Family, Presentation, Primary Care and Referral

Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

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. Objective: Identify practice patterns of family physicians practicing within boutique clinics in Ontario. Study Design and Analysis.

Clinic

Clinic Referral Primary Care Physician Primary Care

Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

That small win reminded me that artificial intelligence is already shaping the way our patients (and our families) search for health advice. Three reasons why learning Artificial Intelligence in health care may be a responsibility and not an option: 1. Evidence‑informed care was literally at his fingertips.

Patient-Centered

Patient-Centered Integrated Care Primary Care Healthcare Professional

Multisector Health Equity Coordination in a Midwestern Primary Care Practice, 2022-2023 [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The rise in social needs screening in primary care settings has led to questions about program design and implementation strategies. Multisector coordination is critical for effective screening and referral initiatives.

Primary Care

Primary Care Referral Screening Patient-Centered

Ambulatory Behavioral Health Referral Patterns in the Setting of Chronic Medical Conditions [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Early identification and intervention in behavioral aspects of chronic diseases leads to improved function with decreased healthcare utilization, yet we know little about referral patterns for behavioral support of chronic disease. 88% (n= 11,483) of BH referrals were created for the management of a mental health condition.

Referral

Referral Chronic Condition Medical Chronic Disease

Substance Use Disorder Screening in Adolescent Patients in Primary Care: Findings, Challenges, Lessons Learned [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SUD screening is not universally done in primary care (PC). 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. Design: Convenience survey design.

Primary Care

Primary Care Screening Referral Wellness Visit

Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Both conditions can present with similar symptoms. Adolescents with GERD often present similarly to adults with heartburn and regurgitation as the primary complaints. And the presentation for GERD varies by age. Now there are some risk factors for GERD.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis Management IT Patient-Centered

How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? On todays podcast, weve invited Nathaniel Chin back to the GeriPal podcast to talk about what primary care needs to manage this new world of Alzheimers disease effectively. Great to be back.

Primary Care

Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa Offers Next Level Care

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Direct primary care offers you and your family top-notch health care, and so much more.like a high patient and provider satisfaction with an improved quality of care. Specialty referrals can be reduced or eliminated. Instead, they establish a direct patient-provider relationship, for a flat fee.

Family Medicine

Family Medicine DO Family Families

Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

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.

IT

IT Family Families Diagnosis

Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Alex 00:12 We have a guest host who has requested this episode, Matt Shuster, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc. And also I was in the HVMA primary care program. So kind of from a primary care point of view, the guys are doing okay. He’s in Boston. And Matt brought today’s topic to us.

Primary Care

Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients

Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

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.

Patient-Centered

Patient-Centered IT Patients Clinic

Anatomy of a Healthy Plate- Guest Blogger Rebecca Gray

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Yes, both are important, but family, faith, work, money and the environment we create matter too. We follow ALL VACCINATION GUIDELINES set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Medicine! My passion is helping mamas [and others] cultivate these habits into their lives. Learn more.","robots":"index","keywords":"skin

Referral

Referral DO Family Medicine Primary Care

8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. Is that appropriate, or should it be the opposite? Here are the key results.

Family Physician

Family Physician Family Families GP

PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

He’s the founder and leader of the Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless program in Toronto, Palliative care physician at St. Michael’s Hospital in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. And this is really traumatic event for his street family and the street community that he knew.

Healthcare

Healthcare IT Community Illness

Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

The Lived Experience of Providing Feeding Assistance to a Family Member with Dementia. Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: Discussion of a Multinational Trial with Lieve Van den Block. A Podcast with Caroline Stephens about her publication in JAGS where she studied palliative care-eligibility and POLST completion.

Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner Hospital Family Families

Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Today we are delighted to welcome Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, and Danny Scerpella, who conducted a pragmatic trial of advance care planning (ACP) in primary care practices; and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, who wrote an accompanying commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine. Jennifer, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Sydney 00:41 Thank you.

Primary Care

Primary Care IT Clinic Patient-Centered

Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

Areej 03:50 So at the state of the science, I was actually presenting a study that was focused on addressing sexual health concerns in transplant survivors, and I actually told the story of the state of the science for those of you who were there. So most of us in primary care, it’s probably even worse. I learned nothing.

Illness

Illness IT Physicals Patients

Primary Care Digest

Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

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Multisector Health Equity Coordination in a Midwestern Primary Care Practice, 2022-2023 [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Ambulatory Behavioral Health Referral Patterns in the Setting of Chronic Medical Conditions [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Substance Use Disorder Screening in Adolescent Patients in Primary Care: Findings, Challenges, Lessons Learned [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa Offers Next Level Care

Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

Anatomy of a Healthy Plate- Guest Blogger Rebecca Gray

8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

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