Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Iron deficiency (ID) is a common and preventable micronutrient deficiency, affecting cognitive development, immune function, and well-being of individuals, and leading to substantial health care costs. Population/Participants: Cohort of 94,264 individuals aged six and older residing in Alberta.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Design and analysis: The study employed a comprehensive cohort design to compare individuals with T2D who were Ethiopian-born to their Israeli-born counterparts. Results: The study sample encompassed 78,637 individuals newly diagnosed with T2D during the specified period, with 4,568 of them being Ethiopian-born.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: 50 individuals over 18 representing diverse communities (ages, race/ethnicity, gender, disability, urban/rural, and familiarity with research) were purposefully sampled. Results: Participants defined their community as a layering of different interest groups in which individuals contribute and feel valued.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Outcome Measures: Interview questions and analysis were guided by five CFIR domains (innovation source, inner and outer setting, individuals, and implementation process). Intervention: COACH — a patient-facing decision support tool integrated into the electronic record. Consideration of the care team workflows (i.e.,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: A prospective cohort of family medicine residency graduates was surveyed about burnout and combined with their residency program director responses about residency workload or "culture of wellness" (residency organizational- and individual-level curricula). Context: Physician burnout continues to rise.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context 2-1-1 is a designated phone help line in Canada and the US that provides referrals for individuals to local government and community-based services for a wide variety of needs, including social, health care, and mental health services. 2-1-1 Nova Scotia has operated since 2013 as a nonprofit that offers 24/7 assistance.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JUNE 24, 2025

Explore more in the FAQ section on coaching sessions or browse individual coaching offerings for residents and faculty. Coaching in academic medicine can feel a little abstract until you’re in it. If you’ve ever wondered, “Would I even know what to talk about in a coaching session? It’s not advising.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population studied: Individuals aged 65 years and older recruited in primary care clinics or senior residences. Study Design and Analysis: In a convergent, mixed methods design, a cross-sectional survey allowed us to assess the concurrent validity of Proactive by comparing its results with those of a clinical examination.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients with individual insurance (not through employment) were less likely to be screened (66% in individual payers, 82% commercial, 84% Medicaid, p-value 0.011). The youngest group (24-29 years) was less likely to be screened (63% vs. 86% in 30-39 year group, p-value <0.001). Screening rate also varied by insurance type.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 11, 2025

Facts on False Beliefs However, research has shown that false beliefs can become even more entrenched when individuals are presented with strong evidence to the contrary. nudges that appeal to reason), individuals can continue to act as responsible agents. They note that if nudges are moderated by reason (i.e.,

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 19, 2025

Determining patients’ prognosis Due to individual variations in genetics and lifestyle choices, each person ages at a different rate. However, this visual assessment can be impaired by individual biases, thereby impacting objective care decisions. It can discern subtle signs and patterns of ageing from facial cues.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Amongst those with PP access, older individuals (>65 years:14% vs <65 years:1%); unemployed ((6%) vs employed (1%)); non-English speakers ((9%) vs English speakers (1%)) were significantly more likely to report not using any feature. Study Design and Analysis: Cross-sectional survey of virtual care in PC in patients and caregivers.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 8, 2025

In many ways, EMR office notes are created so automatically and by more than one individual, that the author’s (clinician’s) logic can be elusive when you read the note. It’s been six years since I posted this on my WordPress blog and the reaction has been an almost deafening silence. It should follow logic.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 27, 2024

My longitudinal project addressed both the 80% of occupational drivers of engagement or burnout (per research in Mayo Clinic Proceedings ) and the 20% within an individual’s control. This is for good reason: investing in your well-being produces significant returns! ” The top answer across the board?

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JANUARY 24, 2025

There is endless contradictory nutrition advice from strongly opinionate individuals out there (anyone take a deep-dive into the evidence of coconut oil – a plant based oil with lots of saturated fat?), There are plenty of physicians I know who under-fuel - maybe I’ll offer a follow up blog down the road on that topic.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Individuals with diabetes often present with co-occurring chronic conditions (CC), or multimorbidity. We adopted a more expanded definition of multimorbidity that describes Complex multimorbidity (C-MM) as the occurrence/co-occurrence of CC, functional limitations (FL), and geriatric syndromes (GS).

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Intuitive Intelligence

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Diverse Sleep Preferences Some individuals savor every minute of their nightly reprieve, while others find resting a complete and utter waste of time. Sleep is a fascinating journey into the subconscious and unconscious world. Have you ever wondered why we spend roughly one-third of our lives sleeping?

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Vascular Physician

APRIL 22, 2024

Benefits of Vascular Ultrasound Undergoing a vascular ultrasound can provide a variety of benefits to individuals who have been diagnosed with a vascular condition or who are interested in using it as a screening tool. Vascular Ultrasound: What Is It and How Does It Work? This procedure is safe, fast, and painless. How Does It Work?

