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Increasing Primary Care Research Workforce and Output through T32 Primary Care Fellowship Training [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

CONTEXT Primary care (PC) is well-positioned to address rapidly evolving public health priorities and research meaningful to patients and other stakeholders. Culturally-competent, high-quality training is provided via coursework, seminars/workshops, and mentored, hands-on research. Research training is rate-limiting.

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A Comprehensive Approach to the Opioid Crisis in Caldwell County, North Carolina [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

The homeless population has tripled with over half of this population suffering from untreated drug addiction and mental health issues. to a three day workshop and also invited an expert on community based opioid treatment programs to moderate the program. Through a funded grant.

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A Call for Engagement Outside of the Exam Room

Physician's Weekly

There is robust data regarding the importance of patient connection and engagement in the hospital and clinic setting. 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.

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Self-management support as an add-on to usual care for adults experiencing anxiety: A pragmatic randomized clinical trial [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

h group virtual workshop with 15 participants supported by two trained facilitators. The program comprises a broad range of mental health intervention strategies and wellness-focused approaches in a nondirective toolkit aimed at building self-management skills.

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Power to the Patient with Patient Generated Health Data

FDA Law Blog

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) recently partnered with the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) to host a two-day workshop to help advance the use of patient-generated health data (PGHD) to support improved clinical trials, medical device development, and regulatory science.

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MAFP Supports Two Student Programs This Summer!

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

I observed multiple fascinating procedures and patient interactions throughout the externship, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to glimpse the day-to-day of this field. At the Family Medicine office, I observed the close relationships fostered between Dr. Der Simonian and her patients.

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Stepped Palliative Care: A Podcast with Jennifer Temel, Chris Jones, and Pallavi Kumar

GeriPal

Give too much, it may cause harm (even if the higher dose had no significant side effects, it would require patients to take a lot of unnecessary additional pills as well as increase the cost.) So, what is the effective dose of palliative care? Give too little – it may not work. Jennifer 04:25 I can take that on. Eric 05:32 Yeah.