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Outcomes of a virtual CGM initiation service (virCIS) for primary care patients with diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is now considered a standard treatment option in diabetes care. However, its adoption has been slower in primary care settings compared to endocrinology practices, resulting in unequal access for patients with diabetes. Setting: Primary care practices in Colorado.

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Enhancing Primary Care: The Role of Occupationnal Therapy in Chronic Pain Self-Management [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Necessary healthcare services to manage chronic pain remain difficult to access in primary care. Objective: The objective of this study was to make explicit how occupational therapists provide self-management support to people living with chronic pain to highlight their specific contribution to primary care teams.

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Population learning: vaccination against respiratory infections in the McGill sites of the Cohort in Primary Care (COPRI) [Acute respiratory infections]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objectives: 1) Measure the uptake of publicly-funded vaccines against respiratory infections; 2) Understand the hesitancy towards these vaccines in a population of adults followed in Family Medicine Groups (FMGs). Recruitment continues but will close before NAPCRG, final results will be presented.

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Patient perspectives in addressing mental health needs in primary care [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Primary care physicians often help patients with mental health concerns, but little is known about patients’ views of addressing their mental health needs within the primary care setting. Patients could create a care plan for up to two identified risks.

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Increasing Primary Care Research Workforce and Output through T32 Primary Care Fellowship Training [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

CONTEXT Primary care (PC) is well-positioned to address rapidly evolving public health priorities and research meaningful to patients and other stakeholders. Culturally-competent, high-quality training is provided via coursework, seminars/workshops, and mentored, hands-on research. Research training is rate-limiting.

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Assessment of Project ECHO(R) Opioid Use Disorder Sessions for Primary Care Teams [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In the US, opioid use disorder (OUD) presents significant and urgent public health concerns. Unfortunately, most individuals suffering from OUD do not have access to necessary care. Most participants indicated that they would benefit from additional ECHO OUD sessions and that the sessions were valuable to PC providers.

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Developing the BRANCH Initiative-Building Relationship science for Advanced Networks in Communication and Health: Year One S [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

In this presentation, we share successes (including two initial funders) and challenges of Year One. Setting or Dataset: We hosted a series of meetings with thought leaders in primary care research and relationship science. Results: We describe the need to build (or rebuild) greater meaning & purpose in primary care.