Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 19, 2025

This position statement from the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) outlines our organizational commitment to Measurement-Based Care (MBC) as a foundational element of integrated healthcare. Families, Systems, & Health, 39(2), 259–268. 3, 4) Why is MBC important? 3, 5, 6) b. Lengerich, A. DeSantis, B., Comeau, C.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

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? What should we use to screen individuals? Cognitive screening.

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Myriad Genetics

OCTOBER 8, 2024

For women with dense breasts, additional screening methods such as ultrasound or MRI may be recommended together with mammography to improve cancer detection rates. By understanding their breast density and cancer risk, women can make informed decisions about their screening options and take proactive steps to prioritize their well-being.” 

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Myriad Genetics

APRIL 26, 2024

Healthcare providers recommend annual breast screening with mammography beginning at age 40 for average risk women. For women with dense breasts, additional screening methods such as ultrasound or MRI may be recommended together with mammography to improve cancer detection rates.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset Participants were employed in 5 urban Colorado hospital-owned family medicine clinics. Most MAs had experience with HE activities, most commonly attending presentations on health disparities and SDOH, and screening patients for social needs. Interviews were coded for relevant content to identify common themes.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives: To explore and measure the outcomes of HTA organizations’ guidelines in family medicine. Population Studied: Family physicians, general practitioners, and patients. positive, neutral, and negative impact) are presented for 17 types of outcomes. Setting: Community-based primary health care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Seven family medicine practices in one Colorado USA health system. Patients were seen by the BHPs for a wide variety of presenting concerns. Process maps revealed similar processes across BHPs/practices with some differences in completing screening and rooming and scheduling patients.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

family medicine, general internal medicine, endocrinology) at an urban academic medical center in the Midwest. Population Studied: Adults (≥18 years) who receive care at an affiliated clinic, screen positive for food insecurity, have a T2D diagnosis, and an A1c level > 7.5%. Setting: Ambulatory clinics (e.g.,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Despite recommendations for routine screening, this is rarely done. This is the first study elucidating clinician knowledge on the risk and symptomatic presentation of patient arsenic exposure from well water. Arsenic cannot be seen, tasted, or smelled. Dataset: Questionnaires for clinicians and patients via emailed surveys.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JANUARY 15, 2025

The topic: "The Great Debate of the 21st Century: To PSA screen or not to screen." By the time I was re-invited in 2021, my academic interests had drifted away from prostate cancer screening, so I declined. You can read my full editorial on PSA screening in the January issue of American Family Physician.

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33 Charts

AUGUST 16, 2021

But care through a screen presents challenges to eye contact. But it’s part of a friendly charade to make the whole thing look real to the family on the other side of the screen. I’ve heard there’s technology where a microcamera dangles down in the middle of the screen. This way I’m looking right at the patient.

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CDOCS

JUNE 15, 2021

She presented with edentulous areas on the upper right and lower left, leaving her with little chewing surface in the posterior regions. Felicia presented with decay on every tooth, and on almost every surface of every tooth (Figure 9). Initial before smile photo with heavy decay and stain present on every tooth.&

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PEMBlog

MAY 1, 2025

Well break down the virology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and complications of Parvovirus B19. Counsel families and caregiversincluding pregnant household contactson the risks, exposures, and infection control considerations related to Parvovirus B19. It is a non-enveloped, single-stranded DNA virus in the Parvoviridae family.

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Louisville Lectures

OCTOBER 30, 2020

If it’s possible (as in Zoom) to shrink/move the images of yourself/interviewer directly below your camera, your eyes will naturally be in line with the camera (rather than looking below the camera at the screen). Some people choose to have framed photos of family/pets; one interviewee even had soccer posters!

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Family Physicians of Greeley

MAY 17, 2023

Practice Mindfulness: Mindfulness is the art of being present in the moment and fully aware of your thoughts, emotions, and sensations without judgment. Create a relaxing bedtime routine, avoid screens before bed, and ensure your sleeping environment is comfortable and conducive to restful sleep.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. Regular visits to your primary care physician at Mesa Family Physicians provide opportunities for early detection of potential health issues before they become serious problems.

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The Health Policy Exchange

MARCH 14, 2013

From 2010 AHRQ Annual Conference presentation by Dr. Francis Chesley, Jr. It's understandable that this episode made future AHRQ leaders reluctant to wade into explosive scientific controversies, especially regarding sacred cows of medicine such as mammography and prostate cancer screening. When the AHRQ-supported U.S. Phillips, Jr.

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StorytellERdoc

JULY 17, 2020

As the cardiologist and our ER team continued with resuscitation efforts, I went to the family room to speak to this patient's wife. His wife saw the stillness of his heart on our black-and-white screen. The family doctor was called. Now, though, I try to offer this option to a family member if the situation allows.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Often the work of the certified driving rehab specialist is to assess the older drivers goals, assess prognosis for driving, and help the family navigate discussions around driving cessation (hmmm…sounds like an approach to family meetings). Were those people self referring, or family members calling you asking? Eric: Yeah.

