Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education has mandated incorporation of wellness curricula into all residencies, although there is limited data related to intervention effectiveness. Population Studied: 738 graduates from 202 family medicine residency programs were included.

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Family Physician Education Families Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Few medical schools include this topic in their curriculum, and it is not standardized in undergraduate medical education. Objective Assess how a lecture on HT during a 4-week family medicine (FM) clerkship impacts medical student knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding HT. Of these students, 97.5%

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Wellstar MCG Health is a 520-bed tertiary hospital with a Family Medicine inpatient service and an attached Family Medicine resident continuity clinic. Population Studied: Inpatients were referred if they were being discharged from the Family Medicine service to home.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Introduction The use of virtual reality (VR) in diabetes self-management education is an emerging research field. Traditional in-person dietary education is limited by its directive pedagogy and healthcare provider resources. Methodology A mixed-methods pilot evaluation was conducted. Thematic analysis was conducted.

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Education Diabetes Individual Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Family physicians in Canada have one of the broadest scopes of practice and shortest postgraduate residency training periods among high income nations. In 2018, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) reviewed Canadian family medicine training and determined it must evolve to meet contemporary societal needs.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Divisions of Family Medicine and Community Internal Medicine at a large academic medical center in Southeast Minnesota. Objective: To evaluate the effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in clinical practice.

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Primary Care Provider Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practice 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: University of Utah’s Department of Family and Preventive medicine's (DFPM) strategic plan was revised in 2021 to increase equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across missions. Objective: To evaluate the anti-racism curriculum’s impact on knowledge, perceptions, and assumptions about structural inequities in DFPM.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Challenges persist in securing substantial funding for the Family Medicine (FM) research enterprise, particularly from major sources like the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This project emerged from the 2023 Family Medicine Research Summit, and serves as a periodic update to similar analyses conducted in 2008 and 2015.

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Family Medicine DO Families Family 130

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 24, 2024

The Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) held its 2024 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium from June 20 to June 23 at the beautiful Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Her career before this includes significant positions across Alabama, showcasing her commitment to family medicine and rural health.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context In 2016 and 2021, ADFM sent out a survey to departments of Family Medicine to understand research activities. Objective Identify changes in research capacity of family medicine departments between the years of 2016 and 2021. Study Design Secondary data analysis.

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Family Medicine DO Families Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

POPULATION/SETTING The survey was mailed in three waves to program directors of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) resident and fellowship programs in 11 specialties (including Family Medicine and Sports Medicine) that treat chronic pain. and the rationales for adopting or not adopting PrT.

Family Medicine 130

Family Medicine DO Patient-Centered Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) recognizes the critical role of family medicine (FM) research in primary care and healthcare systems. Engaging researchers and leveraging evidence are essential for addressing the challenges faced by FM and family physicians.

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Family Physician DO Family Medicine Families 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

That small win reminded me that artificial intelligence is already shaping the way our patients (and our families) search for health advice. I believe that as clinicians, educators and supervisors, we are called to guide this shift. Annals of Family Medicine , 23(1), 5–6. Keep it simple because I’m not a great cook.”

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

RESULTS: In the first 3 years, we hired/trained seven T32 trainees from diverse backgrounds, and developed a parallel cohort of clinicians interested in PC research. We work closely with our institutional CTSA and its resources.

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Primary Care Education Mental Health Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The difference between course formats was not significant (p=0.80). Six months later, among those who had changed their behavior, the intention difference increased significantly (p=0.002) while it did not in the group of those who had not (p=0.223).

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A couple of years ago, I partnered with six family medicine residency programs for my CHARM Well-Being Leaders Longitudinal Certificate Course project. A couple of years ago, I partnered with six family medicine residency programs for my CHARM Well-Being Leaders Longitudinal Certificate Course project.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To inform researcher training and education, this study explored the experiences of researchers conducting participatory research with people experiencing structural vulnerability. This work can be demanding in terms of professional skills required and personal capacity and even risk secondary trauma.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) is a health professions education model that uses telehealth technology to bridge specialists to community clinicians to disseminate best practices and foster interprofessional collaboration.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

COVID-19's impact surpasses previous pandemics, disrupting medical education by delaying clinical rotations and necessitating a rapid transition to telemedicine due to isolation and PPE shortages. We aim to highlight educational gaps for future pandemic preparedness.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients attended a virtual CGM initiation visit and three 1-on-1 interpretation visits with a diabetes care and education specialist and pharmacist, completed on Zoom. Patients were provided a CGM, received education on medication, diet and exercise, and completed surveys at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months.

