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Envisioning roles for patient partners in primary health care systems of the future: A structured priority setting exercise [Patient engagement]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Primary health care (PHC) is a whole-society approach to health and well-being, providing holistic care to patients across their lifespan. Objective: To engage the PHC community and identify how patient partners can best support primary health care design, delivery, research, and education.

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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

If your vision for health in America is about access, dignity, and truly holistic care, then integrated care should be at the heart of your Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) platform. It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room.

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How early-career family physicians integrate social accountability into practice: Findings from a multijurisdictional qualitative study

Canadian Family Physician

Methods Initially a deductive analysis was conducted using a framework for categorizing 3 different levels of social accountability (individual patient [micro], community [meso], and system [macro]). Main findings Social accountability was most commonly discussed at individual and community levels, with more limited system-level examples.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

We talk about diagnosis, et cetera, but it’s almost more of a community conversation. But then when I talk about this holistic, whole person centered, holistic care approach, like the guide model or many of our collaborative care models offer, everyone gets very enthusiastic and excited about it.

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Medical use and misuse of psychoactive prescription medications among US youth and young adults: An Introduction

BMJ

This should consequently inform the development of cross-cutting comprehensive strategies rather than focusing on a single substance. For healthcare providers, there should be a recognition that holistic care involves more than just prescribing medications. Fam Med Community Health. References Agaku I, Odani S, Nelson J.

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