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Perceived acceptability and feasibility of integrating breast and cervical cancer screening for women and providers in Kenya [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied A total of 1,305 women presenting for CC screening and 50 CC providers at the study hospitals were surveyed. Outcome Measures Primary outcomes were perceived acceptability and feasibility of integrating BC screening into CC care among women and providers. Median provider age was 34 and 68% were female.

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Development and Testing of an Interoperable e-care Plan for Person-Centered Care Planning for Multiple Chronic Conditions [Multimorbidity]

Annals of Family Medicine

Background: Multiple chronic conditions (MCC) the most common condition seen in practice are present in 33% of adults and 80% of individuals age > 65. User testing of MCC eCareplan apps provided lessons learned across areas specific to patient-centeredness, effectiveness, fidelity, shareability, feasibility, scalability, and performance.

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Claire Lupini-Gohl Medical Student [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context When it comes to advanced directives, research has shown that providers should initiate the conversation for their patients, however completion rates for these conversations are very low. It is important to decrease these barriers for providers, so that patients are able to benefit from these conversations.

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Celebrating Ten Years of ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain and Opioid Stewardship [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention ECHO Pain started in June 2014 and offered weekly 90-minute sessions that include a didactic lecture followed by a de-identified patient case presentation. In this study, we present a narrative summary of our program achievements and research in the past ten years.

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Outcomes of a virtual CGM initiation service (virCIS) for primary care patients with diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention: Primary care providers were invited to attend a webinar that focused on identifying patients who may benefit from CGM use, best practices for prescribing, and CGM interpretation. Patients were provided a CGM, received education on medication, diet and exercise, and completed surveys at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months.

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Enhancing Primary Care: The Role of Occupationnal Therapy in Chronic Pain Self-Management [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: The objective of this study was to make explicit how occupational therapists provide self-management support to people living with chronic pain to highlight their specific contribution to primary care teams. Setting: Quebec, Canada Population studied: Occupational therapists providing chronic self-management support interventions.

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Secondary analysis of the SHaPED trial: shifting away from opioids to simple analgesics for emergency care of low back pain [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Emergency department clinicians (physicians, nurses and physiotherapists) (n=269) and patients aged 18 years and older who presented to an emergency department with non-specific or radicular low back pain (n=4,625) were included. Results: There was a 7.1% 3.65), a 1.4%