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Community-Based Training and Impact on Care of Disadvantaged Population [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The geographic maldistribution of primary care physicians across rural and underserved areas continues to exacerbate inequitable access to health care for populations with the most needs. The 2024 American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Masterfile was used to identify current practice location.

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Primary care follow-up after Emergency Department discharge for patients with chest pain in Ontario: a scoping review [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

In Ontario, MD follow-up after ED discharge for chest pain is mostly provided by primary care physicians (PCPs) and sometimes cardiologists. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and APA PsycINFO in April 2024. Search concepts used were ED, patient discharge, primary care, follow up, Canada, and Ontario.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Pat Connolly reported on the 2024 Maine Legislative Session: It was a short but busy session in Augusta this year. The refore, we are strongly advoc ating for legislation that would require Part B coverage of all ACIP recommended vaccines so family physicians can easily administer them to Medicare patients in their offices, in a single visit."