article thumbnail

Assessment of Project ECHO(R) Opioid Use Disorder Sessions for Primary Care Teams [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

A critical shortage of clinicians who specialize in treating patients with OUD exacerbates this issue. 4 expert faculty members developed session curriculum: screening and diagnosis, using behavioral health/counseling, addressing harm reduction, among others. Population studied: PC teams (clinical and non-clinical roles).

article thumbnail

Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

Alex 00:20 And she’s professor of family medicine at USC, deputator at JAGS, and co lead of the bold center of Excellence in early detection of dementia. We talk about diagnosis, et cetera, but it’s almost more of a community conversation. I think she’s the creator of the mini cog. Is that right, Soo?

Screening 120
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

In addition, Dr. Nguyen co-chairs the SCPMG Virtual Medical Center and brings extensive expertise as a practicing family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente. Nguyen, I hear you time and time again emphasizing that this gets back to the roots of medicine. million members and patients.

article thumbnail

How Often Should You Get Cholesterol Screening? Understanding Your Risk Factors

Imperial Center Family Medicine

No special preparation is needed beforehand unless your healthcare provider instructs you to fast for 9 to 12 hours. Imperial Center Family Medicine healthcare specialists have extensive training in evidence-based prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of lipid disorders. What Does the Screening Entail?

article thumbnail

Managing Urinary Symptoms and UTI’s in Older Adults

GeriPal

We’ve invited some very special guests to talk about the lower urinary tract – Christine Kistler and Scott Bauer. . Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Chrissy Kistler, who is a geriatrician researcher in the Department of Family Medicine and Vision of Geriatrics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

article thumbnail

Public Facing Education via Social Media: A Podcast with Julie McFadden, Matt Tyler, Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow

GeriPal

Alex: And Sammy Winemaker, who’s a palliative care physician and Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Family Medicine, Division of Palliative Care. Hsien: Hey, great to be here. Sammy, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Sammy: Thank you so much. Everyone is so lovely and helpful to each other.

Education 128
article thumbnail

What are the signs of an eating disorder?

Vida Family Medicine

At Vida Family Medicine we offer primary care services to individuals in recovery from eating disorders. Project Heal is another fantastic resource that helps patients navigate insurance or get help with the costs for treatment if the patient is uninsured or underinsured.