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Exploring Medical Trainees Perspectives on Narrative Medicine Education and Narrative Humility [Qualitative research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention: We designed an hour-long student-led workshop to present to event attendees, focusing on narrative structures, their powerful influence on the illness experience, and the concept of narrative humility. Results: 31 out of the 33 respondents (93.9%) agreed that the workshop provided them with new knowledge about NBM.

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What Does Behavioral Health Provider Practice in Primary Care Look Like? [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Behavioral Health Providers, BHPs). Visits were largely scheduled individual visits (85%), provided in person (70%), and involving psychotherapy (90%). Patients were seen by the BHPs for a wide variety of presenting concerns. Objective: Observe integrated BHPs and report on clinical activities, workflows and team interactions.

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Association between substance use and acute rhinosinusitis in a multisite trial pilot study [Clinical trial]

Annals of Family Medicine

Participants were enrolled at 1-21 days of illness and followed via daily symptom survey. Additional data will be presented on the substance use and illness trajectories of the pilot study. The larger, full-scale trial will provide more data on the association between acute rhinosinusitis and substance use.

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Substance Use Disorder Screening in Adolescent Patients in Primary Care: Findings, Challenges, Lessons Learned [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

In our institution, screenings are completed for patients ≥15 years during well visits; those not presenting for well visits and under 15 may represent missed opportunities. Providers were alerted of positive screens by rooming staff to either assess further or refer to our Pediatric SUD Clinic to manage.

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Defining Emergency

StorytellERdoc

When a critical illness or injury occurs, then, we should all be thankful that we live within a society where emergent, life-saving medical care is available. Lately, though, it seems the system meant to provide this care is being bogged down by questionable decision-making. The list goes on and on and on. To pain control issues.

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How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care

Physician's Weekly

Patients with documented mental illness or substance use disorders (SUDs) continue to encounter a mixed—sometimes starkly divergent—quality of emergency department (ED) care when they present with chest pain, abdominal pain, or other non‑psychiatric complaints, according to a patient‑interview study published in Health Services Research.

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Clinician and Staff Experiences with Approaches to Induction of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Practices [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Primary care practices can increase access to effective care by providing treatment with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) and dependency. Context Opioid overdoses and dependency are a United States public health epidemic. Induction is the brief, intense period when patients receive initial buprenorphine doses.