Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In response to a call initiated by CIHR in 2023, inviting patient, public, and community participation, the Patient Council of the Canadian Primary Care Research Network (CPCRN) responded with a Report on March 25, 2024. Population Studied: CPCRN Patient Council.

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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. With homelessness becoming more prevalent, PNP patient navigators aim to help the PEH population maneuver complex healthcare systems.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We also assessed patterns of social risks and need for assistance among our patient populations. 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.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Margaret Greenough, a family medicine specialist in San Luis Obispo, CA, has opened a new medical practice offering patients the Concierge Choice FullFlex™ program. Dr. Greenough is part of a growing movement of physicians offering CCP’s FullFlex model of concierge medicine.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 11, 2024

Doc4aDay provides an introduction about the pathway to becoming a physician, a hands-on suturing segment in the skills lab, participation in high-fidelity simulated patient scenarios and a question-and-answer session with current medical students. Vicki and Shelly have worked in partnership for over ten years to deliver this valuable program.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

So, which patients should get them first? Patients ask me these questions fairly often, so I know it’s important for GPs to know the key facts. Yes, one year after stopping the medication, patients regain ½ – ⅔ of their previous weight loss: What are other clinical benefits? What are the true benefits and side effects?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context In the post-discharge period from hospital acute inpatient care, the older patient is at risk from a lack of joined-up care. Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Though patients/carers are often copied in, they seldom get a plain English version or space to discuss its contents.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A critical shortage of clinicians who specialize in treating patients with OUD exacerbates this issue. While primary care (PC) settings have the potential to bridge this gap in care, many care teams lack the education and training required to effectively manage patients with OUD.

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Primary Care Education Individual Screening 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Lifestyle medicine involves ongoing engagement with a multidisciplinary team to support health-improving lifestyle changes. Objective: To assess the feasibility of implementing a lifestyle medicine program in a rural Ontario community for patients with chronic diseases. Outcome Measures: Participant characteristics (ie.

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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. Population Studied: 119,926 adult patients with one or more primary care visits during the 30-month study period. The difference was the largest for no SDOH risk (61%) vs.

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Primary Care Referral Electronics Individual 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results From November 2019 to June 2024, 636 clinicians attended ECHO Concussion sessions. ECHO Concussion has a positive impact on clinician self-efficacy, knowledge, and concussion practice management, thereby helping to increase patient access to better care in the acute and chronic stages of concussion.

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Management Education Illness Chronic Condition 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In our institution, screenings are completed for patients ≥15 years during well visits; those not presenting for well visits and under 15 may represent missed opportunities. Objectives: To implement SUD screening in patients aged 12-17 seen for all visit types (well and sick visits) and to quantify the rate of substance misuse.

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Primary Care Screening Referral Wellness Visit 130

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

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 20, 2024

- "I’m made for this." - "I will practice medicine on my own terms." Borrowing Dr. Una’s phrase) - "I can serve patients in a way that aligns with my core values." - "I will find a way to enjoy life and thrive in my career." - "My family, patients, and staff deserve this." - "I deserve this." - "I refuse to give up."

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Barton Associates

MAY 29, 2025

News & World Report in 2024 , the unemployment rate for physicians is 0.3%, which is less than the national unemployment rate of 4.2% Editor’s Note: This blog was originally published in February 2024 by Mike Connors and was updated in May 2025 by MIke Connors to reflect new information. in April 2025.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Sometimes, one category takes priority over another, such as outreach to build your patient panel (connection) likely takes place after you have signed a contract (logistics). Original Mar 2022, Updated Dec 2024 There is usually a natural order within each category – logically, one thing must come before another.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Through food pharmacies, food insecurity screenings and innovative community partnerships, health care providers are ensuring patients get the nourishment they need to thrive. The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) adopted a resolution (policy guidance) in 2024 related to addressing food insecurity in Minnesota.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: From September 2023 to February 2024, our team distributed a comprehensive survey to the care team. Results: Both physicians and nurses often agreed with the tool’s determination of patients at high risk (M = 2.608 (SD = 0.69), p < 0.001).

