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Vaccine Uptake Strategies & Ethical Considerations- Part II

Integrated Care News by CFHA

WHO grouped these determinants into contextual, individual, and group influences and vaccine/vaccination-specific issues. Likewise, training healthcare professionals on vaccine information alone has not been found to improve vaccine uptake. However, most vaccine hesitancy measurement tools have limited psychometric validation.

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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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Strengthening Primary Care Research on Health System Transformation in the Education of Health Professionals through PERC-PHC [Patient engagement]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Access to primary care in Canada is a pressing concern, with over one in five individuals lacking a regular primary care provider. To address this issue, healthcare partners have advocated for system transformation to enhance access and achieve the quintuple aim.

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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

Population Studied Patients with obesity enrolled in the Méta-Santé clinic. Setting The North of Lanaudière University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG) Intervention Upon referral from their family doctor, patients attend a group course on nutrition and metabolic health.

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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

Large language models will soon find their way in to everyday clinical settings , simply because the global shortage of healthcare personnel is becoming dire and AI will lend a hand with tasks that do not require skilled medical professionals. ” Patient points to lower abdomen.

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What Are the Most Common Preventive Services? A Complete Guide

Mesa Family Physician

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. At Mesa Family Physicians, we believe that preventing illness is always better than treating it. Prevention truly is the best medicine.

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State Restrictions & Gender-Affirming Healthcare: A CERA Study [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The ability of healthcare professionals to assist transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people in accessing safe and effective care has been impacted by recent laws and policies imposed in many states, along with other public rights. Study Design and Analysis: Cross-sectional survey. POPULATION STUDIED: U.S.