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Optimizing Medical Legal Partnerships for sustainable public funding through the tele-legal model [Mixed methods research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: 1) Test the virtual model of MLP to achieve more favorable economies of scale 2) Develop a policy-informed lexicon for MLP to inform model development, D&I research, and improve data sharing across models to ultimately advance sustainable state-based funding for MLP. Intervention/Instrument: Legal-needs screening tool.

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Evaluating the Impact of a Longitudinal Clerkship Lecture on Medical Students Knowledge and Response to Human Trafficking [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Healthcare sites provide an opportunity to identify and respond to human trafficking (HT). Training students to provide care and respond using a trauma informed approach can help ensure our healthcare sites are places of healing and not re-traumatization.

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Patient experience with Social Prescribing Program in Ontario, Canada [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Participants reported that ARC navigator provided informational, outreach and long-term emotional support that encouraged, motivated and empowered them in their journey to overcome access barriers. ARC: All (N=17) participants used navigation. Conclusion Findings suggest that SP in any form is beneficial.

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Flipping the Script: A Design thinking Approach to Enhancing Interprofessional Collaboration in Primary Care [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

We developed an approach to assist healthcare professionals in developing a tool aimed to informing about each team member areas of expertise and optimal care trajectories. The first section lists one health condition per page and explains how and when each health professional can be involved, and the referral process.

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Using EMR data to describe administrative workload of primary care providers in Nova Scotia, Canada [Secondary data analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Primary care providers in Canada face significant workload challenges, including managing prescriptions, referrals, and laboratory tests alongside patient visits. Outcome measures: Average number of prescriptions, referrals, and laboratory tests per encounters among primary care providers in Nova Scotia from 2007 to 2022.

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Visiting a Health Clinic for Women’s Health Screenings

Mesa Family Physician

These screenings might include a pap smear, pelvic exam, breast exam, or referrals for mammograms depending on your age and family history. If you’re new to a provider, you might hear terms like establish care visit or new patient visit vs annual physical. What Happens During a Gynecological Exam? It’s completely normal.

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Patient Perspectives on Obtaining Information About Inherited Cancer Risk via an Online Assessment Tool [Cancer research (not screening)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective The Family Study, a randomized comparative effectiveness-implementation trial, evaluated three methods of capturing family history and providing care for individuals at increased risk of hereditary/familial cancers: 1) routine care, 2) brief online risk assessment, and 3) full (3-generation pedigree) online risk assessment.

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