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Bup-ing Up Residency: A Dose of Change for OUD Care [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

To prepare family medicine (FM) residents for OUD care post graduation, it is critical they receive robust residency training in OUD diagnosis and management. Objective This study aimed to increase educational experiences for residents to increase comfort with diagnosing OUD and prescribing buprenorphine. Notable, 92.9%

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Vitamin Deficiency Symptoms: Early Warning Signs and How to Fix Them

Edge Family Medicine

At Edge Family Medicine , we specialize in identifying and treating nutrient deficiency signs for patients in Upland, Montclair, and Rancho Cucamonga. How to Diagnose and Treat Vitamin Deficiency Get Tested for Deficiencies Many symptoms of vitamin deficiency overlap with other medical conditions.

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The T-Connector Approach: a simultaneous method for in-office assessment of home blood pressure monitor accuracy [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Hypertension Canada recommends home blood pressure monitors (HBPM) for diagnosing and managing hypertension. Setting Kaye Edmonton Clinic Family Medicine Clinic and a hypertension research lab. However, 29% of HBPMs are inaccurate by 10 mmHg or more. Population Adults who own a HBPM.

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Should We Screen for Atrial Fibrillation? ESC Says Yes (2024), Evidence Says…?

Family Medicine Initiative

erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative. Both showed no significant benefit. Nevertheless, it is recommended in the new ESC guidelines. Here are some insights. ” How independent is this ESC Guideline? What do other Guidelines recommend? Der Beitrag Should We Screen for Atrial Fibrillation?

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Understanding Barriers to Congenital Syphilis Prevention and Care Through Provider and Patient Perspectives [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective This study explores barriers to CS prevention and care by investigating perspectives from prenatal healthcare providers and mothers of diagnosed infants. Population Studied The study included ten physicians and advanced practitioners and seven mothers who had delivered infants diagnosed with CS.

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Project ECHO Rheumatology - Rationale and Results from a Multi-Method Study to Capture Impact [Musculoskeletal and rheumatology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Launched in 2017, Project ECHO Rheumatology (‘ECHO’) has welcomed over 500 primary care clinicians provincially to learn about rheumatic disease diagnoses and management. Methods We adopted a multi-method study design, where qualitative and quantitative components of this study were conducted.

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Diabetes related complications among Ethiopian Jews-Outcomes of a 10 years cohort study in Israel [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population: Jewish CHS members, aged 18+, diagnosed with T2D between 2000-2011, born in Israel or Ethiopia. Results: The study sample encompassed 78,637 individuals newly diagnosed with T2D during the specified period, with 4,568 of them being Ethiopian-born. Intervention: 10-year follow-up to track T2D outcomes.