The Role of Diet in Allergy Management: Guidance from Family Medicine Austin
Family Medicine Austin
JUNE 9, 2025
While medications can help manage these symptoms, many people are exploring how diet can play a pivotal role in allergy management.
How to Manage Chronic Diseases for a Healthier Life: Expert Tips from Edge Family Medicine
Edge Family Medicine
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Taking Control of Your Health with Chronic Disease Management Chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and COPD can be challenging, but at Edge Family Medicine , we specialize in helping patients regain control of their health. With more knowledge comes better control and confidence in managing your health.
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Forecasting and adapting to the family medicine workforce shortage
The Health Policy Exchange
MARCH 26, 2014
In the mid-1990s, the American Medical Association confidently predicted that the penetration of managed care would lead to a large "physician surplus" and convinced Congress to cap the number of graduate medical education (GME) positions subsidized by the Medicare program. Two decades later, there is a widespread consensus that the U.S.
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Lowering High Blood Pressure with Edge Family Medicine: Your Guide to a Healthier Life
Edge Family Medicine
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Introduction: Taking Control of Your Blood Pressure At Edge Family Medicine, our priority is your overall well-being. Our dedicated team provides personalized guidance to help you improve your cardiovascular health Learn more about General Health & Wellness services at Edge Family Medicine. Why Choose Us?
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Evaluating the Impact of Structured Sleep Medicine Lecture Series in Family Medicine Residents [Education and training]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Context Sleep medicine education within ACGME-accredited specialties is often limited. Family medicine residencies typically provide minimal didactic exposure to sleep medicine. hours of sleep-related didactics per year, with fewer than 10% of graduates pursuing sleep medicine fellowships.
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Managing Joint Pain Naturally: A Holistic Approach
Edge Family Medicine
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
At Edge Family Medicine, we help patients in Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, and Montclair manage joint pain with holistic, evidence-based strategies. tennis, heavy weightlifting) Get expert guidance from Edge Family Medicine. A diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods can help manage pain naturally.
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Integrative Approaches to Managing Gastrointestinal Health: Combining Traditional and Alternative Therapies
Family Medicine Austin
JUNE 13, 2025
Traditionally, gastrointestinal issues have been managed with medications and dietary modifications. […] The post Integrative Approaches to Managing Gastrointestinal Health: Combining Traditional and Alternative Therapies appeared first on Family Medicine Austin.
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Transitional Care Management care team impact on no-show rates to hospital discharge appointments [Patient education/adherence]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Context: The Transitional Care Management (TCM) clinic visit is a uniquely billed visit type to review a recently discharged patient’s hospital course, reconcile medications, and continue ongoing workup. Population Studied: Inpatients were referred if they were being discharged from the Family Medicine service to home.
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Enhancing Primary Care: The Role of Occupationnal Therapy in Chronic Pain Self-Management [Pain management]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Necessary healthcare services to manage chronic pain remain difficult to access in primary care. Occupational therapists play a central role in supporting patients in the adoption and daily use of pain self-management strategies and in learning how to adapt to their chronic condition to maintain their quality of life.
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Advancing Primary Care through a Model Unit for Innovative Practice Enhancement [Practice management and organization]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Intervention/Instrument: In its first phase, the MU incorporated three interventions tailored specifically to its context: nurse-led hypertension management, integration of blocks of telehealth consultations into routine clinician schedules, and a pilot of an ambient documentation system to supplant clinician-generated visit notes.
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Managing Seasonal Allergies: Natural and Medical Solutions for Relief
Edge Family Medicine
MARCH 12, 2025
Managing seasonal allergies is a challenge for millions each year. Reducing Exposure to Allergens Minimizing contact with allergens is one of the most effective ways to manage seasonal allergies. At Edge Family Medicine , we offer personalized allergy treatment plans tailored to your specific symptoms and triggers.
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Understanding Primary Care Inbox Management: A Qualitative Study of Patient Message Prioritization and Inbox Workflow [Practice management and organization]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Objective Our goal was to examine how message prioritization (as distinct from categorization) occurs in primary care, and to understand the approaches primary care clinicians deployed for managing their inbox workflows. Study Design Semi-structured interviews and inbox work observations at MedStar Health.
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Integrative Lifestyle Strategies for Autoimmune Health: Personalized Plans
Family Medicine Austin
JUNE 6, 2025
Managing these chronic conditions often requires more than just medication; it calls for a holistic approach that addresses the whole person. Autoimmune diseases affect millions of people worldwide, disrupting daily life with symptoms like fatigue, joint pain, and digestive issues.
