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Improving T2DM Detection in Primary Care-Effectiveness of Active Opportunistic Screening Using Point-of-Care Capillary HbA1c [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Implementing a better public active screening strategy is crucial. Point-of-care capillary HbA1c (POC-cHbA1c) holds promise as a solution, yet randomized trials assessing its effectiveness as a T2DM screening strategy are scarce, and none have been done in HK. It shows promise as an effective T2DM screening strategy.

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What Does Behavioral Health Provider Practice in Primary Care Look Like? [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: Observe integrated BHPs and report on clinical activities, workflows and team interactions. Population Studied: Integrated BHPs (N = 13) each observed over the course of one randomly selected full clinic day by a trained research assistant. Behavioral Health Providers, BHPs). Intervention: NA.

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On a Mission: A Nurse’s Quest to Identify Hereditary Cancer Risk in All Patients

Myriad Genetics

Enhancing Hereditary Cancer Screening at NMC Every day, every patient. That’s how often Chelsea Mulheron finds herself asking women in her clinic about their family history of cancer. Albans, Vermont can be screened for hereditary cancer risk if needed. The screening program has had enormous success.

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"Investigating White Culture": a Phenomenological Study on How Culture Shapes Behavioral Health Processes in Primary Care [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: Thus, we explored how Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs) defined culture and how it shaped screening, assessment, and treatment of behavioral health conditions in racially and ethnically marginalized patients in IPC settings. IRB-approved materials were used to recruit volunteers.

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Telehealth for Maternity Care: Qualitative Perspectives of Clinicians and Mothers [Qualitative research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Health institutions rapidly adopted video and voice consultations to limit viral transmissions. Clinicians practicing in rural areas mentioned using telehealth for mental health care and finding it beneficial for specialist consultations on pregnancy complications. Participants also described challenges to expanding telehealth.

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Hormonal Therapy Online in Canada | Top Answer Questions

Dr. Zaar

During the appointment, you discuss your symptoms and clinical records. The excellent information is that online endocrinologists comply with the equal medical suggestions and standards as conventional clinics. Next, book your initial consultation-All the platforms allow the appointments of the same day or the next day.

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Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA, appointed to chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation

Permanente Medicine

As chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation, Dr. Bridges oversees coordination of national clinical quality care programs across Kaiser Permanente for its 12.6 The Federation is the national leadership and consulting organization for Permanente Medical Groups and their more than 25,000 physicians. million members.