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Outcomes of a virtual CGM initiation service (virCIS) for primary care patients with diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is now considered a standard treatment option in diabetes care. However, its adoption has been slower in primary care settings compared to endocrinology practices, resulting in unequal access for patients with diabetes. Setting: Primary care practices in Colorado.

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Electronic Health Record Use and Patient-Centredness [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Large-scale electronic health record (EHR) programs have reported a number of issues to their implementation in primary care including physician patient-centredness and clinical performance. Setting: An academic primary care clinic based in a hospital.

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Personal and Professional Impact of Health Equity Efforts on Medical Assistants in Primary Care Practices [Practice management and organization]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset Participants were employed in 5 urban Colorado hospital-owned family medicine clinics. Population Studied Medical assistants working in primary care. Most MAs had experience with HE activities, most commonly attending presentations on health disparities and SDOH, and screening patients for social needs.

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Developing an intervention to assist older patients communication with their GP practice after discharge from hospital [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context In the post-discharge period from hospital acute inpatient care, the older patient is at risk from a lack of joined-up care. Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Early results from our 9-month feasibility pilot (commencing Spring 2024) will be presented.

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Episode 26 – Clinical Unknown – Drs. Eckenrode & Centor present to Reza & Rabih – Chest pain and anemia

The Clinical Problem Solvers

She is passionate about medical education and is excited to be staying at UAB next year doing both adult primary care and pediatric hospital medicine. [link] Episode description Drs. In her spare time she enjoys reading (and is proud of the book club she started in Birmingham), doing calligraphy, and traveling.

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Episode 353: Rafael Medina Subspecialty Series – AMS “Treat before Diagnosis”

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] In this Clinical Reasoning Rafael Medina Subspecialty episode, Dr. Kuchal Agadi presents a case to Dr. John Woller and Dr. Areeb Masood of a 67 year-old male with altered mental status. If you would like to get involved as a case presenter or discussant (or nominate an attending/educator), fill out the form HERE.

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Educational intervention utilizing population health managers to reduce COPD-related healthcare utilization [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: COPD patient self-management plans, including rescue packs (antibiotic and steroid combinations), are effective in reducing respiratory related emergency department (ED) visits and hospital readmissions. Setting: Forty-two primary care practices in a regional health system in the Southeastern US.

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