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Feasibility of the Diabetes Self-Management Coaching Program for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care. [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The rampant rise in the prevalence of diabetes presents a public health burden and a challenge to the primary care setting. There is no effective self-management support program for individuals in the PC setting of low-income countries like Ethiopia.

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Assessment of Project ECHO(R) Opioid Use Disorder Sessions for Primary Care Teams [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In the US, opioid use disorder (OUD) presents significant and urgent public health concerns. Unfortunately, most individuals suffering from OUD do not have access to necessary care. Participants were more confident in screening and diagnosing, harm reduction, and motivational interviewing.

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

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Should it?

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Best practices to engage community members with lived experience in community based participatory research: A Scoping Review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Community advisory boards (CABs) can effectively integrate individuals with lived experience and community organizations into the research process to align the work with community priorities. Two researchers independently screened texts using Covidence software. Results: 53 papers were included in the final analysis.

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Exome sequencing identifies those with cancer predisposition syndromes missed by current screening guidelines

Medical Xpress

Among individuals who consented to whole-exome sequencing and were identified as carriers of predisposition genes for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) or Lynch syndrome, 39.2%

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC is presented not simply as data collection, but as a dynamic, evidence-based clinical process that enhances outcomes, promotes equity, and strengthens team-based care. As a clinical process, MBC is distinct from other important healthcare concepts, such as behavioral health screening, diagnostic clarification, or program evaluation. (3,

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Dense Breasts, Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Myriad Genetics

Healthcare providers recommend annual breast screening with mammography beginning at age 40 for average risk women. For women with dense breasts, additional screening methods such as ultrasound or MRI may be recommended together with mammography to improve cancer detection rates.