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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

In this presentation, we share successes (including two initial funders) and challenges of Year One. Population Studied: Foundations come from collective leadership over time in both relationship science and Family Medicine and from published literature. This extends to patients, practitioners and stakeholders.

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Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In Ontario, multiple organizations operate under a ‘boutique’ medicine model where patients pay a block or annual fee to access primary care services. Little is known about the characteristics of physicians and patients participating in boutique clinic practice models.

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Project ECHO Rheumatology - Rationale and Results from a Multi-Method Study to Capture Impact [Musculoskeletal and rheumatology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Qualitative and quantitative data pertaining to provider self-efficacy, satisfaction, knowledge, and practice change have been rigorously collected since its inception. Clinicians from rural and Northern Ontario particularly benefited as access to specialists in their areas was sparse to none.

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Exploring Medical Trainees Perspectives on Narrative Medicine Education and Narrative Humility [Qualitative research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: This study was conducted at the 2023 annual Primary Care Leadership Track retreat for Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and at the 2023 GHHS Northeast Regional Conference. 5) that they intended to incorporate aspects of narrative humility into their clinical practice. Respondents strongly agreed (4.8/5)

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Perspectives of family physician educators on implementing shared decision making for preventive health care [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Shared decision making (SDM) is often underutilised in clinical practice. However, we know little about the views on implementing SDM in practice from the perspective of those who supervise and educate residents. Population: We interviewed family physician educators based at three teaching units in Montreal.

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Outcomes of Guidelines from Health Technology Assessment Organizations: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objectives: To explore and measure the outcomes of HTA organizations’ guidelines in family medicine. Population Studied: Family physicians, general practitioners, and patients. learning), the use of guideline-based information in clinical practice, and subsequent patient health outcomes.

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Card studies using EHR alerts linked to REDCap questionnaires: a practical session on how to build the tools [Research methodology and instrument development]

Annals of Family Medicine

Card studies have been influential in changing clinical practice, such as the reduction of antibiotics in patients with upper respiratory infections. In this presentation, we will show participants details of how we configured the Epic and REDCap tools, making it relatively easy to replicate the process for other card studies.

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