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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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Leveraging Cutting-Edge Technology for Rapid STD Testing at Family Medicine Austin

Family Medicine Austin

Family Medicine Austin is at the forefront of this mission, utilizing cutting-edge technology to […] The post Leveraging Cutting-Edge Technology for Rapid STD Testing at Family Medicine Austin appeared first on Family Medicine Austin.

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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

Study Design 89 participants had the accuracy of their personal HBPMs assessed by 1) a family physician using our T-Connector Approach and 2) the gold standard method called Dual Observer Auscultation, which involves 2 physicians alternating between the HBPM and a mercury manometer for 9 readings. Population Adults who own a HBPM.

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Developing an intervention to assist older patients communication with their GP practice after discharge from hospital [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Family medicine is uniquely placed to help, but lacks structures, tools and funding to do so. Objective The GP-MATE study has built a new intervention for family medicine and patients/carers through co-design.

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To Be a Professional: How Family Physicians Interpret and Encounter Professionalism [Qualitative research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: This qualitative research explored how family physicians understand what professionalism means, how it is enacted in their day-to-day practice, and to identify challenges to professionalism. Analysis: All interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed utilizing NVivo software following an inductive content analysis approach.

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Well-being Investment: Movement & Exercise

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

This is referred to as NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis) and is important for maintaining baseline metabolism and utilization of calories. Today we go a bit more in depth on movement and exercise. You Know This - still - it’s a good time to review through the lens of self instead of patient care. Wear a fitness tracker.

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Physicians Perspectives on the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Calculator. [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population studied: Actively practicing North Carolina internal medicine and family medicine physicians. Context: The ASCVD risk calculator includes race as a variable in its risk estimation. However, to appropriately reenvision this calculator, more needs to be known about how clinicians perceive and use it.