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The Midwest Trans Health Education Network: Increasing Access to Gender Affirming Care Through Virtual Training Cohorts [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

This mismatch is worsened in rural communities. Setting or Dataset A pretestposttest survey design was utilized to assess the intervention. Intervention/Instrument Virtual training program that provided educational seminars, opportunities for care conferences, telementorship, peer-cohort networking, and clinic site visits.

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Understanding components of Maternal Diet among those diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes and/or Hypertension in Flint, MI [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Participants were recruited from two clinics in Flint, Michigan, a low-income urban community facing numerous health disparities. Study Design and Analysis: This cross-sectional study utilized self-reported baseline data from a longitudinal study.

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The Impact of a Health Professions Education Program on Concussion Management: A Multi-Methods Study of ECHO Concussion [Neurologic illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

The ECHO (Extensions for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model is an ideal platform for dissemination of best practice guidelines and standards of care in common, complex, acute and chronic conditions. Concussion management is complex: variable onset of symptoms, urban/rural disparities, and the many professionals involved in case management.

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Implementation of a novel linkage of primary care electronic medical record data with hospital data in South Eastern Ontario [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Currently, primary care data, community data, and hospital data are not linked in Ontario, resulting in a disconnect in continuity of care. Datasets: Primary care EMR data from the Eastern Ontario Network and acute care, post-acute, and community mental health and addictions data from the Shared Health Integrated Information Portal.

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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. Conclusion The burden of rheumatic disease is rising.

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Gaps Identified in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patient Education

Physician's Weekly

Patients with hidradenitis suppurative seek advice online, highlighting unmet needs in clinician-patient education regarding daily self-management strategies. The r/Hidradenitis subreddit is an actively growing community that boasts 40,485 subscribers as of August 2024. Vaidyula and colleagues in Cureus.

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Vaccine Uptake Strategies & Ethical Considerations- Part II

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Availability and Requirements Vaccination programs in communities, including schools, childcare centers, community gathering places, and homes, also successfully improve vaccine uptake, especially for children less likely to access healthcare. Requiring vaccines for school or childcare attendance can also contribute to improving it.