Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Medical Manpower Indicators: Are policymakers using poor surrogate indicators of access to Family Doctor services ? In 2012, the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) reported that the population of Montreal consumed the services of 1,663 family doctors (FTE consumed).

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Family Doctor Family Families Medical 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Education Family Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The capacity to translate basic research discoveries to clinical application and to synthesize, disseminate, and integrate clinical research results into health care decision-making and clinical practice remain challenging.

Clinic 130

Clinic Family Doctor Chronic Disease Clinical Practice 130

Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 1, 2025

An article on acute migraine headaches in the April 2025 issue of American Family Physician reviewed current treatment strategies for acute migraine headaches, which “account for … 3.6 million primary care visits annually and are the fifth most common reason for emergency department visits” in the United States.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Family Physician Clinical Practice Diagnose 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 30, 2025

The US Preventive Services Task Force , the American Academy of Family Physicians , and the American College of Chest Physicians recommend annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening for adults 50 to 80 years of age who have at least a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have smoked within the past 15 years.

Primary Care 59

Primary Care Screening Family Physician Family Medicine 59

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 23, 2025

The proliferation of clinical practice guidelines of varying quality and conflicting recommendations has led to calls to systematically evaluate guidelines for their impact on patient outcomes. Ironically, the need for AHRQ's work has never been greater. This is research and evidence that no one, healthy or ill, can afford to lose.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Patient-Centered Primary Care Illness 52