Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Large-scale electronic health record (EHR) programs have reported a number of issues to their implementation in primary care including physician patient-centredness and clinical performance. Intervention: Participants each completed two simulated patient scenarios with instructions to document their encounters in the EHR.

Electronics 130

Electronics Education Patients Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Older adults frequently use primary care services, and family physicians exhibit differences in their knowledge and skills to care for older patients. Objective: To compare family physician practice on established performance measures derived from a modified Delphi process. suggesting comparability.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Family Physician Families Family 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

We’ve been hearing from family physicians across Minnesota about the rapid pace of recent federal policy changes and concerns about their impact on patient care and the communities we serve. To help you navigate these changes, we’ve compiled a list of timely resources for family physicians.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Families Family Patient-Centered 52

Canadian Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

Objective To assist in workforce planning by updating trends in the characteristics of near-retirement comprehensive family physicians (FPs) and their patients since the COVID-19 pandemic. Design Population-level serial cross-sectional analysis using linked health administrative datasets. Setting Ontario.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Family Families Patients 52

Canadian Family Physician

MARCH 18, 2025

Objective To determine what factors individual physicians in a remote northern Saskatchewan community consider when advising patients on an obstetric delivery location. Participants Eleven family physicians providing full-scope care in a remote medical clinic. Design Semistructured interviews.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Community Families Family 52

Canadian Family Physician

MARCH 18, 2025

Objective To explore how early-career family physicians integrated social accountability into their practices, how it shaped their practice choices, and the challenges they encountered. Participants Early-career family physicians. Design A secondary analysis of qualitative interview data.

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Family Physician Families Family Holistic Care 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

JANUARY 19, 2025

Most patients who choose colonoscopy as a screening test for colorectal cancer are referred from primary care to a gastroenterologist or other specialist who performs endoscopy. But that wasn’t the case for the estimated 1 in 15 US patients whose screening colonoscopies were performed by family physicians in 2021.

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Family Physician Families Family Board-Certified 52

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 28, 2025

Maryal Concepcion and Jeannine Rodems live from the CAFP All Member Advocacy Meeting to talk about Direct Primary Care (DPC), what DPC is, how it works with the patient relationship, and resources available for any family physician looking at DPC as a potential career. The post New CAFP Family Docs Podcast Episode!

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The challenges faced stem from the uncertainty and complexity of redefining professional roles and scopes of practice, as well as the skills needed to effectively work together and coordinate patient care as a cohesive team. Study design: Design thinking process.

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Primary Care Healthcare Professional Family Physician Referral 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This qualitative research explored how family physicians understand what professionalism means, how it is enacted in their day-to-day practice, and to identify challenges to professionalism. Results: Participants conceptualized professionalism as individualized and highly focused on patient care.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Family Families Patient-Centered 130

The Health Policy Exchange

MARCH 26, 2014

But how has the specialty of family medicine fared, and what else can be done to extend capacity of the existing primary care workforce? Image courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians Modest gains in the numbers of U.S. These questions were the subjects of two recent Georgetown University Health Policy seminars.

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Family Medicine DO Families Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective To characterize and estimate recent trends in patient panel sizes among a nationally representative sample of Family Physicians, exploring variations across different subgroups. Population Studied Family Physicians certified by the ABFM. Discussion A steady and substantial decline in U.S.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Families Family Board-Certified 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To explore the views of family physician educators about the implementation of SDM in clinical practice, with a focus on the delivery of preventive health care. Population: We interviewed family physician educators based at three teaching units in Montreal.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Education Families Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Ontario, patients who move increasingly keep their family physician (FP) because no one in their new community is accepting new patients, creating long distances to seek primary care. Study Design: A cross-sectional analysis of patients and FPs in Ontario from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2023.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Primary Care Family Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To help address this discrepancy, we developed a web-based mapping tool intended to help patients find language-concordant primary care from community-based family physicians in Ottawa, Ontario. Outcomes Measured: Patient/User experience.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Families Family Community 130

Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

At Mesa Family Physicians, we believe that preventing illness is always better than treating it. As your trusted healthcare providers in Mesa, Arizona, we’re committed to helping you understand and access the preventive services that can keep you and your family healthy for years to come.

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Preventative Care Preventive Care Family Physician Screening 100

Colorado Academy of Family Physicians

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In addition to his frequent contributions and regular column in Colorado FP, Dr. Walt Larimore has compiled even more information and CME questions to support your learning and patient care. The post Vaccine News You Can Use appeared first on Colorado Academy of Family Physicians. Keep an eye out for his article in the.

