Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Champions in CQI refer to individuals who lead or facilitate such initiatives, and they seem to be a key ingredient in promoting quality improvement in Primary healthcare Clinics (PHC). Data were collected through documentary analysis and individual semi-structured interviews.

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BMJ

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Value, challenges and practical considerations when designing, conducting and analysing a longitudinal qualitative study in family medicine | Family Medicine and Community Health (bmj.com). While it is being increasingly used in applied health research, it is relatively underutilised in family medicine.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This study aims to examine individual, organizational, and contextual factors associated with patients’ experience of access to their multidisciplinary primary healthcare clinic. This cross-sectional study builds on survey data collected in multidisciplinary PHC clinics. 104 PHC clinics across 14 regions of Quebec, Canada.

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Plum Health

JUNE 9, 2025

Donovan Ogboh is a Family Medicine Doctor in Detroit Michigan Dr. Donovan Ogboh is a board-certified family medicine physician with a dedicated interest in preventive care, sports medicine, pediatric care, women’s health, and the ongoing management of chronic conditions.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Iron deficiency (ID) is a common and preventable micronutrient deficiency, affecting cognitive development, immune function, and well-being of individuals, and leading to substantial health care costs. Population/Participants: Cohort of 94,264 individuals aged six and older residing in Alberta. 2020-2022).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

More research with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up periods is needed to fully capture the long-term effects of these interventions and to enhance their applicability in clinical practice.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To explore the experiences of MOAs working in primary care practices during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspectives of MOAs and family physicians(FPs) who worked with MOAs during this period. Seventeen individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with MOAs and FPs. Setting: Province of Ontario, Canada.

Family Medicine 130

Family Medicine DO Primary Care Family 130

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A couple of years ago, I partnered with six family medicine residency programs for my CHARM Well-Being Leaders Longitudinal Certificate Course project. Now is a great time to learn about the work I do with individual physicians. This is understandable by realizing for too long, the onus was placed on the physician alone.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Unfortunately, most individuals suffering from OUD do not have access to necessary care. Study Design and Analysis: PC teams (clinical and non-clinical roles) attended 12 online monthly OUD sessions. Population studied: PC teams (clinical and non-clinical roles).

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Primary Care Education Screening Individual 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To measure the sustainability of health professionals' intention to have conversations about serious illness after CPD with an individual-focused approach compared to one with an interprofessional team-based approach. There is a significant difference at two years in favor of individual-focused training.

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Illness Individual Primary Care Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A proportion of these ADEs can be explained by a difference in enzyme activity between individuals. Intra-individual variation in genetic composition is one of the key contributing factors determining enzyme activity. family medicine) and the need for education in this area. Recurrent themes were identified.

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Primary Care Education Family Medicine DO 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: In a convergent, mixed methods design, a cross-sectional survey allowed us to assess the concurrent validity of Proactive by comparing its results with those of a clinical examination. Population studied: Individuals aged 65 years and older recruited in primary care clinics or senior residences.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context In November 2023, the American Heart Association (AHA) released PREVENT, a new set of risk equations to calculate an individual's risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Each individual was separated into clinically significant risk categories of <7.5%, 7.5-10%, 10%, and >10%.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Methods and Analysis: Qualitative community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) study with focus groups and individual interviews. Participants: Twenty-six parent participants (eight Somali, ten Hmong, and eight Latin American) of children with serious illness were recruited through local clinics and hospitals.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or dataset: Electronic health record data from 25 primary care clinics in 3 FQHCs in Washington and Idaho PBRN from 2012-2017. Among 12,506 screened average-risk individuals, the mean age was 39.0 Population Studied: Average-risk females ages 21-64 with ≥1 medical encounter and ≥1 routine CCS during 2012-2017.

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Screening Insurance Patient-Centered Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Design and analysis: The study employed a comprehensive cohort design to compare individuals with T2D who were Ethiopian-born to their Israeli-born counterparts. Results: The study sample encompassed 78,637 individuals newly diagnosed with T2D during the specified period, with 4,568 of them being Ethiopian-born.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This study represents the first nation-wide survey of the perceived impacts for clinicians in Family Medicine practice. Instrument/Dataset: Ten item subset within the 2023 Council of Academic Family Medicine’s (CAFM) Educational Research Alliance (CERA) survey, administered from Nov.20-Dec.22,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Social data that is collected in a standardized fashion can be used to improve individual patient care by uncovering and then addressing social needs, to stimulate the development of new integrated health and social programs, and be used to identify inequities across an organization. Clerical staff and provider 96.7%

