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

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: A prospective, mixed design feasibility study in which participants are followed over six months by an interdisciplinary team including a health coach, lifestyle medicine physician, dietician, and kinesiologist. It includes 22 weekly group classes and monthly appointments. gender, age, race, education, etc.),

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Addressing diabetes management in the context of social needs: a qualitative study of primary care providers [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Diabetes management (DM) for patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) can be hindered by non-medical, health-related social needs. family medicine, general internal medicine, endocrinology) affiliated with an academic medical center serving a diverse population in a mid-western metropolitan area.

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5 Essential Services Provided by Primary Doctors

Hitchcock Family Medicine

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 50% of doctor office appointments are made with primary doctors. Primary care physicians can also provide health promotion education or counseling to help patients care for themselves. Primary doctors are the first stop for medical care.

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Sign Up to be a Donor During National Donate Life Month

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

Education and discussion help raise the understanding of how donation works and how important it is. Pancreas: Transplanted to treat diabetes or other pancreatic disorders. Center for Family Medicine can help you sign up for organ donation and discuss options for living donors and pregnant people who want to donate cord blood.

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Is a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist right for me?

Vida Family Medicine

In reality, GLP-1 receptor agonists have been available for many years for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (Victoza, Trulicity, etc) and for weight loss (Saxenda), while tirzepatide is new in the last few years. But it is in my opinion the ethical and medically appropriate approach.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

Alex: We are delighted to welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Katie Fitzgerald Jones, who’s a nurse scientist at the New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, and a palliative and addiction nurse practitioner at the VA in Boston. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) â„¢. Who do we have with us today? Why would that be?

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. Should GPs actually be treated as the stars of medicine? While the media and politicians talk mainly about heroic intensive care or impressive new technologies, the real work happens nonetheless in family medicine offices.