Family Medicine Initiative

MAY 7, 2025

While I strive to write evidence-based but easy-to-understand articles, I believe the NNT is a research concept every GP should know. Similar Concepts: Number Needed to Harm ( NNH ) and Number Needed to Screen ( NNS ) are the equivalents for adverse effects and screenings. What is the NNT? How to calculate it?

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GP Screening Family Medicine DO 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Source: bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-025-02895-x The post Geriatric Assessment Boosted Outcomes in OAs first appeared on Physician's Weekly. Follow-up assessments were completed by an independent assessor via telephone in 30 and 180 days.

General Practitioner 52

General Practitioner GP Primary Care Community 52

GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Cognitive screening.

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Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 119

Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

Is a General Physician (GP) the same as a Family Physician (FP)? A general physician (GP) is not the same as a family physician (FP). A physician also may consider themselves a GP if they began practicing before Family Medicine became a specialty (in 1969). Don’t worry; HIPAA laws protect your privacy and medical information.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Board-Certified GP Family Medicine 52