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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Residents and local leaders joined forces to send food and clothing to the island and to welcome newly arrived families to their town. The Holyoke Health Center, in collaboration with the Family Resource Center at Enlace de Familias , played a pivotal role in this local relief effort.

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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. I believe that as clinicians, educators and supervisors, we are called to guide this shift. Within minutes he integrated the latest findings into practical recommendations for the family.

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Family Medicine: Finding Its Way on the Federal Research Roadmap [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

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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Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Medical Office Assistants Working in Family Medicine Clinics in Ontario [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To explore the experiences of MOAs working in primary care practices during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspectives of MOAs and family physicians(FPs) who worked with MOAs during this period. MOAs leveraged their healthcare system knowledge and therapeutic relationships with patients to reduce patient distress.

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Burden of administrative responsibilities in primary care: Qualitative study

Canadian Family Physician

Objective To describe family physicians’ experiences of administrative burden in practice. Participants Family physicians. Method In-depth virtual interviews with family physicians practising in Ontario who completed postgraduate training between 2017 and 2022. Design Qualitative study using constructivist grounded theory.

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The Transformative Power of Mentor and Mentee Relationships

Barton Associates

In this post, we’ll unpack some frequently asked questions around mentorships and explore how mentor and mentee relationships can shape your college experience and beyond. Expand your search to include alumni networks, professional associations, community organizations, online platforms, or even family friends. What is a mentor?

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A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physicians Approaches to Caring for Adult Adopted Patients [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

million adopted people and their families in the United States. The majority of adoptees have limited family medical history (LFMH). A mismatch between adopted patients’ and physicians’ understandings of family medical history could strain the therapeutic relationship.