 2024. Providers were alerted of positive screens by rooming staff to either assess further or refer to our Pediatric SUD Clinic to manage. Intervention: The CRAFFT tool was self-administered during rooming.

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A feasibility study of the Illuminate 360o approach for monitoring the implementation of a health system innovation [Mixed methods research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Alberta, Canada from May 2022 to October 2023. We utilized theoretical constructs of salutogenesis – manageability, meaningfulness, and coherence; and resilience. Participants provided short reflections about their surgical journey or referral experiences, along with elaborations in quantitative categories.

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Fracture Fridays: You can dance if you want to

PEMBlog

Management The XRays of stress fractures and acute fractures can look similar, but the management differs significantly. Neurovascular compromise is, as always, a cause for immediate referral. The rate of nonunion in displaced fractures managed conservatively may be up to 50%. Updated 2023 May 29].

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Chronic disease management among people with serious mental illness across rural, small urban, and metropolitan settings [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

These disparities may be related to differences in access to recommended chronic disease management. Objective: To describe patterns of chronic disease management across rural, small urban, and metropolitan settings, and explore variation by coinciding treatment for mental illness.