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The Impact of a Health Professions Education Program on Concussion Management: A Multi-Methods Study of ECHO Concussion [Neurologic illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Results From November 2019 to June 2024, 636 clinicians attended ECHO Concussion sessions. ECHO Concussion also increased clinicians’ comfort in managing concussion by reinforcing previous knowledge while offering a supportive expert team to consult on knowledge and practice questions. 11 (9%) participated in FGDs.

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Developing an intervention to assist older patients communication with their GP practice after discharge from hospital [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Family medicine is uniquely placed to help, but lacks structures, tools and funding to do so. Objective The GP-MATE study has built a new intervention for family medicine and patients/carers through co-design.

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Empowerment Self-Defense Arms ED Staff Against Rising Workplace Violence

Physician's Weekly

A 2024 American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) poll revealed that 91% of emergency physicians reported that they or a colleague experienced violence in the past year. Created in consultation with emergency medicine professionals, the show aims to raise awareness and provide validation to frontline healthcare workers everywhere.

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Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA, appointed to chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation

Permanente Medicine

The Federation is the national leadership and consulting organization for Permanente Medical Groups and their more than 25,000 physicians. Bridges oversees coordination of national clinical quality care programs across Kaiser Permanente for its 12.6 million members. million Kaiser Permanente members.

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Oregon-based medical group Northwest Permanente announces affiliation with The Permanente Medical Group of Northern California

Permanente Medicine

Dr. Ansari also serves as co-CEO of The Permanente Federation, the national leadership and consulting organization for the Permanente Medical Groups, which, with the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, comprise Kaiser Permanente. million Kaiser Permanente members.

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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Simon is a pediatric addiction medicine psychiatrist at Boston Children’s Hospital; an assistant professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School; a recent Commonwealth Fund fellow in health policy at Harvard University; and the medical director of Wayside Youth & Family Support Network.  Accessed 2024. Ring the Alarm.

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Episode 392: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Simon is a pediatric addiction medicine psychiatrist at Boston Children’s Hospital; an assistant professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School; a recent Commonwealth Fund fellow in health policy at Harvard University; and the medical director of Wayside Youth & Family Support Network.  Accessed 2024. Ring the Alarm. link] 19.