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The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in Reversing Early Chronic Disease

Edge Family Medicine

A Health Revolution with Lifestyle Medicine At Edge Family Medicine, we recognize the transformative power of lifestyle medicine in reversing early-stage chronic diseases. As a leading family medical practice in Upland, CA, we champion evidence-based approaches that empower patients to take control of their health.

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Translating complex clinical environments to virtual care: Standards of Care in Virtual Medicine in Canada [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Outcome Measures Definition of Virtual Medicine, Ethical, Professional and Legal Obligations, Requirements that preceded Engaging in Virtual Medicine, Establishing a Patient-Physician Relationship, During and After Engaging in Virtual Medicine, Prescribing and Authorizing.

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Discussing Weight Management in Real-world GP-Patient Consultations: Video Analysis of Australian Primary Care [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

Annals of Family Medicine

This study aimed to explore discussion strategies used in real-world GP-patient consultations when discussing obesity. Method: Secondary data analysis of Australia’s first, and only, Digital Library of real-world video recorded consultations was used.

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Impact of Financial Incentives and Department Size on Scholarly Activity Output [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

PURPOSE Family medicine research is essential to improving population health. Increasing research capacity continues to be a challenge; however, recent literature has touted the success of incentivization in several academic medicine specialties. Summary statistics and logistical regression analyses were conducted.

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A Primary Care PBRN Impact and Strategic Clarity Initiative : Journey, Outcomes and Lessons Learned [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The Réseau de recherche en soins primaires de l’ Université de Montréal (RRSPUM) is the Primary Care (PC) Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) affiliated with the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine (DFMEM) of our University (Quebec, Canada).

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Assessing patient experience through the attitudes and emotions expressed during medical encounters [Research methodology and instrument development]

Annals of Family Medicine

Recently, the need to study potential associations between expressions of A/E towards cancer and its treatment during consultations and the emotional distress reported by patients after the consultation emerged. 4) Reported psychological distress level was measured post consultation with the patient distress thermometer.

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Telehealth for Maternity Care: Qualitative Perspectives of Clinicians and Mothers [Qualitative research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Health institutions rapidly adopted video and voice consultations to limit viral transmissions. However, health leaders have cautioned about expanding telehealth into maternal-fetal medicine. Telehealth as an alternative to in-person health appointments gained prominence at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.