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AAA screening rates in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine at UNMC [Clinical research (other)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Number of patients who meet inclusion criteria at Family Medicine Clinics: 6,551 Patients. The number of patients who meet inclusion criteria at General Internal Medicine Clinics: 4,254 Patients Population studied: Total number of participants in this study is 9488. Setting: Criteria Time Frame: 2013-01-01 to 2023-12-31.

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Risks and Needs: Lessons Learned from Assessing Patients Willingness to Receive Help for Social Risks in Primary Care [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In May 2023, Mayo Clinic implemented a revised screening tool to assess social determinants of health (SDOH) for its patients. Objective: To assess the impact of a question on need for assistance with social risk factors identified through routine screening.

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Drinking the Disease: Arsenic Exposure in Well Water from the Perspective of Patients and Providers [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

In the United States testing is routinely done for communal water, though responsibility for testing and treatment of private wells falls on homeowners. Despite recommendations for routine screening, this is rarely done. Arsenic cannot be seen, tasted, or smelled.

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Somali American Perspectives on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Self-Sampling to address Cervical Cancer Screening Disparities [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Despite it being the fourth most common cancer in women, many Somali American women do not receive routine screening for cervical cancer. HPV-only testing is effective for cervical cancer screening and recommended by U.S. guidelines.

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Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Food Insecurity Screenings: Hennepin Health Care has integrated the Hunger Vital Signs tool into routine screenings to identify and support at-risk patients. M Health Fairview’s Fair Table program ensures convenient access to food during medical appointments.

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

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? Should it? I think she’s the creator of the mini cog.

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