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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

Launched in 2017, Project ECHO Rheumatology (‘ECHO’) has welcomed over 500 primary care clinicians provincially to learn about rheumatic disease diagnoses and management. ECHO is a promising education model that builds capacity within primary care to manage rheumatic conditions more adeptly and wisely.

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Register Now for the AAFP 2024 Fall Forum CME Event

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

The event focuses on the latest clinical practices, innovations in healthcare, and topics trending in the field of family medicine. The 2024 Fall Forum is designed to bring together family physicians, general practitioners, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants from across the state.

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Why Identifying and Managing Giant Cell Arteritis as an Emergency Is Crucial

Physician's Weekly

And I’m here today to talk about giant cell arteritis in clinical practice. It depends upon where you are practicing and what resources are available to you. Hello everyone. I’m Paras Karmacharya. Hello, it’s great to be with you. It involves large vessels including those perfusing, the head and neck.

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The ICH E6(R3) Guideline: A Major Update to Good Clinical Practice

FDA Law

Livornese As anticipated, the International Council for Harmonization (ICH) published the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guideline E6(R3) Principles and Annex 1 on January 6, 2025. As stakeholders begin implementing R3, many questions remain regarding its practical application. By Julie Kim & Deborah L.

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Expert Panel Unveils Preanesthesia Cannabis Use Assessment Tool

Physician's Weekly

Cannabis use can also affect patient awareness or recall from unintentional subanesthetic dosing and complicate airway management through upper airway mucus accumulation and inflammation. The tool should be incorporated in clinical practice,” the study team concluded, “and subsequent validation studies are needed.”

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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. Card responses were easily managed in the REDCap database, not in the medical record. A survey of PCP users showed equal satisfaction with paper or EHR-based cards.

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Growing together: How Sound creates a culture of leadership

Sound Physicians

It is, by design, built into the ways we educate, train, and support our clinical leadership. Associate medical directors Since every Sound program is uniquely designed to best suit their hospital partner’s needs, one medical director may not be enough to manage the practice , day – to- day.