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

Annals of Family Medicine

Little is known about the characteristics of physicians and patients participating in boutique clinic practice models. This study offers insight into the practice patterns of boutique clinic primary care physicians, as well as the estimated public costs of this business model in Ontario.

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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

Context Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a virtually-delivered health professions education model, designed to improve patient care by enhancing primary care capacity in specialty topics. Clinicians from rural and Northern Ontario particularly benefited as access to specialists in their areas was sparse to none.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

This position statement from the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) outlines our organizational commitment to Measurement-Based Care (MBC) as a foundational element of integrated healthcare. MBC supports optimal clinical practice, demonstrates the value of integrated care teams, and improves outcomes.

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Episode 402: Neurology VMR – AMS

The Clinical Problem Solvers

This time, Bayan presents a case of altered mental status to Aye. Neurology DDx Schema Bayan Al Zoabu Bayan is a senior medical student from Syria with a passion for neurology and a drive to make a difference in healthcare. [link] We continue our campaign to #EndNeurophobia, with the help of Dr. Aaron Berkowitz.

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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. This talk describes revisions to their methods for designing and building EHR-based cards that can be replicated in academic healthcare settings and some community clinics.

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Episode 293 – Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 22 – Live from SGIM 2023: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2023 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Calac June 22, 2023 Summary : This episode highlights a selection of antiracism research presentations at a live recording of the podcast at the 2023 SGIM Annual Meeting. Dr. Beach’s research focuses on humanizing healthcare by promoting respect for patients as well as improved patient-clinician communication.

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Growing together: How Sound creates a culture of leadership

Sound Physicians

Creating an internal pool of leadership potential is one of the best ways to maintain a steady recruitment of clinicians who understand how to run a practice effectively. Emerging Leaders Dr. Charles Charman, medical director and overseer of the Emerging Leaders program, presents at the 2024 EmLe cohort session at MDS.