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Register Now for the AAFP 2024 Fall Forum CME Event

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

This year’s event promises a blend of learning, professional development, and networking opportunities, set against the backdrop of the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center, located in the heart of Montgomery, AL. AAFP is proud to offer the Musculoskeletal Knowledge Self-Assessment CME on Sunday at this event.

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SGLT-2 inhibitor, cardiovascular risk and outcome in patients with comorbidity of hypertension and diabetes [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have been proved to decrease the cardiovascular adverse events in several large randomized controlled trials (RCTS), but evidence limited to patients with type 2 diabetes and ASCVD. Setting or Dataset Five electronic systems of community clinic.

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Predicting Likelihood of Missed Appointments in Primary Care [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective To evaluate the association between patient, health system, geosocial, and environmental factors on the likelihood of MA in Family Medicine clinics. Setting Family medicine clinics in an academic medical center in southcentral Pennsylvania. The RF models had an AUROC of 0.87 for CA, 0.85 for NS, and 0.92

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Prolotherapy vs epidural steroid injections for lumbar pain radiating to the leg: Results of a randomized controlled trial [Musculoskeletal and rheumatology]

Annals of Family Medicine

The Primary outcome was the change in leg pain score on a 0-10 numerical rating scale (NRS) pain scale; its minimal clinical important difference is 2 points. The secondary outcome was change in function on the Oswestry Disability Index; its minimal clinical important difference is 10 points. There were no adverse events.

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Invitation to Participate in the Resident Physicians Abstract Poster Presentation

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

We are excited to invite Resident Physicians to showcase your clinical findings and research at our upcoming Abstract Poster Presentation. This event offers a fantastic opportunity to present your work to a community of peers and seasoned professionals in the medical field, gaining valuable feedback and recognition.

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Optimizing participation in the OECD PaRIS Project: Lessons learned in Saskatchewan [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Primary care clinics across Saskatchewan. Study Design and Analysis: A participatory approach to cross-sectional surveys was facilitated through the building and nurturing of relationships based on trust and transparency with all members of the research team. Descriptive and inferential statistics were undertaken.

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Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs

Family Medicine Initiative

Yes, one year after stopping the medication, patients regain ½ – ⅔ of their previous weight loss: What are other clinical benefits? Cardiovascular Events The SELECT trial 1 randomized 17,604 patients with preexisting CVD and overweight/obesity. Patients with CKD experience less CKD-related events (24% less).

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