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Comparison of the sustainability of the impact of healthcare professionals' training in two approaches to serious illness con [Palliative and end-of-life care]

Annals of Family Medicine

Advance Care Planning is essential for patients with serious illnesses. A trial of the Serious Illness Care Program compared two approaches to Advance Care Planning, interprofessional and individual. We therefore compared how the two approaches affected the burden of care of family caregivers of patients with serious illnesses.

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A Comparative Study Using Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) in Prenatal Screening Among Pregnant Women in Canada [Secondary data analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

human experience of the process and perception of the healthcare professional's technical competence). First-tier NIPS has converged positively with the factor score assessing the perception of the healthcare professional’s technical competence (β=1.28,P=0.02).

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Flipping the Script: A Design thinking Approach to Enhancing Interprofessional Collaboration in Primary Care [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

We developed an approach to assist healthcare professionals in developing a tool aimed to informing about each team member areas of expertise and optimal care trajectories. One intervention consisted in facilitating discussions to highlight the role of each healthcare professional. Study design: Design thinking process.

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Pain-Related Medication in Adults with Intellectual Disability: a systematic review [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Self/carer reports of pain medication varied and concerns were expressed by carers and healthcare professionals about recognizing pain. There was over-prescribing of antipsychotic medication without an associated diagnosis. Conclusions: Adults with ID are not receiving pain medication appropriate to their MCC profile.

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Barriers and Facilitators in Implementing Training in Shared Decision-Making Based on Reflexivity Strategies [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Introduction: Reflexivity-based training for healthcare professionals on shared decision-making (SDM) fosters critical thinking, encouraging reflection on one’s personal values while supporting patient needs.

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Modelling of intersectoral resources for people living with obesity: pilot study of an environmental analysis [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study population: PLO, healthcare professionals and community workers. Conclusions: This pilot study shows that care and services dedicated to PLO are currently centred on the healthcare system. An environmental scan was conducted between September 2023 and January 2024 using a literature review and semi-structured interviews.

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Development of a Multidisciplinary Clinic for the Treatment of Obesity in a Canadian University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG) [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

Annals of Family Medicine

Quantitative analysis was conducted using the notes from healthcare professionals for each visit at the Méta-Santé clinic. Outcome Measures Data includes the number of patients, duration of participation, number of visits, distribution of patients per professional, and BMI at entry.