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Vaccination Family Physician Illness Families 130

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, P.C.,

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Family Families Primary Care 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Understanding SDOH documentation in electronic health records (EHRs) is crucial for care management to improve patient outcomes and mitigate health inequities. Objective: To explore how family physicians document SDOH in EHRs and identify factors influencing this practice Study Design and Analysis: A cross-sectional observational analysis.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Electronics Families Family 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 27, 2025

In today’s ever-shifting landscape, we know that family physicians face increasing strain caring for patients, administrative burden and navigating a system that undervalues primary care. That’s why advocating for family medicine is more important than ever.

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Family Medicine DO Families Family 96

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Leading the OECD PaRIS Project in Saskatchewan (SK) was an integrated primary care collaborative team consisting of primary care providers (PCPs), people with lived experience (PWLE) aka patients, health system partners and researchers. Descriptive and inferential statistics were undertaken.

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Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Relationship PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Background Team-based care (TBC) has established benefits for patient outcomes. In both cases, TBC can help by providing a collaborative approach to care that can better manage the complex needs of patients. In both cases, TBC can help by providing a collaborative approach to care that can better manage the complex needs of patients.

Electronics 130

Electronics Provider Family Physician Mental Health 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Ontario, multiple organizations operate under a ‘boutique’ medicine model where patients pay a block or annual fee to access primary care services. Little is known about the characteristics of physicians and patients participating in boutique clinic practice models. Study Design and Analysis.

Clinic 130

Clinic Referral Primary Care Physician Primary Care 130

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 24, 2024

The Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) held its 2024 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium from June 20 to June 23 at the beautiful Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. The program covered a wide range of topics relevant to the current challenges and advancements in family medicine.

Medical Student 130

Medical Student Family Medicine DO Family Physician 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: The University of Toronto Practice-based and Learning Research Network (UPLEARN) in Ontario, Canada, comprises ~400 primary care physicians contributing data on ~400,000 patients.

Asthma 130

Asthma Primary Care Primary Care Physician Family Physician 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Family physician (FP) scope of practice (SOP) has declined, with fewer physicians providing basic primary care services and fewer bridging the clinic-hospital divide. Study Design and Analysis: A longitudinal cohort was surveyed through the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Families Family Finance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The COVID-19 pandemic increased critical levels of turnover of healthcare workers in interdisciplinary primary healthcare (PHC) teams, including family physicians, nurses, social workers, and others.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Finance Family Physician Provider 130

Canadian Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

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. Setting Ontario.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Family Physician Relationship Families 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective To introduce the novel approach of using a T-Connector between a patient’s HBPM and their physician’s office sphygmomanometer to permit a simultaneous blood pressure reading.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Family Physician Family Medicine DO 130

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. However, it wasn't clear to us how easy it would be to apply this information, given that we usually need to prioritize patients on the schedule for that day.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Primary Care Physician Patient-Centered Behavioral Health Services 130

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. At Mesa Family Physicians, we’re committed to supporting you on your health journey.

Mental Health 100

Mental Health IT Family Physician Physicals 100

Family Medicine Initiative

MAY 7, 2025

So far I had only one patient with a fishhook injury, but it was a story to remember! There are four common methods for removing a fishhook, which are explained well in the journal American Family Physician : Retrograde : the simplest method, but it only works in some cases. And don’t forget about lidocaine when needed.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Family Medicine DO Families 130

The Health Policy Exchange

MAY 29, 2014

At first glance, federal nutrition policy seemed to be an unusual topic for our Georgetown Health Policy Seminar for family physicians. They must learn to work in interprofessional teams with dietitians and other skilled health professionals to help patients make needed dietary changes.

Medical Student 130

Medical Student Government Internal Medicine Family Physician 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Through food pharmacies, food insecurity screenings and innovative community partnerships, health care providers are ensuring patients get the nourishment they need to thrive. The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) adopted a resolution (policy guidance) in 2024 related to addressing food insecurity in Minnesota.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Community Families Family 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients without a regular primary care provider (a family physician or nurse practitioner) are considered "unattached,". To address ongoing challenges with patient access and attachment to a primary care provider, several Canadian provinces introduced primary healthcare centralized wait lists (CWL). In 2019, 14.5%

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Finance Patients 130

Canadian Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

Participants emphasized that everyone in Canada should have timely, equitable access to primary care, and called for a system that is prevention-focused, inclusive, patient-centred, and accountable.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Family Physician Education Family 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Language-concordant healthcare is an important social determinant of health, associated with better patient outcomes and lower mortality in some settings. Setting or Dataset: Publicly available physician data was collected from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s (CPSO) website in January 2024.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Family Physician Families 130