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Portage: A cultural safety intervention co-developed with three Atikamekw communities in Quebec [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context and objectives First defined by a Maori nurse, cultural safety is a concept encompassing environments and therapeutic relationships that are spiritually, socially, emotionally and physically safe for Indigenous peoples; free from aggression and racism or denial of their identities or needs (23).

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The Power of Words, 16 Years Later

A Country Doctor Writes

The piece quoted below blends the importance of choosing the right, nonjudgmental, words to describe our patients’ symptoms and personalities with the idea that we cannot treat their seemingly physical symptoms without trying to understand the context they arose from. about the Patient-Centered Medical Home. .:

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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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Risking It All For a New Business Model at Family Physicians of St. Joe

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

That has placed them in the rare company of becoming one of the Top Fifteen Under 15 businesses in our community. When announcing the transition to a Direct Primary Care practice in April, 2017, they were met with criticism, anger, misunderstanding, and the loss of many patient relationships that meant a great deal to the entire team.

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Episode 120: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 1 – Racism, Police Violence, and Health

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Policing and health outcomes Evidence has shown that excessive policing not only impacts the individual health of Black and brown people who’ve interacted with the police, but it also impacts the health of their communities at large.

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Farewell, Sweet Poopdeck.

Reflections of a Grady Doctor

What if he was so present, so loving, so engaged, so proud, and so over-the-top supportive that you had nothing—I mean not one single thing—to wish he’d done for you? And especially thank you for the gift of showing up in every aspect of our lives—physically, emotionally, financially, collectively, and individually. Imagine that.

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Transforming the Culture of Dementia Care: Podcast with Anne Basting, Ab Desai, Susan McFadden, and Judy Long

GeriPal

Her most recent book is Dementia Friendly Communities: why we need them and how we can create them . It is a heavy load and yet I think all of us here think that it can be lighter when there are supportive programs and community engagements in place. And that’s why we need this community support, I think. Transcript.

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