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Developing the BRANCH Initiative-Building Relationship science for Advanced Networks in Communication and Health: Year One S [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: Our goal with the BRANCH Initiative is to connect the deep body of knowledge in relationship science and human communication research with science and art of medicine. Population Studied: Foundations come from collective leadership over time in both relationship science and Family Medicine and from published literature.

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Assessment of Project ECHO(R) Opioid Use Disorder Sessions for Primary Care Teams [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

A critical shortage of clinicians who specialize in treating patients with OUD exacerbates this issue. 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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Describing Differences Across Place and Provider in Canadian Team-Based Care Settings Using Electronic Health Records [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

In rural areas, TBC can help address challenges arising from limited access to specialized care. We also observed that family physicians and nurses tend to use more clinically-oriented codes, while mental health care providers and therapists use more codes related to social determinants of health.

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Diabetes related complications among Ethiopian Jews-Outcomes of a 10 years cohort study in Israel [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Multivariate analyses were conducted to evaluate adjusted hazard ratios for various demographic, clinical, and comorbid factors at the onset of the disease and after a 10-year follow-up period. Setting: Community-based study using Clalit Health Services (CHS) data.

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How Gut Health and Digestion Influence Cholesterol Levels

Imperial Center Family Medicine

To eliminate excess cholesterol, specialized liver enzymes transform it into bile salts that get stored in your gallbladder. Certain families of commensal bacteria express specialized enzymes enabling them to convert cholesterol into an intricately related byproduct called coprostanol that is poorly absorbed through intestinal walls.

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Deprescribing Super Special Part II: Podcast with Elizabeth Bayliss, Ariel Green, and Kevin McConeghy

GeriPal

A year ago we did our first “Deprescribing Super Special”. Alex: And we have Ariel Green, who’s a geriatrician and Associate Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins. Eric: So we’re calling this a deprescribing super special. We’ve done some deprescribing episodes before, but never a super special.

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Well-being Investment: Nutrition

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

Emergency Backup : Keep things on hand (backpack, hospital locker, office/station at clinic) so when your best laid plans get waylaid you can still support your choices easily. Those can be either left-over of the meal you are making or repurposed later in the week.