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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. We plan to utilize the information to adjust current teaching models to best address knowledge gaps surrounding OUD in primary care.

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Evaluating effectiveness of educational intervention on syphilis screening and interpretation in a Family Medicine Residency [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Post-hoc power analysis for appropriate versus inappropriate diagnosis and management was very low (2.7% A t-test and discrimination index was performed to evaluate responses to the survey with descriptive statistics, Chi-square and Fisher Exact test performed on chart review data. respectively).

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Validation of an Administrative Knee Osteoarthritis Severity Index in a Veterans Health Affairs Cohort [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

The Osteoarthritis Severity Index (OASI) was developed to inform clinical trajectory of knee OA toward TKA and was previously created and validated in a nationally distributed, general population cohort of EHR data. The first OA diagnosis in record must occur from 2009-2014 and index date is OA diagnosis date. were White, 19.7%

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Coach McLungsSM, Facilitating Shared Decision Making for Asthma - Patients and Caregivers Perspectives [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

SDM involves a collaborative process between patients and providers to make informed healthcare choices. Population Studied: English speaking patients ages 7-17 years old with a diagnosis of asthma without a severe learning disability, blindness, or hearing loss. Results: As of 3/25/24, 189 families have completed the survey.

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Lessons, Message, and Recommendations from Latina Survivor of Cervical Cancer for Healthcare Teams and Providers [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

This approach emphasizes the utilization of stories to improve care, thereby supporting experience as evidence and informing decision-making in clinical settings. For challenges, Latina women reported the need to experience more trauma informed care by providers. In my mind, I didn't want to betray my doctor.

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High use of the emergency department among patients in Krakow, Poland: An alternative to seeking primary care? [Acute and emergency care]

Annals of Family Medicine

There is a lack of information on high ED use in other jurisdictions, specifically in Central and Eastern Europe. Patient and visit-level data on gender, age, residence location, ambulance arrival, triage category, specialist consultations, ICD-10 discharge diagnosis, and hospital admission were analyzed.

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November: National Diabetes Month

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

million Americans are living with diabetes without a formal diagnosis. Because it is National Diabetes Month, we wanted to provide some information that can help you learn about and, if applicable, manage the disease. Want More Information about Diabetes? According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) around 29.7