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Noreta Family Medicine

JANUARY 29, 2024

How to Get Rid of Old/Unused Medicines How many unused or expired medicines do you have in your house? As a family doctor, I hear my patients talk about their “medicine cabinet full of old medicines” all the time. please contact your family physician or primary care doctor. It’s ok to admit it.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Language-concordant healthcare is an important social determinant of health, associated with better patient outcomes and lower mortality in some settings. Setting or Dataset: Publicly available physician data was collected from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s (CPSO) website in January 2024.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

METHODS We used the 2019 Virginia All-Payers Claims Database to identify primary care physicians (PCPs) and the number of distinct patients seen by each physician. Analyses were performed from 2023 to 2024. Understanding characteristics of where workforce gaps are greatest is key to developing effective workforce solutions.

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Priority Physicians

JANUARY 20, 2025

But if you’re a patient of a direct primary care (DPC) practice , you don’t need to guess about orthopedic pain management. Unfortunately, traditional care doctors often resort to the two easiest options for patients with joint or back pain: They send the patient for imaging or refer them to a specialist.

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Management Primary Care Physician Primary Care Patient-Centered 52

ABIM

JUNE 12, 2025

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Looking at ABIM physicians, 11,374 physicians have been certified in geriatric medicine since it was first offered in 1988, with 4,740 currently maintaining a valid certification.

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Priority Physicians

JANUARY 27, 2025

Find a caring primary care doctor: As a direct primary care physician, I devote time to sit down with patients and learn about their lifestyles, hopes, desires, worries, and concerns. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend, IN and has a passion for putting his patients first in his practice. He completed his residency at St.

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Priority Physicians

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

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. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend, IN and has a passion for putting his patients first in his practice.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Most patients are safely discharged after ED work-up rules out life-threatening causes. 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. Setting: Ontario, Canada.

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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. Instead, they establish a direct patient-provider relationship, for a flat fee. Specialty referrals can be reduced or eliminated.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective, Study Design, & Outcome Measures This study aims to characterize racial differences in smoking cessation pharmacotherapy use among cigarette users within the Epic Cosmos database from January 2005 to January 2024. Results In the Cosmos database, 11.3% (n=17,124,293) of patients reported previous or current tobacco use.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Primary care practices are often the first location a patient seeks treatment for substance use disorder (SUD). Addiction medicine consult services have emerged to help address the shortage in access to SUD treatment. Among the 22 participating practices, the mean number of patients prescribed buprenorphine increased from 1.5

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Primary Care Consulting Medical Illness 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis Systematic review and meta-analysis (Prospero registration CRD573007) that explored multiple databases for observational and randomized controlled studies assessing comorbidities as risk factors for ICU admission or proxies (mortality or the need for mechanical ventilation) before July 2024. 23.05), HIV (RR: 3.3,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Determine the epidemiological trends for patients infected with N. 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.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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GeriPal

MAY 9, 2024

Matt Tyler (aka Pallidad for those on Twitter ): Matt is the Hospice and Palliative care doctor who created How To Train Your Doctor , which helps patients living with serious illness find tips on “owning” their healthcare plan on his Instagram and YouTube pages. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

Today we have a star-studded lineup, including Lexy Torke of Indiana University, who discusses her RCT of a chaplaincy intervention for surrogates of patients in the ICU , published in JPSM and plenary presentation at AAHPM/HPNA. LaVera: I trained at UCSF in family medicine. These studies are important. LaVera: Yes.

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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. Pat Connolly & Cortney Linville who attended the AAFP Family Medicine Advocacy Summit in Washington May 19-21. Here in Maine the "shorter" Legislative Session was quite full!

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Physicians News Digest

MAY 12, 2025

It’s frustrating,” said Angel Foster, co-founder of the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project, a clinic near Boston that mails mifepristone and misoprostol pills to patients in states with abortion bans. The indictment also sparked worry among abortion providers like Kohar Der Simonian, medical director for Maine Family Planning.

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