Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Western values of heroism and individualistic empowerment exert significant influence over how we make meaning out of patient stories. Currently, the field of narrative-based medicine (NBM) lacks research that examines the potential harms of using dominant Western narrative forms to represent patients’ lived experiences.

Education 130

Education Medical Medical Student Primary Care 130

ABIM

JUNE 12, 2025

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. The conversation touched on the need to more consistently reference “older adult(s)” instead of “elderly” and the relatively low percentage of geriatric content in internal medicine assessments.

Board-Certified 52

Board-Certified Internal Medicine Government Community 52

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment.

Diagnosis 52

Diagnosis Management IT Patient-Centered 52

GeriPal

MARCH 9, 2023

FDA is considering approval, shifting away from Schedule I restrictions, paving the way for use in clinical practice. Early data on efficacy in patients with anxiety and demoralization are promising. And some people in studies and just in clinical use have found that to be helpful, including for patients with serious illness.

Patient-Centered 91

Patient-Centered Community IT Medical 91

BMJ

JUNE 25, 2021

Findings from a longitudinal study using primary care records, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021; 9: e000780. 1 Clinical guidelines internationally recommend statin therapy for both primary and secondary prevention of CVD, making statins one of the most frequently prescribed drugs in industrialised countries.

Primary Care 40

Primary Care Clinical Practice Electronics Clinic 40