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Effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in practice [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population studied: Primary care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants), 43 in phase 1 and 13 in phase 2. Setting: Divisions of Family Medicine and Community Internal Medicine at a large academic medical center in Southeast Minnesota.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

And then we had half day workshops to get the frontline team just really excited about being the first ACE unit in the State of Alabama. Most ACE units had the bedside nurse, the physical therapist, a social worker, a case manager, and then differences in a lot of other people, chaplains, nurse practitioners, the primary teams.

Hospital 101
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MAFP Supports Two Student Programs This Summer!

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to shadow the head nurse practitioner at the Augusta clinic. As the Maine delegate, I attended Congress business sessions, participated in resolution writing workshops, and voted for candidates in elections.