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset Five electronic systems of community clinic. Population Studied individuals with comorbidity of hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Results After propensity score matching, a total of 3546 individuals with average age of 70 years were included, and 388 (10.94%) individuals were treated by SGLT-2 inhibitors.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To explore participants’ barriers to and facilitators of engagement in a multilevel, cross-sector clinical trial designed to address social needs and improve health-related outcomes for individuals with T2D experiencing food insecurity. Setting: Ambulatory clinics (e.g., their 3-month endpoint visit).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Shared decision making (SDM) is often underutilised in clinical practice. Objective: To explore the views of family physician educators about the implementation of SDM in clinical practice, with a focus on the delivery of preventive health care. 1b) Participants identified why SDM is important (patient centred care).

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Family Physician Education Family Families 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

APRIL 24, 2025

Minnesota’s Health Care Homes (HCH) certification program is transforming primary care by recognizing clinics that prioritize patient-centered, team-based care. This free and voluntary program offers significant benefits to clinics, health care professionals and patients across the state. What is a Health Care Home?

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Primary Care Board-Certified Patient-Centered Family Medicine 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Among males, never married (OR: 1.53) and divorced/separated (OR: 1.81) had higher odds; for females, never married (OR: 1.27), cohabiting (OR: 1.30), divorced/separated (OR: 1.53), and widowed (OR: 1.29) individuals had significantly greater odds. This pattern was true among women and Hispanic participants.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

diagnosis of a condition; biological markers; knowledge; attitude; quality of life and change in symptoms; individual or group behavior, skills; healthcare process and system outcomes). Outcome Measures We constructed a framework to organize interventions used by outcome. Results Eighty-four studies fit inclusion criteria.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Outcome Measures: Interview questions and analysis were guided by five CFIR domains (innovation source, inner and outer setting, individuals, and implementation process). Results: 72 care team members at 9 clinics participated.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Family physician (FP) scope of practice (SOP) has declined, with fewer physicians providing basic primary care services and fewer bridging the clinic-hospital divide. Study Design and Analysis: A longitudinal cohort was surveyed through the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).

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Family Physician Family Families Finance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Several studies have documented that individuals with greater social determinants of health risks (SDOH) are more likely to use tobacco. What is not known is if provision of tobacco cessation assistance is equally likely for individuals with different levels of SDOH risk. Design and Analysis: Observational study.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the expectations and experiences of primary care patients seeking treatment for long-COVID in an academic medical center referral clinic. However, beyond expressions of disempowerment, the patient’s perspective regarding the quality of long-COVID care is lacking.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Family Medicine (FM) and NAPCRG champion involving patients and communities in research. Clinical practitioners, patients, and community representatives increasingly make major contributions to primary care (PC) research. Setting: RRPs can apply beyond clinical research to the variety of PC studies and settings.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Background: Multiple chronic conditions (MCC) the most common condition seen in practice are present in 33% of adults and 80% of individuals age > 65. The testing demonstrated patients’ and clinicians’ desire to have integrated clinical and patient-reported data available for care planning and management.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Dataset: We conducted a qualitative study utilizing the Database of Individual Patient Experiences (DIPEx) methodology - a time-tested, research-based approach for conducting and disseminating health and healthcare experiences.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

who 1) were aged 18 or older, 2) spoke either English or Spanish as their primary language, and 3) had an experience with social care in a clinical setting within the last 12 months. Study Design/Setting/Population We recruited patients from across the U.S

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JUNE 24, 2025

Coaching in academic medicine can feel a little abstract until you’re in it. Whether you're a resident navigating clinical load or a faculty physician juggling leadership and personal well-being, coaching can provide a powerful space for reflection, clarity, and growth.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Observe integrated BHPs and report on clinical activities, workflows and team interactions. Setting: Seven family medicine practices in one Colorado USA health system. Population Studied: Integrated BHPs (N = 13) each observed over the course of one randomly selected full clinic day by a trained research assistant.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Integration of patient reported social risk questionnaires in electronic health records allows for assessment of individual-level SES, but this data is frequently missing. A housing asset-based measure of SES (HOUSES) can provide individual-level SES without need for patient questionnaires. live in rural areas. live in rural areas.

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Primary Care Patients Transportation Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The ESOGER tool is a telemedicine tool in the form of a telephone assessment questionnaire for individuals aged 65 and over. The tool was implemented and tested in four university-affiliated family medicine groups in Quebec, Canada from December 2021 to October 2022. Population studied: Older adults aged 65 years and above.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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. long-term nursing homes, clinics), highlighting their perceived needs.

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