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Fostering Progressive Scholarship: Transforming Family Medicine Through Collaborative Learning Networks [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In the landscape of family medicine, scholarly pursuits play a vital role in building research capacity and fostering mentorship, as the ACGME underscores. Setting or Dataset: The study encompassed three family medicine residencies in different regions of the US from both University and community-based settings.

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Development of a Multidisciplinary Clinic for the Treatment of Obesity in a Canadian University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG) [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied Patients with obesity enrolled in the Méta-Santé clinic. Setting The North of Lanaudière University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG) Intervention Upon referral from their family doctor, patients attend a group course on nutrition and metabolic health.

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Pajama Time: The Association of EHR Documentation Time with Family Medicine Resident Outcomes [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Multiple studies have identified that working on the electronic health record (EHR) after clinic hours ("pajama time") is a source of burnout and decreasing professional satisfaction. Study Design and Analysis: Survey of US family medicine (FM) residents. Population Studied: PGY2 and above US FM residents.

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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

At a recent conference, a neurologist demonstrated an AI tool that captured and structured his clinical notes while he was able to be present and maintain eye contact with the patient. How are you integrating AI into your clinical, teaching or supervisory work? Annals of Family Medicine , 23(1), 5–6.

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Transitional Care Management care team impact on no-show rates to hospital discharge appointments [Patient education/adherence]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The Transitional Care Management (TCM) clinic visit is a uniquely billed visit type to review a recently discharged patient’s hospital course, reconcile medications, and continue ongoing workup. Objective: Our objective was to improve the TCM clinic no-show rate and thereby improve patient outcomes.

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Portrait of the reasons of consultation at a walk-in clinic in Quebec, from a patient perspective [Patient engagement]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context In walk-in clinics, physicians have limited time with patients. Objective To paint a portrait of the patient's perspective when visiting a walk-in clinic, focusing on the reasons for consulting, concerns, expectations and impact on their lives. Setting Walk-in clinic of an academic family medicine clinic in Quebec, Canada.

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Claire Lupini-Gohl Medical Student [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Family medicine providers may not know how to chart or bill for these conversations which decreases their incentive to complete these tasks among the many things they need to keep track of. Setting Spartan Family Medicine Clinic Population Patients over the Age of 65 & Providers in the Clinic.