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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

That small win reminded me that artificial intelligence is already shaping the way our patients (and our families) search for health advice. Three reasons why learning Artificial Intelligence in health care may be a responsibility and not an option: 1. Evidence‑informed care was literally at his fingertips.

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Flipping the Script: A Design thinking Approach to Enhancing Interprofessional Collaboration in Primary Care [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

The challenges faced stem from the uncertainty and complexity of redefining professional roles and scopes of practice, as well as the skills needed to effectively work together and coordinate patient care as a cohesive team. Setting: One multidisciplinary primary care team in the province of Quebec, Canada.

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Strengthening Primary Care Research on Health System Transformation in the Education of Health Professionals through PERC-PHC [Patient engagement]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Access to primary care in Canada is a pressing concern, with over one in five individuals lacking a regular primary care provider. To address this issue, healthcare partners have advocated for system transformation to enhance access and achieve the quintuple aim.

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Comparison of the sustainability of the impact of healthcare professionals' training in two approaches to serious illness con [Palliative and end-of-life care]

Annals of Family Medicine

Advance Care Planning is essential for patients with serious illnesses. A trial of the Serious Illness Care Program compared two approaches to Advance Care Planning, interprofessional and individual. Primary care professionals were trained in the two Serious Illness Care Program approaches.

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"Survival Mode": Experiences of moral distress in Canadian primary care professionals during and after the COVID-19 pandemic [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: News and scholarly reports have highlighted that primary care professionals, including physicians, nurses, social workers, and administrators, are leaving comprehensive family medicine practice because of COVID-19 circumstances that may have fostered moral distress.

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Exploring the educational needs and preferences of physicians in pharmacogenomics in primary care practice [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Ten percent of patients using prescription drugs experience adverse drug events (ADE). One proposed reason is the lack of knowledge about PGx among clinicians slowing down the potential for clinical implementation, showing the main barrier to implementation is lack of healthcare professionals’ education.

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Comparing Patient and Provider Perspectives on a Primary Care Preconsultation Tool for Older Adults: a Qualitative Study [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

However, few studies have evaluated preconsultation tools targeting older adults and healthcare professionals. Objective: This study compared the perspectives of patients and providers using ESOGER, a novel multidimensional assessment tool for older adults.

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