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A Comprehensive Approach to the Opioid Crisis in Caldwell County, North Carolina [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

The homeless population has tripled with over half of this population suffering from untreated drug addiction and mental health issues. The homeless population has tripled with over half of this population suffering from untreated drug addiction and mental health issues. County budgets are strained as a result.

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Increasing Primary Care Research Workforce and Output through T32 Primary Care Fellowship Training [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

TL1 or KL2), including in team science, community-engaged research (CER), and implementation science (IS), all well aligned with PC research. Culturally-competent, high-quality training is provided via coursework, seminars/workshops, and mentored, hands-on research. However, most PC departments are not leveraging such programs.

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A Call for Engagement Outside of the Exam Room

Physician's Weekly

Many of us are taught in medical school and residency the importance of patient communication on improving patient satisfaction scores, quality metrics, and professional fulfillment. However, a less examined aspect is patient and community engagement outside traditional healthcare settings.

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How MIT Sloan’s Climate Interactive Tool Sheds Light on the Global Impact on Health from Climate Change

My Green Doctor

Climate Change: A Growing Health Crisis Climate change is often framed in terms of rising sea levels, melting ice caps, and extreme weather events. But a far more intimate, and often underreported, consequence lies in its toll on human health. The visual, data-rich experience fosters deep understanding and meaningful discussion.

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MAFP Supports Two Student Programs This Summer!

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Between routine care, medication management, and patients who opened up about their mental health struggles, it was clear that a strong baseline of trust had been established. As the Maine delegate, I attended Congress business sessions, participated in resolution writing workshops, and voted for candidates in elections.

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Stepped Palliative Care: A Podcast with Jennifer Temel, Chris Jones, and Pallavi Kumar

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary If palliative care was a drug, one question we would want to know before prescribing it is what dose we should give. Give too little – it may not work. But before we jump into that topic, Jennifer, do you have a song request for Alex? Jennifer 01:20 I do have a song request for Alex. Saw them play a couple times.

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Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

GeriPal

We discuss: What is considered a hate incident, how is it tracked, what do we know about changes over time The wider impact of Anti-Asian hate on older Asians, who are afraid to go out, leading to anxiety, social isolation, loneliness, decreased exercise, missed appointments and medications. Jessica, welcome back to GeriPal. So here is a little bit.