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Primary Care Diabetes Patients Education 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Mothers reported a wide range of provider education efficacy during the prenatal period, including none, poor, and good. However, most mothers reported receiving clear education about their condition during delivery, positive delivery experiences, and helpfulness from the clinical team.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 11, 2024

Doc4aDay : On Friday May 17 th , Vicki Hayes MD ( MAFP member and Faculty, MMC Dept of Medical Education, and Tufts FMIG Medical Advisor ) and Shelly Chipman RN conducted another Doc4aDay program for high school students at the Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation and Simulation.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

COACH was embraced for its relative advantage over traditional workflows and its potential to empower and educate patients. Consideration of the care team workflows (i.e., teaming) was described as essential across sites, as it promotes care quality (e.g.,

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Electronics Patient-Centered Hypertension Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Prescription medication sharing involves giving and using of medicine(s) prescribed for someone else. It is a form of inappropriate medication use; when not taken correctly, prescription medicines can cause harm. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically using an inductive approach.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a virtually-delivered health professions education model, designed to improve patient care by enhancing primary care capacity in specialty topics. Conclusion The burden of rheumatic disease is rising.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Diagnose Clinical Practice 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Compared to respondents without diabetes, those with diabetes were older, non-White, had lower educational attainment and lower income, were obese, did not engage in vigorous exercise, and had worse self-reported health status. Higher counts were observed among adults 65 and older, women, and lower income and educational attainment.

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Diabetes Chronic Condition Education Individual 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Occupational therapists use specific treatment modalities not only to educate people with chronic pain but also to allow them to progressively experiment, assess, adopt and develop a routine that integrates personalized and effective self-management strategies.

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Primary Care Management Chronic Condition Education 130

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JUNE 24, 2025

Coaching in academic medicine can feel a little abstract until you’re in it. Whether you're a resident navigating clinical load or a faculty physician juggling leadership and personal well-being, coaching can provide a powerful space for reflection, clarity, and growth. It’s not advising. It’s not a performance review.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Family Medicine Residency Network (FMRN) comprises 33 family medicine residency programs and 10 rural tracks, with >700 residents across Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Conclusion: AI has the potential to revolutionize all aspects of age-appropriate cancer screening, from patient education to result interpretation. These tools have demonstrated improved sensitivity and specificity in detecting cervical lesions, while also reducing interpretation time compared to manual analysis.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Furthermore, these caregivers do not have the resources that can educate them on their caregiving journey which adds to their challenges. Objective: Optimize and deliver ten online modules over ten weeks for adult learners (TOTAL e-Learning) that aim to support and educate the caregivers of PLWD in Quebec. In addition, it takes 1.5

Education 130

Education Community IT Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Although data visualization is gaining traction in the hypertension, its use in health education and information dissemination is still underutilized. Context Data visualization is useful to contemporary methods designed for clarity and communication of information.

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Hypertension Primary Care General Practitioner Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: A prospective, mixed design feasibility study in which participants are followed over six months by an interdisciplinary team including a health coach, lifestyle medicine physician, dietician, and kinesiologist. gender, age, race, education, etc.), It includes 22 weekly group classes and monthly appointments.

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Chronic Disease Community Hypertension Physicals 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design: The Allentown Community of Solutions group, which consisted of members from nine community organizations across health, education and social services sectors, co-created a qualitative photovoice assessment of youth mental health. Analysis: Qualitative analysis of 27 photovoice entries.

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Mental Health Community Illness Education 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Internal medicine, family medicine, and internal medicine/pediatrics residents. Quantitative data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, and changes in autism knowledge were analyzed with Wilcoxon-signed rank tests. Qualitative interviews were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.

Internal Medicine 130

Internal Medicine Education Patient-Centered Family Medicine 130

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

In Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? Smith, a general internist and professor of medicine and psychiatry at Michigan State University, explains why our medical system consistently prioritizes physical over emotional health and presents some ambitious proposals for how to rectify this harmful disparity.

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Mental Health IT Primary Care Primary Care Physician 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While Black and Latino physicians recognized the value of their representation in their roles as clinicians, educators, and leaders, 50% of Latino physicians felt a need to assimilate with the majority group to succeed at their current job and 50% were considering leaving their current jobs.

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Healthcare Referral Education Patients 130