Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) recognizes the critical role of family medicine (FM) research in primary care and healthcare systems. Engaging researchers and leveraging evidence are essential for addressing the challenges faced by FM and family physicians.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Behavioral Health Providers, BHPs). Setting: Seven family medicine practices in one Colorado USA health system. Visits were largely scheduled individual visits (85%), provided in person (70%), and involving psychotherapy (90%). Patients were seen by the BHPs for a wide variety of presenting concerns.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A couple of years ago, I partnered with six family medicine residency programs for my CHARM Well-Being Leaders Longitudinal Certificate Course project. It was emphasized that well-being is a shared responsibility—systems must provide adequate resources and a healthy environment to prevent burnout, which is an occupational issue.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A copy of the presentation was provided for those unable to attend to enhance participation in the survey. Post-intervention data was queried from the FMRC and reviewed for any change in pattern in interpretation and management.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To this end, The Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD) Diversity and Health Equity (DHE) Committee developed and piloted a framework to measure DEI initiatives across 5 domains: Curriculum, Evaluation, Institution, Resident Pathway, and Faculty Pathway. Subgroup comparisons will be presented at the meeting.

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Family Physicians of St. Joseph

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Larger companies now dominate the healthcare landscape, yet through innovation and a dedication to exceptional patient care, Family Physicians of St. Family Physicians of St. Family Physicians of St. From the time of its inception until October 2017, Family Physicians of St. Joseph has succeeded in doing just that.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 11, 2024

Doc4aDay is a community outreach program provided through the Maine Medical Center Department of Medical Education. For the past few years, MAFP has provided financial support for this opportunity hoping to encourage young adults in communities under-represented in medicine to become physicians (and hopefully family physicians!).

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Research shows that most children presenting to the emergency department with an acute allergic reaction requiring epinephrine can probably be safely discharged after 2 hours. Risk thresholds differed by presentation, the researchers noted. Some families might feel risk-averse and want to stay a little longer.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Family medicine is uniquely placed to help, but lacks structures, tools and funding to do so. Objective The GP-MATE study has built a new intervention for family medicine and patients/carers through co-design.

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Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids

JUNE 15, 2025

This Father’s Day, we want to take a moment to celebrate the incredible men who wear many hats, protector, provider, role model, teacher, friend. From all of us at Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids, Happy Father’s Day. We’re grateful for the opportunity to care for you and your families every day.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This is the first study elucidating clinician knowledge on the risk and symptomatic presentation of patient arsenic exposure from well water. Study Design: A cross-sectional survey of patients and clinicians active at Mayo Clinic in the American Midwest (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa).

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Canadian Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

Objective To present recommendations from 5 provincial reference panels conducted as part of the OurCare initiative, the largest-ever national effort to engage the public about the future of primary care in Canada.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

At Mesa Family Physicians, we believe that understanding why it’s important to take care of your body isn’t just about preventing illness—it’s about creating the foundation for a fulfilling, energetic life. Your body is the vessel that carries you through life’s journey.

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StorytellERdoc

JULY 10, 2014

Lately, though, it seems the system meant to provide this care is being bogged down by questionable decision-making. Instead of providing emergent care, it seems I spend at least half of my emergency room time now playing doctor to chronic illnesses. To pain control issues. A month back, I was in the middle of a very busy shift.

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 9, 2024

Recently, I had the opportunity to present a morning report to the residents and medical students at Cincinnati Children’s, focusing on the topic of febrile seizures. The session was highly engaging, with a lot of interest from the audience, as febrile seizures are a common but often frightening experience for families.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 23, 2021

[link] Simone and Lindsey present a case to Dr. Kirsten Austad, followed by a discussion about women in leadership and “the double bind” Want to test your learning? She completed her residency in Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center, the largest safety-net hospital in New England.

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Myriad Genetics

OCTOBER 8, 2024

New FDA guidelines require that all breast imaging facilities must alert patients by letter if they have dense breasts, and provide recommendations that they contact their care provider for follow-up and risk assessment. “I want every clinician in the country who may not think genetic testing is necessary to hear my story.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In our institution, screenings are completed for patients ≥15 years during well visits; those not presenting for well visits and under 15 may represent missed opportunities. Providers were alerted of positive screens by rooming staff to either assess further or refer to our Pediatric SUD Clinic to manage.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 18, 2025

She presented hospitalization data at ACIP meetings. families at risk of dangerous and preventable illnesses,” they wrote. Just this April, Havers presented data showing that infants under 6 months old had the highest rates of COVID-related hospitalizations, The Post reported. Havers worked at the CDC for 13 years.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population studied: Actively practicing North Carolina internal medicine and family medicine physicians. Most saw race as being presented as biological in the ASCVD risk calculator, which concerned them. Responses were analyzed using both deductive and inductive approaches to identify primary topics.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Recent Family Physician graduates practicing as locum tenens has been sometimes presented as a double-edged sword in addressing the Family Medicine workforce crisis. Objective: To explore the factors influencing early career family physicians’ (FPs) decision to do locums. parental leave).