Celebrating Ten Years of ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain and Opioid Stewardship [Pain management]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Context Chronic pain is a common, complex, and costly condition that is managed primarily in primary care in Canada. The goal of ECHO Pain is to educate, support, and improve chronic pain and opioid management in Ontario’s rural, remote, and underserved areas.
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Why in the World Would Primary Care Practices Participate in Weight Management? [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Clinicians and patients identify primary care settings as ideal for addressing weight management. Implementation of weight management approaches can be challenging, however, for many reasons such as inadequate training, comfort with addressing behavior change, and reimbursement. Intervention/Instrument: Semi-structured interview guide.
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Bup-ing Up Residency: A Dose of Change for OUD Care [Education and training]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
To prepare family medicine (FM) residents for OUD care post graduation, it is critical they receive robust residency training in OUD diagnosis and management. Results Residents primarily managed patients with OUD in MAT clinic and on inpatient rotations but also encountered them in primary care clinics.
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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
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Concussion management is complex: variable onset of symptoms, urban/rural disparities, and the many professionals involved in case management. ECHO Concussion was launched in 2019 to teach clinicians a comprehensive approach to concussion diagnosis and management.
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The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in Reversing Early Chronic Disease
Edge Family Medicine
JANUARY 9, 2025
A Health Revolution with Lifestyle Medicine At Edge Family Medicine, we recognize the transformative power of lifestyle medicine in reversing early-stage chronic diseases. As a leading family medical practice in Upland, CA, we champion evidence-based approaches that empower patients to take control of their health.
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Unleashing the Potential of Primary Care Nurses in Chronic Pain Management: A Delphi Study on Priority Activities [Health care services, delivery, and financing]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Relevant primary care nursing activities for CP management remain poorly defined, limiting the full utilization of nurses' competencies and expertise in chronic disease management. Objective: To identify and prioritize nursing activities for chronic pain management in primary care by adopting nurse and patient perspectives.
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Intervention Strategies for Management of Comorbid Depression Among Individuals With Hypertension: A Scoping Review [Cardiovascular disease]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Background: Hypertension and depression frequently co-occur, complicating patient management and worsening outcomes. This scoping review aims to systematically map non-pharmacological interventions for managing comorbid hypertension and depression, providing insights into current practices and guiding future research.
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Feasibility of the Diabetes Self-Management Coaching Program for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care. [Diabetes and endocrine disease]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Diabetes Self-management Coaching is an emergent, client-centered, solution-focused approach to enhancing self-efficacy and self-care behavior. There is no effective self-management support program for individuals in the PC setting of low-income countries like Ethiopia.
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Development of a ChatGPT-Powered Crisis and Suicidal Ideation Management Module for an HIV Self-Management Chatbot [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Background MARVIN is a chatbot promoting self-management of medication among people with HIV (PWH) and currently providing support for medication adherence and HIV-related general knowledge. PWH face significant stigma and mental health challenges (e.g.,
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Pain-Related Medication in Adults with Intellectual Disability: a systematic review [Pain management]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Intervention/Instrument: No intervention; study included if reported any analgesic or non-analgesic medication used to manage pain or treat a painful condition. Population Studied: Adults (≥18 years old) with ID. Measures: Varied by study design; self/carer-report or electronic health records (EHR).
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Do Wellness Interventions During Residency Impact Burnout of Family Physicians 3 Years into Practice? [Education and training]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Study Design and Analysis: A prospective cohort of family medicine residency graduates was surveyed about burnout and combined with their residency program director responses about residency workload or "culture of wellness" (residency organizational- and individual-level curricula).
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Secondary analysis of the SHaPED trial: shifting away from opioids to simple analgesics for emergency care of low back pain [Pain management]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Objective: To determine the effects of the SHaPED intervention on the use of non-opioid pain medicines in the management of low back pain in emergency departments. However, the original analyses did not look if the decrease in opioid use led to a greater use of the recommended analgesics (e.g.
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Enhancing primary healthcare capacity : A qualitative study from the perspective of managers of PHC institutions in China [Health care services, delivery, and financing]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Objective: The aim of this study is to explore how to enhance primary healthcare capacity in China from the perspective of managers of primary health care institutions. The ecological environment of primary healthcare can be divided into three categories: health policies, the institution's endogenous resources, and exogenous resources.
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Cardiovascular risk management of patients with depression in Dutch general practices [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
In the Netherlands GPs are also responsible for cardiovascular risk management (CVRM), for which a guideline is made. Objective: To investigate whether the cardiovascular risk management of Dutch GPs differs in patients with and without depression. Outcome Measures: Registration of cardiovascular risk management.
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Evaluating the Impact of Data Visualization with China-PAR on Hypertension Management in Primary Care: A Pilot Study [Hypertension]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Objective This study aims to investigate the impact of data visualization using China-PAR on managing hypertension among primary care patients. Although data visualization is gaining traction in the hypertension, its use in health education and information dissemination is still underutilized.