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Medical Xpress

MAY 10, 2023

The strongest risk factor for developing asthma is the presence of allergies, but it's unclear why only some individuals with allergies go on to develop asthma.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Social data that is collected in a standardized fashion can be used to improve individual patient care by uncovering and then addressing social needs, to stimulate the development of new integrated health and social programs, and be used to identify inequities across an organization. The SPARK Tool was highly acceptable, with 90.5%

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

WHO grouped these determinants into contextual, individual, and group influences and vaccine/vaccination-specific issues. Vaccine hesitancy is the delay in accepting or refusing vaccination despite the availability of vaccination services. Addressing vaccine hesitancy requires tailored, evidence-based strategies to address the causes.

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Edge Family Medicine

JANUARY 9, 2025

Unlike traditional medicine that often focuses on medications, lifestyle medicine emphasizes preventive and curative strategies tailored to the individual. Lifestyle medicine is a patient-centered, evidence-based approach that treats the root causes of chronic diseases. It leverages therapeutic lifestyle changes to improve health outcomes.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Introduction: Super-utilization (frequent acute hospital care use or frequent emergency department (ED) utilization and readmissions) describes high rates of emergency department visits and hospital admissions by some individuals. The complex dynamics of human systems driving Super-utilization lack prominence.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Individuals from academic, health services and community organizations, categorized as Local or National partners or Site Leads as per their roles and responsibilities in the Network. However, trust continues to be limited to a binary view (present/absent), which is problematic given its dynamic and temporal nature.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Tailoring individual strategies can facilitate SBIRT implementation in rural PC practices. Context: Primary care (PC) practices that implement Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) can identify, reduce, and prevent problematic alcohol use that otherwise could go undetected.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis Cross-sectional study with semi-structured individual interviews. Objective To explore and compare the perspectives of people living with dementia and their family caregivers regarding ACP. Transcribed interview recordings were analyzed with a qualitative thematic approach using Atlas.ti (2024) software.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A formative mixed-methods evaluation process tracked individual change and curriculum effectiveness. Study Design and Analysis: Prospective cross-sectional study from Fall 2022 to Winter 2023. Surveys were administered pre- mid- and post-intervention. Descriptive analysis compared longitudinal observational categorical data.

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Vida Family Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Here are some key factors that may contribute to the development of PCOS: Insulin Resistance : Many individuals with PCOS have insulin resistance, which means their bodies have trouble using insulin effectively. Some individuals with PCOS have infrequent periods, while others may experience heavy or prolonged bleeding. What is PCOS?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients also emphasized the importance of multifaceted, individualized care plans, along with a strong doctor-patient relationship, in managing diabetes and preventing adverse physiological and social outcomes. Conclusion: Differences exist between patient and physicians in important outcomes in diabetes care.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MARCH 12, 2025

They have that individual there that can provide those services and then potentially have them, you know if they need to get services. The interview, which featured a mother and her 8-year-old daughter’s experience with the care received at Pediatric Care Associates in Springfield, Mass, provided a unique and valuable perspective.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

MARCH 24, 2025

This solution allows patients to take more control of their healthcare, while enabling physicians to provide the kind of compassionate, individualized support that originally drew them to medicine. With a growing aging population and a physician shortage, it’s certainly a challenging time in medicine.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JANUARY 10, 2025

For very sedentary individuals every step above 2,200 steps is beneficial. Today we go a bit more in depth on movement and exercise. You Know This - still - it’s a good time to review through the lens of self instead of patient care. Wear a fitness tracker. Set reminders to move and embrace how good movement feels. You deserve this!

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Key Domains of AATD Disease Burden The research team conducted a scoping literature review to gain a deeper understanding of patient experiences with AATD and its treatment, as well as to identify patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) used to assess symptoms and impacts in studies involving individuals with AATD.

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The Health Policy Exchange

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

We debated the types of policies that would be most likely to encourage innovations that make a positive difference for individuals and populations. Researchers are grappling with complex questions that have already doomed hundreds of mHealth projects: How do you know whether mHealth projects are really working and worth the investment?

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Edge Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Vitamin supplements—whether taken orally or by injection—may be necessary for individuals with absorption issues or chronic deficiencies. Constant Fatigue and Low Energy Do you often feel exhausted even after a full night’s sleep? Low levels of vitamin B12, iron, or vitamin D can lead to fatigue and weakness.

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Sound Physicians

APRIL 28, 2025

While we’ve earned our reputation over the decades for our clinical excellence in hospital medicine , we’ve also earned — somewhat unfairly — a reputation for being more expensive than our competitors. On the face of things this may seem true, but I’d like to show you why we’re actually the most sustainable when it comes to your bottom line.

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Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids

JUNE 1, 2025

Today, on National Cancer Survivors Day , we pause to honor the courage, resilience, and hope of every individual who has faced cancer and continues to thrive. To all cancer survivors, your strength inspires us, your stories uplift us, and your journey reminds us of the power of perseverance and the importance of compassionate care.

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