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Media Portrayals of Substance Use Disorder and its Impact on Primary Care Treatment: A Scoping Review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Stigma surrounding addiction and substance use disorders (SUDs) hinders access to intervention and treatment, directly impacting primary care efforts. The search yielded 58 peer-reviewed unique articles (duplicates removed; n=37); 42 articles were excluded, and 16 articles were included.

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Administrative burden in primary care: Critical review

Canadian Family Physician

Objective Administrative burden contributes to the current primary care crisis. This critical review of the literature explores how primary care administrative burden is discussed, including how it is defined and what drivers and solutions have been identified.

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Challenges and Gains of AI in Primary Health Systems

Physician's Weekly

Study quality was estimated by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal tools. The results showed that 109 articles were reviewed, mainly from North America (n = 49, 44%) and Europe (n = 36, 33%), using varied study designs. Based on the PCET, AI opportunities, challenges, and requirements were grouped under 4 major dimensions.

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Top studies of 2024 relevant to primary care: From the PEER team

Canadian Family Physician

Objective To identify and summarize the most impactful medical articles published in 2024 relevant to primary care. The articles were ranked by the PEER team and selected studies were summarized. Main message Articles addressed various clinical areas in primary care.

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What is primary care? Part 1

Noreta Family Medicine

What is primary care? Part 1 How do I choose a primary care physician? Here are some questions to consider along with a few tips for finding a primary care doctor: 1) How easy is it to get in touch with your doctor and their office? 3) What services does the primary care doctor offer?

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Primary care for all Americans

Common Sense Family Doctor

" The Gilded Age of Medicine is Here ," announced the title of a recent New Yorker article about the tactics of private equity firms that provide infusions of cash to struggling hospitals in order to extract hundreds of millions of dollars in profits by slashing costs to the bone and endangering the health of patients.

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A Mixed Studies Literature Review on Mental Health Perceived Needs of Family Physicians in Infectious Catastrophes [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population studied: This review includes English and Persian articles (1806-2023) focusing on the impacts of infectious crises on family physicians' mental health in diverse primary care settings (e.g. Results: 4191 articles were initially retrieved. long-term nursing homes, clinics), highlighting their perceived needs.