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

The FamilyPso questionnaire revealed caregiver burden among partners and family members of patients with psoriasis, which could bolster shared decision making. To include partners/family/close friends is an overlooked opportunity to increase empowerment of those affected and to secure adherence. The results are very similar.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 14, 2025

Know Your Baseline Your first cholesterol screening in your 20s or 30s provides a baseline for future test results. Decode Your Family History Since high cholesterol often runs in families, knowing your levels can clarify if you’ve inherited a predisposition. Here’s why younger adults should prioritize cholesterol screenings.

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Doctor Rachel

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Many of my patients struggle with the holidays—whether alone and feeling at a distance from the holiday intensity, or flooded by sometimes challenging family and friends. Or wrapping presents in fancy gift paper, if you love it. Here’s a simple guide to finding peace, calm and real joy in this season. H O L I D A Y Home.

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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. Dense breasts present unique challenges in breast cancer screening, but awareness and proactive management can help mitigate these challenges.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Intervention/Instrument: Eligible participants with ARIs provided demographic, epidemiologic, and symptom data, along with a nasal swab or oropharyngeal specimen. Students who reported their possible source of infection most often cited a family member (49.6%) or classmate (34.6%).

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AMMD

JUNE 12, 2025

Your hypothalamus, which is responsible for managing hunger, thirst, sleep, hormones, and body temperature, among other important functions, monitors the level of thyroid hormone present in your bloodstream.(1) 1) If it determines energy levels are low, it sends out Thyroid-Releasing Hormone (TRH) to your pituitary gland.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 26, 2020

[link] Dr. Sneha Thatipelli presents a Human Dx case to student doctor Boateng Kubi and CPSolvers Sal and Reza. A Maryland native, he enjoys spending his free time with family, working out, or exploring restaurants in Baltimore with friends.

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Myriad Genetics

APRIL 15, 2024

4 In a recent presentation, Dale Muzzey, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Myriad, summarized the findings this way: “We followed up with providers regarding their patients who screened positive for 22q. 5 Clear Benefits for Healthcare Providers and Patients The benefits to a high PPV are, well, myriad.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation caused by public health measures to slow its spread exacerbated a mismatch between the need for mental health care and the number of professionals trained to provide that care. Even though stigma prevents many persons with mental health problems from seeking care, there has never been enough go around.

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Family Physicians of St. Joseph

APRIL 23, 2019

Tracy Marr has been a patient of Family Physicians of Saint Joseph for more than a decade. That would be an example of a patient needing a procedure, or they need a CAT scan or MRI, but the insurance company would be unwilling to authorize that or provide that or pay for it,” said Eggebrecht.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

If low bone density is present, it’s often treated alongside a weight loss program. Distributing intake throughout the day has been shown to enhance muscle synthesis, and targeting 90 g/day provides 1.2 These recommendations are ideals, and some participants may require workarounds. This might look like 3.5

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

While the methodology for determining if your product is a medical device has not changed, FDA’s Digital Health Policy Navigator (“Navigator”) provides a convenient and efficient framework for developers to assess software functions. Please check out FDA’s presentation on this very topic – Is My Product a Medical Device?

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PEMBlog

MAY 20, 2025

Learning Objectives Demonstrate the ability to use shared decision-making strategies when discussing imaging options with families of pediatric patients presenting to the Emergency Department. Focusing a lot on when to image, when not to image, and how to communicate imaging decisions effectively with families.

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Vascular Physician

JUNE 12, 2022

These include: • Family history of PAD and claudication • Being over the age of 50 and smoking or having diabetes • Chronic kidney disease • High cholesterol • High blood pressure • Diabetes • Obesity • Smoking What Are the Treatment Options?

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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. Digital wax up provided from a lab and printed from SprintRay& Pro.</span></em></p> Initial before smile photo with heavy decay and stain present on every tooth.&

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Faithful MD

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

I’m super excited to attend, present, and provide 1:1 consultations at #AAFPFMX this week! 🎉🎉🎉 The Family Medicine Experience (FMX) is a high energy family reunion where family physicians reconnect, learn, and grow together. Can’t wait!

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