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When the diagnosis is personal: What my mother’s Alzheimer’s taught me about healing

KevinMD

I’ve counseled families through heartbreaking prognoses, navigated complex care plans, and educated patients about conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Her diagnosis Read more… When the diagnosis is personal: What my mother’s Alzheimer’s taught me about healing originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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

Annals of Family Medicine

While primary care (PC) settings have the potential to bridge this gap in care, many care teams lack the education and training required to effectively manage patients with OUD. 4 expert faculty members developed session curriculum: screening and diagnosis, using behavioral health/counseling, addressing harm reduction, among others.

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Decisional Regret Two-Year after Diagnosis with Low-risk Prostate Cancer in a Population-based Sample [Cancer research (not screening)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To assess decisional regret (DR) and QOL changes by treatment choice (surgery, radiation or active surveillance) two years after diagnosis in a cohort of men with LPC. Additionally, men with higher education had lower DR (OR=0.56, p<0.001) as did men with more comorbidities (OR=0.82, p=0.047). years at baseline (SD=6.7,

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The Impact of a Health Professions Education Program on Concussion Management: A Multi-Methods Study of ECHO Concussion [Neurologic illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

ECHO Concussion was launched in 2019 to teach clinicians a comprehensive approach to concussion diagnosis and management. The ECHO (Extensions for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model is an ideal platform for dissemination of best practice guidelines and standards of care in common, complex, acute and chronic conditions.

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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

It evaluated the nature and impact of stigma, health literacy, effective communication with healthcare providers, and the emotional responses associated with a CS diagnosis. Mothers noted withholding their diagnosis due to feelings of shame, guilt, or embarrassment.

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Factors Influencing Self-Care Behavior in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Physician's Weekly

Age, education, and health literacy emerged as key drivers of self-care behavior in individuals with chronic kidney disease. The study published in the April 2025 issue of BMC Nephrology abour Chronic kidney disease (CKD) which poses significant health risks, including cardiovascular complications and reduced QoL.