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Risks and Needs: Lessons Learned from Assessing Patients Willingness to Receive Help for Social Risks in Primary Care [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In May 2023, Mayo Clinic implemented a revised screening tool to assess social determinants of health (SDOH) for its patients. Setting or Dataset: Secondary data on social needs screening and referral generated through Epic. Setting or Dataset: Secondary data on social needs screening and referral generated through Epic.

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Evaluation of Universal Food Insecurity Screening in the Primary Care Setting [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends universal screening; however studies have found inconsistencies in screening of FI, documentation of FI, and referral to appropriate resources. Comparison of FI for paired patients in 2022 and 2023. Enrollment and referrals in food assistance programs.

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Optimizing Medical Legal Partnerships for sustainable public funding through the tele-legal model [Mixed methods research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: Tele-legal services were provided by one full time poverty lawyer and paralegal January 2021-June 2023. Descriptive analysis utilized primary legal record and secondary electronic health record sources. Nine focus groups were conducted and recorded, using semi-structured interviews.

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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

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to describe patterns of utilization of a Chronic Pain Self-Management Program (CPSMP) in Eastern Ontario and evaluate the impact of the program on patient activation, a measure of participants’ involvement in their care, their health behaviors, and their knowledge of the condition.

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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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Beyond the Diagnosis: A Detailed Characterization of Outpatient Palliative Care Patients [Palliative and end-of-life care]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective Describe the population of patients referred to a palliative care clinic and observe their healthcare utilization patterns. Study Design Retrospective chart review of patients seen in a palliative care clinic between June 2023 and August 2023. Referrals were predominantly from Pulmonology (60%).

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Anatomy of a Healthy Plate- Guest Blogger Rebecca Gray

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

Then take a moment to reflect on your unique plate. How closely does your current diet and lifestyle reflect the above plate? What similarities do you notice? From maintaining healthy skin, to direct primary care, and hormonal imbalances.","businesLocale":"en-us","businesLogo":"[link]