Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

Beyond the Screen: The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Patient Learning and the Patient‑Physician Relationship. My 12‑year‑old’s pediatrician had just urged us to add more produce to her diet but cajoling her into eating it felt impossible. Keep it simple because I’m not a great cook.” Annals of Family Medicine , 23(1), 5–6.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 23, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 29, 2025

In November 2024, two new RCTs were published that investigated whether atrial fibrillation screening using an ECG is effective. A limitation was that only 49% of those invited participated in the screening. UK National Screening Committee (2019): “Screening is not currently recommended for this condition.”

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The integration of Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) as a universal first-tier screening could provide an earlier screening and if needed, diagnostic result compared to standard screening. Population Studied: Pregnant women (≥19 years) undergoing foetal chromosomal anomaly screening (T13, T18, T21).

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Mesa Family Physician

APRIL 24, 2025

Women’s health screenings are an essential part of preventive care, yet many people aren’t sure what to expect during these visits—or when the right time is to schedule them. A women’s health check typically includes a review of your medical history, a physical examination, and specific screenings based on your age and risk factors.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

There is a gap in the literature on understanding experiences of food insecurity in rural dwelling older adults and the role primary care providers can play in systematically screening older adults for age related food issues. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.

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KevinMD

JUNE 18, 2025

The antidote isn’t more modules, surveys, screenings, or questionnaires. The solution to the physician burnout crisis isn’t more diagnoses or interventions. What’s needed is cultural healing: One that we have so far been unwilling and/or too depleted to attempt. Over the past decade, physician wellness has been medicalized.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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. While screening and brief counseling in PC is considered best practice, it is not standard practice.

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Adventures of a Sick Doctor

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

I have been working in cancer screening for seven months now, and I have had the opportunity to reflect on what that means for me, as a cancer patient myself. For a start, my cancer is colorectal not cervical, and besides it is unrelated to screening as I was diagnosed at an age that is outside of the screening parameters.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Therefore, we have developed Proactive, a self-administered screening questionnaire that enables older people to independently monitor their risk of functional decline. Objective: To validate Proactive. A single participant with severe loss of autonomy found Proactive less useful as it did not provide him with any new information.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

JUNE 12, 2025

In addition to a standardized screening, care enhancers who are trusted members of the community could be involved in these discussions and deployed for support. This trip was one of several that delivered aid and helped evacuate residents devastated by the hurricane. In response, the people of Holyoke, Massachusetts, mobilized.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In May 2023, Mayo Clinic implemented a revised screening tool to assess social determinants of health (SDOH) for its patients. Objective: To assess the impact of a question on need for assistance with social risk factors identified through routine screening. Study Design and Analysis: Descriptive analysis of secondary data.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening women of reproductive age for intimate partner violence (IPV). from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues reviewed the evidence on screening and interventions for IPV and caregiver abuse among adults. Cynthia Feltner, M.D., Cynthia Feltner, M.D.,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

At baseline, 79% of students had no previous training on HT, 94% felt it was important to receive this training, 68% reported knowing the health consequences of HT, 51% could identify red flags, 22% knew how to screen, and 16% knew referral resources. Knowledge of red flags was 99% post session, 90% at 3 months, and 92% at 6 and 12 months.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

In Arizona’s climate, skin cancer screenings are particularly important given our high sun exposure. For Women Women require specific preventive services throughout their lives, including breast cancer screenings, cervical cancer screenings, osteoporosis testing, and prenatal care during pregnancy.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 14, 2025

But skipping cholesterol screenings in your 20s and 30s could eventually put you at risk for serious health problems. Here’s why younger adults should prioritize cholesterol screenings. Know Your Baseline Your first cholesterol screening in your 20s or 30s provides a baseline for future test results.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Despite it being the fourth most common cancer in women, many Somali American women do not receive routine screening for cervical cancer. HPV-only testing is effective for cervical cancer screening and recommended by U.S. guidelines. Each transcript was double coded, including at least one coder who identified as Somali.

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Myriad Genetics

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

We went through the pediatrician, the physical therapist, and none of those people brought up carrier screening. A carrier screen is a genetic test that looks at a couple’s DNA to see if they are carrying any genetic mutations that could be inherited by their baby. “We started asking questions because he still wasn’t walking.

