Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SUD screening is not universally done in primary care (PC). In our institution, screenings are completed for patients ≥15 years during well visits; those not presenting for well visits and under 15 may represent missed opportunities. A score ≥2 constitutes a positive screen for possible substance misuse.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Referral Wellness Visit 130

Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have found that a school-based screen for mental health problems, combined with a referral system, can be effective at improving and protecting the mental health of adolescents.

Mental Health 75

Mental Health Screening Referral IT 75

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Physicians may participate in more traditional community engagement venues such as community health fairs or organizing screenings, providing educational workshops on nutrition exercise and disease prevention or helping facilitate small group chronic disease management.

Chronic Disease Management 52

Chronic Disease Management Community Chronic Disease Education 52

Vascular Physician

JULY 11, 2021

Evaluation begins with three screening questions: Are your fingers or toes unusually sensitive to cold? Educating patients on the link between emotional stress and Raynaud's phenomenon is important and attention to mental health disorders should be considered. How is Raynaud's Phenomenon diagnosed?

Referral 52

Referral Mental Health Patients Diagnose 52

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Analyzing the Health and Retirement Study, she found 60% of older adults screened positive for depression in the last year of life (related study here ). Eric: So you could probably tell we’re going to be talking about mental health issues. Or is it that I’m just not screening? That’s a lot.

Mental Health 123

Mental Health Patient-Centered Illness Screening 123

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. So, we are not screening for substance use in cancer care, so we don’t get good estimates among people with cancer, which is really how we would prefer to ask the question. Katie: Yeah.

Illness 137

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 137

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

So falls, mobility concerns, polypharmacy, comorbidities, nutrition, social support, and mental health. Because a lot of my colleagues, who are like transplant coordinators for example, are asking, “Can you help us better screened for which older adults would be fit enough to go for transplant? Well, I do it personally.

Patient-Centered 130

Patient-Centered IT Patients Clinic 130