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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

On October 6, 2017, a van loaded with medical supplies departed from the Health Center, bound for the local airport. The plane was piloted by a native of the island, deeply committed to helping his community. What followed was a powerful expression of community and compassion.

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"We feel alone and not listened to": Somali, Hmong and Latin American Parents Perspectives on Pediatric Serious Illness [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Listening to families from these communities about their experiences could identify modifiable barriers to quality pediatric serious illness care and facilitate the development of potential improvements. Results: Parents desired two-way trusting and respectful relationships with medical staff.

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Predictors of exposure to high-priority drug-drug interactions among non-elderly adults in Quebec, Canada [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

The predictors of exposure to DDI among the population of non-elderly community-dwelling adults are unknown. Office of the National Coordinator for health information. Population Studied: Community-dwelling non-elderly adults (19-64 years) residents of Quebec and covered by the public prescription drug insurance between 2014 and 2017.

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Validation of the "Proactive" self-assessment tool for older people to identify their own risk of functional decline [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Community-based. Population studied: Individuals aged 65 years and older recruited in primary care clinics or senior residences. A single participant with severe loss of autonomy found Proactive less useful as it did not provide him with any new information.

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3 Ways AI Can Detect Vital Signs From Your Face

The Medical Futurist

In medical practice, vital signs have traditionally focused on four primary measurements , namely body temperature, pulse rate, breathing rate and blood pressure. Determining patients’ prognosis Due to individual variations in genetics and lifestyle choices, each person ages at a different rate.

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Vaccine Uptake Strategies & Ethical Considerations- Part II

Integrated Care News by CFHA

WHO grouped these determinants into contextual, individual, and group influences and vaccine/vaccination-specific issues. Education and Information Education and information about vaccines can improve vaccine uptake if there is a significant knowledge gap and if the education is culturally and linguistically appropriate.

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Psychological treatments improve outcomes in opioid-treated chronic low back pain: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

DESIGN/ANALYSIS: This multisite, pragmatic, stakeholder input-informed, randomized controlled trial (RCT) compared CBT and MBT in opioid-treated CLBP. SETTING: Outpatient and community. Intention-to-treat, linear mixed effects model analysis compared treatment effectiveness of MBT relative to CBT at 6 and 12 months. ±1.6)