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Mindfulness-Based and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies: A Qualitative Study on What Helps Opioid-Treated Chronic Low Back Pain [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

The present study reports on the findings from one-year follow-up qualitative data collected to better understand the interventions’ effects. Setting Multi-site study, with participants recruited from outpatient clinical and community settings. Results Fifty participants (26 MBT, 24 CBT) were interviewed.

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How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care

Physician's Weekly

Mental health and SUD bias impact the quality of ED care that patients with these conditions receive for physical health concerns, according to research. Embedding a psychiatric registered nurse or SUD counselor can decompress boarding and free physicians to manage medical presentations. Safety net at capacity. Clarify ED scope.

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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

A recent study offers recommendations on how to balance weight loss goals and bone health concerns in weight management programs for older adults. If low bone density is present, it’s often treated alongside a weight loss program. For older adults, the YMCA’s Silver Sneakers Program is a fantastic community resource.

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The Power of Words, 16 Years Later

A Country Doctor Writes

The organization now employs a single psychiatric nurse practitioner for medication management. These are some examples of conventional doctorspeak and suggested alternatives from the video presentation we watched by Alexander Blount, Ed. .: Six years later, about 10 years ago, none of them remained. No counseling is offered.

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Nurturing collaboration between non-profit organizations and primary healthcare partners: An instrumental case study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: People living in precarious socio-economic conditions are at greater risk of developing mental and physical health disorders, and of having complex healthcare and social needs (hereafter complex needs). Appropriate care for these people calls for integrated care from the healthcare, social services, and community networks.

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The Mycoplasma Comeback: Why This Atypical Pneumonia is Back – A PEMCurrents Podcast

PEMBlog

In this episode we dive into the resurgence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae an atypical bacterial cause of community-acquired pneumonia thats making waves in pediatric emergency medicine. Well cover its clinical presentation, epidemiology, diagnostic approach, and management, including why standard beta-lactam antibiotics wont work.

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Approaches for Quelling Stigma related to COVID-19

BMJ

quarantine-breakers”) or video clips of people shouting at or even physically assaulting Wuhanese or people who visited Wuhan after the outbreak. The community can help people abide by national quarantine measures by turning negative narratives into ones encouraging people to be “more careful”. Scholars such as Wen et al.