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Reflecting on the Success of the AAFP 2024 Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

The Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) held its 2024 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium from June 20 to June 23 at the beautiful Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Her efforts aim not only at providing excellent medical care but also at improving the system for future generations, particularly within underserved populations.

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Moral Distress among Family Medicine Resident Physicians [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study design: An online cross-sectional survey was distributed via email in January 2024. The most highly rated items were: 1) Moral distress in providing care that does not relieve the patient’s suffering due to limited healthcare services available.

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Transitional Care Management care team impact on no-show rates to hospital discharge appointments [Patient education/adherence]

Annals of Family Medicine

Referrals were not placed for patients being discharged to another facility or who already had an outside primary care provider. In the three months (January 2024-March 2024) after implementation, the no-show rates to TCM appointments were 15%, 12%, and 15% respectively, a statistically significant decrease (p-value 0.0011).

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Outcomes of a virtual CGM initiation service (virCIS) for primary care patients with diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention: Primary care providers were invited to attend a webinar that focused on identifying patients who may benefit from CGM use, best practices for prescribing, and CGM interpretation. Patients were provided a CGM, received education on medication, diet and exercise, and completed surveys at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months.

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Rural Ontario Complete Lifestyle Medicine Intervention Program (CLIP-ON) [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Instrument: Participant and provider progress, satisfaction and feedback were elicited through questionnaires and focus groups. Results: Cohort one of eight participants completed CLIP-ON in April 2024. Conclusion: CLIP-ON has demonstrated patient and provider interest, and logistical feasibility in this rural setting.

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Training a diverse physician workforce: a survey of alumni of a medical education program focused on underserved populations [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Data collection took place between June of 2023 and May of 2024. reported providing clinical care for underserved populations. Context: Concerns about declining diversity among medical students have emerged due to the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against race-based affirmative action in college admissions. Of all respondents, 50.6%

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Episode 354: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 25 – Live from SGIM 2024: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2024 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] CPSolvers: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series Episode 25 – Live from SGIM 2024: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2024 Annual Meeting Show Notes by Ashley M. September 19, 2024. During this episode, we hear from Dr. S. Zakaria, S., Vaught, A. Toth-Manikowski, S. M., & Smith, G.