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Preventive Care: Controversies, Challenges And Upcoming Changes In Guidelines, Randa Sifri, Md
Preventive Care: Controversies, Challenges And Upcoming Changes In Guidelines, Randa Sifri, Md
Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds
Objectives
- Organizations who make guidelines
- Current guidelines for average-risk adults, with a focus on guidelines with differing recommendations and challenges to implementation/operational issues
- Preview of upcoming changes in guidelines
- Cases to illustrate some of the common questions that come up in delivering office-based preventive care
- Some disclaimers
You Don’T Have To Get Diabetes, Mitch Kaminski, Md, Mba, Nevaneva White, Dnp, Crnp, Cdces
You Don’T Have To Get Diabetes, Mitch Kaminski, Md, Mba, Nevaneva White, Dnp, Crnp, Cdces
Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds
The goal is to streamline the steps required to make referrals to and enroll in the National Diabeties Prevention Program (DPP).
"I Had No Other Choice But To Catch It Too": The Roles Of Family History And Experiences With Diabetes In Illness Representations., Amy T Cunningham, Alexzandra Gentsch, Lsw, Amanda M B Doty, Geoffrey Mills, Marianna Lanoue, Brendan G. Carr, Judd E Hollander, Kristin L Rising
"I Had No Other Choice But To Catch It Too": The Roles Of Family History And Experiences With Diabetes In Illness Representations., Amy T Cunningham, Alexzandra Gentsch, Lsw, Amanda M B Doty, Geoffrey Mills, Marianna Lanoue, Brendan G. Carr, Judd E Hollander, Kristin L Rising
Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: A family history of diabetes and family members' experiences with diabetes may influence individuals' beliefs and expectations about their own diabetes. No qualitative studies have explored the relationship between family history and experiences and individuals' diabetes illness representations.
METHODS: Secondary data analysis of 89 exploratory, semi-structured interviews with adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes seeking care in an urban health system. Participants had a recent diabetes-related ED visit/hospitalization or hemoglobin A1c > 7.5%. Interviews were conducted until thematic saturation was achieved. Demographic data were collected via self-report and electronic medical record review. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and coded …
Patient Experience And Challenges In Group Concept Mapping For Clinical Research., Geoffrey D. Mills, Marianna Lanoue, Alexzandra T. Gentsch, Amanda M.B. Doty, Amy Cunningham, Garrison Nord, Kristin L. Rising
Patient Experience And Challenges In Group Concept Mapping For Clinical Research., Geoffrey D. Mills, Marianna Lanoue, Alexzandra T. Gentsch, Amanda M.B. Doty, Amy Cunningham, Garrison Nord, Kristin L. Rising
Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Group concept mapping (GCM) is a research method that engages stakeholders in generating, structuring and representing ideas around a specific topic or question. GCM has been used with patients to answer questions related to health and disease but little is known about the patient experience as a participant in the process. This paper explores the patient experience participating in GCM as assessed with direct observation and surveys of participants.
METHODS: This is a secondary analysis performed within a larger study in which 3 GCM iterations were performed to engage patients in identifying patient-important outcomes for diabetes care. …
Community-Based Partnerships For Improving Chronic Disease Management, James Plumb, Laura Carson Weinsten, Rickie Brawer, Kevin Scott
Community-Based Partnerships For Improving Chronic Disease Management, James Plumb, Laura Carson Weinsten, Rickie Brawer, Kevin Scott
Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers
With the growing burden of chronic disease, the medical and public health communities are re-examining their roles and opportunities for more effective prevention and clinical interventions. The potential to significantly improve chronic disease prevention and have an impact on morbidity and mortality from chronic conditions is enhanced by adopting strategies that incorporate a social ecology perspective, realigning the patient-physician relationship, integrating population health perspectives into the Chronic Care Model, and effectively engaging communities using established principles of community engagement.
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