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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. Objective: To engage the PHC community and identify how patient partners can best support primary health care design, delivery, research, and education.

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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. It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room.

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

Canadian Family Physician

Methods Initially a deductive analysis was conducted using a framework for categorizing 3 different levels of social accountability (individual patient [micro], community [meso], and system [macro]). Participants Early-career family physicians. Participants believed they lacked the knowledge, skills, and power to influence policy.

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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

However, the content of the work that primary healthcare providers do at the Maison Bleue remains poorly understood, limiting capacity to transpose and/or scale up the model. Population Studied: Primary care providers. Tensions were apparent between a notion of "culture" as an asset to be mobilized (e.g.,

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10 Tips to Find the Best Diabetes Doctor for Type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Zaar

Managing Type 2 diabetes requires more than just medication—it demands a long-term partnership with a skilled healthcare provider who understands your individual needs. Check Experience With Type 2 Diabetes Patients Not all endocrinologists or general practitioners have extensive experience with Type 2 diabetes.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

Joe 03:55 You know, my thoughts are screening is important for a variety of reasons, and certainly Doctor Boris and Soo and Anna, Doctor chodos can provide a lot greater clinical insight than I. There has to be effective support provided behind any type of screening strategy in order for it to truly be effective. Joe, your thoughts?

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