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A Mixed Studies Literature Review on Mental Health Perceived Needs of Family Physicians in Infectious Catastrophes [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

exert significant pressure on physicians as they are the frontlines of response. Family physicians' pivotal role in prevention and crisis management exposes them to mental stressors due to the highly demanding circumstances. long-term nursing homes, clinics), highlighting their perceived needs. pandemic, etc.)

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Important Outcomes for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Patients Perspective [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Academic family medicine clinic in Edmonton, Canada. Population Studied: Seven physicians and 15 patients took part in the study. Family physicians who practiced at the clinic were eligible to take part. Family physicians who practiced at the clinic were eligible to take part.

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Physician focused practice and added competence on primary care quality for older adults: A propensity score-matched study [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Older adults frequently use primary care services, and family physicians exhibit differences in their knowledge and skills to care for older patients. Some family physicians pursue added training or focus their medical practice to increasingly care for older adults, which may influence quality of care and patient outcomes.

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The T-Connector Approach: a simultaneous method for in-office assessment of home blood pressure monitor accuracy [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Hypertension Canada recommends home blood pressure monitors (HBPM) for diagnosing and managing hypertension. This makes determining HBPM accuracy of great clinical importance, but there is no established method of doing so in the office. Setting Kaye Edmonton Clinic Family Medicine Clinic and a hypertension research lab.

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Register Now for the AAFP 2024 Fall Forum CME Event

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

The Alabama Academy of Family Physicians invites medical professionals in the state to register now for the 2024 Fall Forum scheduled for the weekend of Saturday, December 14, and Sunday, December 15. The event focuses on the latest clinical practices, innovations in healthcare, and topics trending in the field of family medicine.

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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. What hasn't changed is that our family medicine residents remain excited about health policy and advocacy. Phillips, Jr.

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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 both cases, TBC can help by providing a collaborative approach to care that can better manage the complex needs of patients. 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.