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Pamela Wible MD

MAY 22, 2025

Our written chat is shared only with members present during the session. Dr. Wible personally screens each participant to ensure they’re in the best group for their unique needs. Physician Peer Support FAQ – Common Questions Answered Are groups truly confidential? Nothing you say is ever recorded. Can I be anonymous?

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PEMBlog

MAY 15, 2023

The majority of these are cardiac and so today we will review what to look for in your screening ECG. Type 1 ECG changes of V1, V2 ST segment elevation with associated T wave inversion is diagnostic but not always present. Other structural disorders who may present similarly are aortic valve stenosis and coronary abnormalities.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

They’re starting to decompose even in the toes and fingers, and we’ll sit there and tell their family, we think they’re suffering, because we are suffering watching them, and we want them to make a decision that’ll make us feel better and take the suffering away as quickly as possible. Pain Manag Nurs. 2023.11.004.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

So my family is from Maui and were impacted by the wildfires, so I really appreciate this. Alex: How is your family doing? My family’s also from Maui. And her dad’s family, the Makekaus family, which is based in Lahaina, and we actually visited their grave sites there, when we were there a few years ago.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Many older adults lose decision-making capacity during serious illnesses, and a significant percentage lack family or friends to assist with decisions. And there are no default pathways of family or friends to rely on and no known people who could potentially represent this person from within their inner circle.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

How should we screen for cognitive impairment? Who do you think we should be screening and how should we be screening them for these symptoms? Well, so I guess it depends on what you say screening. That screening influences kind of further treatment, actually, probably more importantly, patient outcomes.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

What are ways we should screen for falls? People don’t ask about it, they don’t screen about it. Okay, so if I were to believe you that we’re going to get to like, what interventions we can do to decreased risk for falls, how does Sarah screen? How do you screen or assess for risk for falls?

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GeriPal

MAY 22, 2025

So I actually was doing a grand rounds as my final presentation here at Yale for my fellowship on the role of music in host pice and palliative medicine. And we got all into his family stuff and how he’d been suffering with cancer and his goal. Just encourage patients and families to bring music into their healthcare experience.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Multiple members of this episode describe challenging experiences with bridging understanding of their elder family members that may mirror dynamics within Asian-American communities more broadly. Effect of a media intervention on hepatitis B screening among Vietnamese Americans. link] Asian American Voices. “My Ethn Health.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

Today we have a star-studded lineup, including Lexy Torke of Indiana University, who discusses her RCT of a chaplaincy intervention for surrogates of patients in the ICU , published in JPSM and plenary presentation at AAHPM/HPNA. It is a screening? LaVera: I trained at UCSF in family medicine. What’s involved in this?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Analyzing the Health and Retirement Study, she found 60% of older adults screened positive for depression in the last year of life (related study here ). We saw that around 60% of people were screening positive for depression in the last month before death. Or is it that I’m just not screening? That’s a lot.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

Consider it a supplement to what you remember from Biochemistry and the instructions on the family’s laminated care plan sheet. As always, I’m your host, Brad Sobolewski, and this episode focuses on the management of children with metabolic disorders who present to the emergency department. Inborn Errors of Metabolism.

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GeriPal

MAY 29, 2025

Today we talk about lucid episodes and what they might mean to the person with dementia, their family and loved ones, to philosophers, to clinicians, to neuroscientists. Particularly patients, families. Alex 06:05 And, oh, for that family, it was so meaningful. That their loved one is in there. Eric 01:34 Yeah. Eric 06:07 Yeah.

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. They may have few family members, live alone. Ashwin Kotwal: Oh, wow.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary In todays podcast we were delighted to be joined by the presenters of the top scientific abstracts for the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine ( AAHPM ) and the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Nurses Association ( HPNA ). And they had to have a family caregiver.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

The Lived Experience of Providing Feeding Assistance to a Family Member with Dementia. Whereas the home with the low rate of feeding tube use involved families in decision making. Ruth: Very strong odor, devoid of furniture, broken screens … Eric: So it was the physical environment and … Ruth: Physical environment.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

And I was interviewing candidates for our clinical fellowship and interviewed Alexis, who had been like family medicine doc before, done all kinds of cool things. Maybe the alternative of the patient whose family hopes for a miracle in the face of certain death, for only that death to occur as anticipated by all. Ricky 11:23 Yeah.

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GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

We then walk through how we should screen for anxiety and how we should think about a differential. As I cycle through these things, what I find is I’m suddenly extremely present. Lastly, we talk about both non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments. She said much the same thing. I’m back in my physical body.

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