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

Annals of Family Medicine

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.

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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. Study Design and Analysis.

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Physician focused practice and added competence on primary care quality for older adults: A propensity score-matched study [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Older adults frequently use primary care services, and family physicians exhibit differences in their knowledge and skills to care for older patients. Some family physicians pursue added training or focus their medical practice to increasingly care for older adults, which may influence quality of care and patient outcomes.

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4 Ways Temporary Medical Staff Maintain Patient Care

Barton Associates

In this blog, we’re going to outline four key ways temporary medical staff such as locum tenens providers can help healthcare facilities maintain continuity of high-quality patient care in the face of growing shortages. These professionals play a vital role in maintaining essential services and ensuring continuity of patient care.

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A Novel Definition of Urinary Tract Infection across a National Primary Care Network [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective To develop and validate a novel electronic medical records (EMR)-based UTI case definition that can be applied to elucidate and understand UTI treatment and practice patterns in primary care. Context Misdiagnosis and over-diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) are a leading cause of inappropriate antimicrobial use.

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Adherence Labeling: Understanding the Origins, Limitations, and Ethical Challenges of "Diagnosing" Nonadherence [Theory]

Annals of Family Medicine

Promoting adherence to medical recommendations remains one of the oldest yet most persistent challenges of modern clinical practice.

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Clinical practice guideline on respiratory management of patients with neuromuscular weakness

Medical Xpress

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) recently released a new clinical guideline on respiratory management of patients with neuromuscular weakness. Published in the journal CHEST, the guideline contains 15 evidence-based recommendations, a good practice statement and an ungraded consensus-based statement.