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Evaluating effectiveness of educational intervention on syphilis screening and interpretation in a Family Medicine Residency [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
A lecture was given to residents and faculty with a pre and post-intervention survey including a brief quiz about interpretation and management of syphilis results as well as assessment of confidence in performing same as well as teaching this content. respectively).
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Cannabis for pain management among women of reproductive age in Pennsylvania. [Pain management]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Context Persistent pain is a frequent, complex health concern, often refractory to treatment. Despite limited research evidence, many patients perceive cannabis as a worthwhile alternative treatment for pain. Objective To assess the use and perceived usefulness of medical cannabis for pain care.
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Welcome NEW Family Medicine Residents!
Maine Academy of Family Physicians
OCTOBER 22, 2023
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Practice and Community-Level Variations in Primary Care Panel Size [Health care services, delivery, and financing]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Rural PCPs tended to manage larger panels than their urban counterparts (1512 vs. 1409, p<0.01). There were variations by PCP specialty, including Internal Medicine (1311), Obgyn (1586), Family Medicine (1608), and Pediatrics (1747).
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Learning from primary care in Canada and Europe
The Health Policy Exchange
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
What can family medicine in the U.S. Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine learn from the organization of primary care in other Western countries? What lessons should U.S. policymakers take home from this research? Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Director, Robert L.
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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?
The Health Policy Exchange
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. What hasn't changed is that our family medicine residents remain excited about health policy and advocacy. Phillips, Jr.
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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle
Imperial Center Family Medicine
JUNE 9, 2025
Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications.
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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle
Imperial Center Family Medicine
JUNE 9, 2025
Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications.
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Important Outcomes for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Patients Perspective [Diabetes and endocrine disease]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Setting: Academic family medicine clinic in Edmonton, Canada. Patients also emphasized the importance of multifaceted, individualized care plans, along with a strong doctor-patient relationship, in managing diabetes and preventing adverse physiological and social outcomes.
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Summer Hydration: How to Stay Healthy and Hydrated in the Heat
Edge Family Medicine
JUNE 23, 2025
It also: Supports mental clarity and mood Helps with digestion and regularity Keeps joints and muscles healthy Aids in blood pressure and circulation Helps manage blood sugar and weight Proper hydration may even help improve response to certain medications by supporting kidney and liver function. Don’t wait until you’re thirsty. Plan ahead.
The T-Connector Approach: a simultaneous method for in-office assessment of home blood pressure monitor accuracy [Hypertension]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Context Hypertension Canada recommends home blood pressure monitors (HBPM) for diagnosing and managing hypertension. Setting Kaye Edmonton Clinic Family Medicine Clinic and a hypertension research lab. However, 29% of HBPMs are inaccurate by 10 mmHg or more. Population Adults who own a HBPM.
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Associations between tapering or discontinuing opioids and subsequent pain-related primary care visits [Pain management]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Context: Tapering and discontinuation of chronic opioids has increased, with subsequent reports of exacerbated pain and increased emergency department (ED) visits associated with tapering.
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How to Manage Prediabetes with Food (What Actually Works)
Vida Family Medicine
JUNE 26, 2025
Being told you have pre-diabetes can feel overwhelming, but there’s good news: food is one of the most powerful tools you can use to manage your blood sugar. At Vida Family Medicine, I’ve helped hundreds of patients improve their blood sugar without extreme dieting or cutting out the foods they love. What is Pre-Diabetes?
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Register Now for the AAFP 2024 Fall Forum CME Event
Alabama Academy of Family Physicians
AUGUST 28, 2024
The event focuses on the latest clinical practices, innovations in healthcare, and topics trending in the field of family medicine. It serves as an ideal platform for professionals looking to update their knowledge, earn CME credits, and discuss the challenges and opportunities in family medicine today.
Psychological treatments improve outcomes in opioid-treated chronic low back pain: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. [Pain management]
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
CONTEXT: Existing therapies for chronic low back pain (CLBP) are suboptimal, and many patients resort to opioid therapy. Cognitive behavioral (CBT) and mindfulness-based (MBT) therapies are safe and evidence-based for chronic pain, but their long-term effects have not been well-studied in opioid-treated CLBP.
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Managing Chronic Pain: Alternatives To Opioids For Rural Patients
Center for Family Medicine
APRIL 14, 2025
Finding ways to manage pain that are both effective and sustainable is possible. Non-opioid pain relief Analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs ) are readily available over the counter and effectively manage mild to moderate pain. Finding relief requires practical, adaptable strategies that can be managed at home.
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