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Access to health care and services for the Deaf: A scoping review of reviews [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Additional searches included searches on Google Scholar, manual searches, citation tracking and reference list screening. A consultation was conducted with eight members of the Deaf community to complete the results. Popay et al.’s ’s (2006) narrative synthesis was used to analyze and report the results.

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What Does Behavioral Health Provider Practice in Primary Care Look Like? [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Behavioral Health Providers, BHPs). Visits were largely scheduled individual visits (85%), provided in person (70%), and involving psychotherapy (90%). BHPs’ clinical time was divided among direct patient care (56%), administrative tasks (29%) and consultation with other team members (15%).

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On a Mission: A Nurse’s Quest to Identify Hereditary Cancer Risk in All Patients

Myriad Genetics

Enhancing Hereditary Cancer Screening at NMC Every day, every patient. Albans, Vermont can be screened for hereditary cancer risk if needed. Understanding Hereditary Cancer Risk That’s why she started a screening program at NMC. The screening program has had enormous success. She doesn’t hear “no” too often.

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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. This concern is in part due to the risk of replacing in-person visits, which are beneficial for building rapport in the mother-infant-provider relationship. Participants also described challenges to expanding telehealth.

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Hormonal Therapy Online in Canada | Top Answer Questions

Dr. Zaar

Today, virtual care provides quick, convenient access to expert endocrinologists. In some provinces, virtual specialist consultations are protected under public fitness plans, including OHIP in Ontario or MSP in British Columbia. If you do not have coverage, many online platforms provide inexpensive self-pay options.

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Prostate Cancer: Unmasking the Risk and Reality

East Cary Family Physicians

Screening: Regular screenings, such as a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and a digital rectal exam (DRE), can aid in early detection. Know Your Risk: Understanding your family history and risk factors can help you and your healthcare provider make informed decisions about screening and prevention.

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Implementation and Uptake of the Virginia Mental Health Access Program [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Increasing access to primary care clinicians who are better able to screen and treat pediatric mental health conditions can improve mental health and reduce unnecessary ED visits. Analysis: This is a secondary analysis of clinician participation and uptake of consultation and training for pediatric mental health in Virginia between 2016-2023.