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Family Medicine Initiative

MAY 7, 2025

Similar Concepts: Number Needed to Harm ( NNH ) and Number Needed to Screen ( NNS ) are the equivalents for adverse effects and screenings. While I strive to write evidence-based but easy-to-understand articles, I believe the NNT is a research concept every GP should know. What is the NNT? How to calculate it?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Black and Latinx women have higher incidence of cervical cancer diagnosis and lower rates of cervical cancer screening than non-Latinx White women. Self-collected high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has been proposed as a method to address these barriers to screening and prevent cervical cancer.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Following removal of duplicates 20,425 titles, 2,716 abstracts, 341 full-text articles were screened; 28 articles were eligible for inclusion. Screening completed by two independent reviewers; conflicts resolved through consensus. Study Design and Analysis: Systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42023415051).

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 15, 2025

Michelle Rockwell and colleagues at the Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia, performed a sludge audit of their colorectal cancer (CRC) screening services in 2021 and 2022. In contrast, patients who reported no or minimal sludge were more likely to complete screenings and less likely to report distrust in the health system.

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Myriad Genetics

APRIL 15, 2024

Less invasive options like prenatal cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screens can also be used to help identify the microdeletion. According to a study in Genes (Basel) , cfDNA screens have “a 70–83% detection rate and a 40–50% positive predictive value (PPV) for most associated 22q microdeletions.” Such is the case with the 22q11.2 Genes (Basel).

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Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 12, 2025

Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendations on screening for osteoporosis. However, evidence indicates that the predictive value of FRAX without bone mineral density is poor and inferior to simpler tools such as the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool and the Osteoporosis Risk Assessment Instrument. being perfect and 0.5

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 21, 2025

What exactly is the difference between a lipid panel and a cholesterol screening ? This blog will help you understand basic terms, concepts, and expectations related to cholesterol screenings. Grasping the differences between a cholesterol screening and a lipid panel can help you better interpret your results.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Screening for social needs has become increasingly expected in primary care settings, with multiple regulatory bodies and value-based care payors emphasizing the importance of incorporating screening into routine care. Oftentimes, these barriers/limitations of screening seem to contradict specific reasons for screening (e.g.,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The USPSTF recommends 1-time screening for AAA with ultrasonography in men aged 65 to 75 years who have ever smoked. (B Outcome Measures: Whether or not a screening study was ordered on the patient per guidelines. Results: There is not a statistically significant difference in overall screening rates. cm or larger.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 19, 2025

As a clinical process, MBC is distinct from other important healthcare concepts, such as behavioral health screening, diagnostic clarification, or program evaluation. (3, 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.

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Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids

JUNE 6, 2025

Preventive care, early screenings, and routine check-ups can help catch issues early, improve energy, and protect your future. Preventive care, early screenings, and routine check-ups can help catch issues early, improve energy, and protect your future. We see it all the time: “I’m fine.” I’ll go next month.” “I

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Materials detailed resources for PAD screening, physical activity, and smoking cessation and were distributed through dissemination activities and partners. Context Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) affects 10-12 million US adults by reducing blood flow to the limbs. Setting The Paseo Gateway, situated in Jackson County, Kansas City, MO, USA.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

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? Cognitive screening.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

The present study evaluated the acceptability and the feasibility of hearing screening for patients consulting in private family practice medicine. Among the screened patients, 161 (74%) had negative test results, while 59 (27%) had positive results indicating hearing loss.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JANUARY 17, 2025

Limit bed activities to sleep and intimacy—no screens, books, or work in bed to signal your brain it's time to sleep. Screen time: Limit 1–2 hours before bed. If you’re already waking up refreshed and energized throughout the day—keep doing what works for you. Intense exercise: Limit for 2-4 hours prior to bed.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In the years following the PHE, rates of screening for tobacco use decreased, particularly during telehealth visits. It is unknown if these changes in screening persist. Outcome Measures: We examined monthly percent of primary care visits with tobacco use screening (yes/no) overall and by visit modality.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context While poverty is a risk factor for many chronic conditions, when it is recognized by care providers social screening can be used to positively impact patients’ health. Three quarters (78.5%) of eligible patients were screened for poverty, and of these a third (35.8%) screened positive. Of screened patients, 94.4%

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Implementing a better public active screening strategy is crucial. Point-of-care capillary HbA1c (POC-cHbA1c) holds promise as a solution, yet randomized trials assessing its effectiveness as a T2DM screening strategy are scarce, and none have been done in HK. It shows promise as an effective T2DM screening strategy.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 11, 2025

If a patient only has one medical problem and never had any surgeries, why would any reader of their medical record prefer to view one or more full screens or pages of what has NOT happened to this patient, at least not as of some date in the past when that was nailed down as the patient’s medical profile. Dietary strategies reviewed.

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