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Dr. Brittany Anderson Joins Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Board of Trustees

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

She will serve in an At-Large seat as a resident of Marengo County and her term, which officially begins immediately, is set to extend until July 31, 2030. Her role as AAFP President will allow her to influence health care policy and advocate for the critical role of primary care in the Alabama health care system.

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How is team science documented and described in published family medicine research? [Research methodology and instrument development]

Annals of Family Medicine

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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Measuring Primary Care Access: Aligning Measurement with the Expanding Domains of Access [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

This includes Healthy People 2030, which has limited PC access to a single measure of ‘usual source of care’ As a result, it is necessary to improve the measurement of PC access and identify measures that can standardize access measurement across all levels of the PC community.

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Involvement in Health-Related Decision Making Among US Adults: Findings from the Health Information National Trends Survey [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

weighted), as Healthy People 2030 has a goal to increase the proportion of US adults whose health care providers ‘always’ involve them in health-related decisions. Response options were always, usually, sometimes, and never. We compared ‘always’ (n=2425, 52.9% weighted) to all other responses (n=2140, 47.1%

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Your Guide to Healthcare Careers in New Haven County, CT

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

The state’s Department of Labor projects that healthcare practitioners and healthcare support occupations will see greater employment through 2030, particularly in chronic care and family medicine. Top Healthcare Careers in New Haven County, CT The healthcare job market is experiencing significant growth in Connecticut.

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Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee

GeriPal

So my background clinically is working with cancer patients and families and those who underwent bone marrow transplant, and a lot of times for their treatment regimen, it includes steroids. What is the role of the family caregiver system, how they play a role? Tamryn: Yes, 100%.

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Factors Associated with Annual Vision Screening in Diabetic Adults: Analysis of the 2019 National Health Interview Survey [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

The factors analyzed for association with guideline-concurrent screening were based on previously reported metrics associated with receiving guideline-concordant annual vision screenings for diabetic adults and the Healthy People 2030 approach to the social determinants of health.

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