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Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

This retrospective population-based cohort study included patients seen by physicians in boutique clinics, Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), and all of Ontario. Three boutique clinics in Ontario were identified using publicly available information.

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Ambulatory Behavioral Health Referral Patterns in the Setting of Chronic Medical Conditions [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Patients with chronic medical conditions (CCs) and behavioral comorbidities have lower quality of life and increased healthcare expenses. Study Design: Secondary data analysis of patient demographic, referral, and encounter-level data extracted from site eMR (Epic). 8% (n= 1,146) were ordered for medical condition management.

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A Call for Engagement Outside of the Exam Room

Physician's Weekly

Many of us are taught in medical school and residency the importance of patient communication on improving patient satisfaction scores, quality metrics, and professional fulfillment. Connect patients with local resources such as food banks, housing assistance, and mental health services.

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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

She served on the National Institute of Mental Health Advisory Council and the APA’s Council for Research. Simon, MD, MPH , is Boston’s inaugural Chief Behavioral Health Officer, appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu.  Additionally, he consults with federal agencies on mental health system design and practices. Dr. 

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Your Least Favorite Emotion, and What to Do with It.

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

Shirzad Charmaine's book Positive Intelligence can give more information). Physicians often neglect their own mental health for a variety of reasons, tuning in late to the need is just one factor. I like to encourage all physicians to have their own doctor that they could bring this up to for referral to therapist.

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Psychological Issues in Palliative Care: Elissa Kozlov and Des Azizoddin

GeriPal

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Eric: Yeah.

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

GeriPal

And it’s with this information from the geriatric assessment that we can really create interventions, and so that’s something that Alex and I strongly believe that we should move forward with. So falls, mobility concerns, polypharmacy, comorbidities, nutrition, social support, and mental health. Mazie: Yes.