Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In October 2023, the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) and the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) announced their strategic plan for family medicine research. One emphasis of the plan is to develop and normalize the team science approach in family medicine research.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Burnout among family medicine residents is widespread, impacting the workforce. Study Design and Analysis: Family medicine residency programs applied to participate in the Project ECHO series. Intervention: 4 series: Fall 2022; Spring 2023; Fall 2023; Spring 2024. Population studied: Residents.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 11, 2024

Doc4aDay : On Friday May 17 th , Vicki Hayes MD ( MAFP member and Faculty, MMC Dept of Medical Education, and Tufts FMIG Medical Advisor ) and Shelly Chipman RN conducted another Doc4aDay program for high school students at the Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation and Simulation. Mark Bouchard, conducted a hands-on workshop.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A Compass Rose episode was automatically generated in the patient’s medical record in Epic if patients indicated that they had at least one of the four social risk factors on the screening tool. Results: Between January 2024 and March 2024, the pilot sites generated 861 Compass Rose episodes.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

Demand for new obesity medications like semaglutide (GLP-1 analogs) is high, but availability is low. Yes, one year after stopping the medication, patients regain ½ – ⅔ of their previous weight loss: What are other clinical benefits? So, which patients should get them first? What are the true benefits and side effects?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Policy solutions require insight into complex patterns of training from medical school graduation through specialty training into PC careers. Dataset: AMA Physician Masterfile and Historical Residency File (2024). Population Studied: US physicians who graduated from medical school 2001-2015. Intervention: None.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Patient Navigator Program (PNP) is a unique medical student-run program providing services for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Dallas, Texas, at United Gospel Mission (UGM) clinics. Objective: This study investigates client navigation goal completion and considers if medical student navigators are inadequately trained.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: Electronic health record data from 11 community-based clinics within a safety-net system in the Midwest from 07/01/2021-3/31/2024. overall) and provision of tobacco cessation medications (3.5% Population Studied: 119,926 adult patients with one or more primary care visits during the 30-month study period.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients were provided a CGM, received education on medication, diet and exercise, and completed surveys at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. Patients will complete all visits by August 2024 and completed patient data, including satisfaction data, will be presented. Two practices were FQHCs.

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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. Population Studied: Licensed, actively practicing Internal Medicine and Family Medicine physicians and Non-physician practitioners in Kentucky.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Using a multivariate logistic regression model, we assessed the association between community-based training and subsequent practice location among family physicians who completed residency between 2017 and 2022. The 2024 American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Masterfile was used to identify current practice location.

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Barton Associates

MAY 29, 2025

The United States doesn’t have enough doctors and the problem is only growing—according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) , the country is facing an estimated shortage of between 13,500 and 86,000 primary and specialty care physicians by 2036. in April 2025. Where do physicians commonly work?

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 20, 2024

MedEd Model for medical educators using Kern's 6 steps focusing on curriculum development. Original March 2023, updated December 2024 . - Logic Model for systems changes. Start with the end in mind. (As As taught in my CHARM GME Wellbeing Leadership Course.) - Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model for team-driven change.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: An AI clinical deterioration model-enabled intervention implemented at a large academic medical center in 2021 was recently reported to have decreased the absolute risk of care escalations among inpatients by 10.4% Setting or Dataset: An academic medical center (Stanford Health Care). over two years.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

AUGUST 29, 2024

Read Summer Edition Part 2 - HERE Some of the faces of MAFP 32nd Annual Family Medicine Update - April 2024 - "Campfire Conference" Congratulations to our newest *AAFP Fellows and members of the MAFP Board of Directors! Fellows of the AAFP are recognized as champions of family medicine.

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ABIM

JUNE 12, 2025

McDonald shared more about a pilot model announced last year that would create a pathway for exceptionally qualified international medical graduates (IMGs) successfully completing ACGME-accredited subspecialty fellowship to become Board eligible in Internal Medicine and subspecialties. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) adopted a resolution (policy guidance) in 2024 related to addressing food insecurity in Minnesota. An excerpt follows: 2024-04. M Health Fairview’s Fair Table program ensures convenient access to food during medical appointments.

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Priority Physicians

JANUARY 20, 2025

Consider a patient with painful arthritic knees who has tried several oral medications without experiencing relief. Dr. Jonathan Schmidt Dr. Schmidt is a board-certified family medicine physician with undergraduate degrees in Microbiology and medicine from Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois.

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Priority Physicians

JANUARY 27, 2025

Many of us know where our meals come from, have sufficient clothing, enjoy roofs over our heads, access heating and air conditioning, use reliable transportation, and receive effective medications. That’s when professional help and prescribed medications play a vital role. So why is the general population so anxious? Reach out anytime.

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Priority Physicians

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Medical scientists have limited knowledge of it. But as more states legalize cannabis — and medical and recreational use increases — research is being conducted rapidly. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend, IN and has a passion for putting his patients first in his practice. Let us know how we can help.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Direct primary care offers you and your family top-notch health care, and so much more.like a high patient and provider satisfaction with an improved quality of care. Providers at New South Family Medicine and MedSpa can address the patient's deeper needs, rather than trying to rush through a hectic day full of too-brief appointments.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

According to clinical guidelines, patients discharged with chest pain should follow-up with a medical doctor (MD) within 72 hours. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and APA PsycINFO in April 2024. Most patients are safely discharged after ED work-up rules out life-threatening causes.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This intervention used a primary care addiction consultation service model including education, an addiction medicine consultant, and practice facilitation to increase capacity for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. Results Practice types included clinician-owned, FQHCs, and system-owned; most specialized in family medicine (91%, N=22).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To assist with smoking cessation, there are several FDA-approved medications, like nicotine replacement, varenicline, or bupropion. In 2021, 11.5% of US adults reported smoking cigarettes. About half try to quit each year, but only 7% succeed.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied – The Vizient® Clinical Data Base was queried for inpatient discharges between January 2016 and February 2024 with an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for naegleriasis (B60.2). Study Design and Setting: Retrospective case series. Outcome Measures: Number of cases, LOS, mortality rate.

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GeriPal

MAY 9, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Great title.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Lastly, we discuss Katie’s paper on substance use disorder in an aging population and how one can incorporate the 5 Ms (ie, matters most, medications, mind, mobility, and multicomplexity) into a framework for age-friendly care for older adults with substance use disorder. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

A friend of GeriPal, and prior guest, Guy Micco commented today that we need an RCT for chaplaincy is like the idea that the humanities need to justify their value in medical training: “It’s like being told to measure the taste of orange juice with a ruler.” LaVera: I trained at UCSF in family medicine. Absolutely loved it.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 21, 2024

Pat Connolly reported on the 2024 Maine Legislative Session: It was a short but busy session in Augusta this year. Please consider getting involved here in Maine - the Maine Medical Association & the Maine Osteopathic Association have a joint Legislative Committee that meets weekly during the session (usually January - May).

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Physicians News Digest

MAY 12, 2025

31 that a New York physician had been indicted for shipping abortion medications to a woman in Louisiana, it stoked fear across the network of doctors and medical clinics who engage in similar work. The indictment also sparked worry among abortion providers like Kohar Der Simonian, medical director for Maine Family Planning.

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