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Envisioning roles for patient partners in primary health care systems of the future: A structured priority setting exercise [Patient engagement]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Primary health care (PHC) is a whole-society approach to health and well-being, providing holistic care to patients across their lifespan.

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Women in Healthcare: A Personalized Approach to Holistic Care 

Family Integrative Medicine

At Family Integrative Medicine, our commitment to personalized, patient-centered care is enhanced by the expertise and compassion of our dynamic team, including our exceptional female healthcare providers.

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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

If your vision for health in America is about access, dignity, and truly holistic care, then integrated care should be at the heart of your Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) platform. At the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA), we see your agenda aligning with ours in powerful ways. Let me explain.

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How early-career family physicians integrate social accountability into practice: Findings from a multijurisdictional qualitative study

Canadian Family Physician

Many early-career family physicians valued providing holistic care and derived professional satisfaction from meeting patient and community needs. Main findings Social accountability was most commonly discussed at individual and community levels, with more limited system-level examples.

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Self-Esteem Scores Soar One Year After Metabolic, Bariatric Surgery

Physician's Weekly

“Understanding weight stigma and psychosocial factors associated with obesity is essential to offering holistic care,” Dhyani said in a statement. No statistically significant differences in change in weight stigma were seen for sex, age, or race/ethnicity.

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Better Care Models Needed for Young Adults With Obesity

Physician's Weekly

Obesity drugs were not utilized often in young adults and adolescents despite high complication rates, prompting researchers to call for chronic, holistic care.

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What Does Culturally Competent and Safe Perinatal Care Look Like? Lessons from an Ethnographic Study at the Maison Bleue [Women's health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Conclusions: Interdisciplinary, non-hierarchical care may be crucial for providing holistic care to vulnerable perinatal care patients. Efforts to teach and provide culturally competent and safe care should have a clear idea of what is meant by culture.