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Does Structured Quality Improvement Training For Residents Increase Qi In Practice?, Ivy A. Click, Jeri Ann Basden, Fred Tudiver
Does Structured Quality Improvement Training For Residents Increase Qi In Practice?, Ivy A. Click, Jeri Ann Basden, Fred Tudiver
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East Tennessee State University implemented quality improvement (QI) training for second-year family medicine residents in 2009. Results in 2011 indicated training increased scores in QI skill assessments as well as self-efficacy in QI. With residents who completed the training now in practice, does the increase in knowledge and skill translate to increased QI in practice? A survey of graduates compares frequency of QI cycles and self-assessment of QI skills among graduating classes, those receiving QI training and those graduating before training began. Residents that completed the QI curriculum rated their training higher; however residents that did not receive training were …
Focused Anticoagulation Service In Family Medicine Residencies, Ivy A. Click, Emily Flores, Leonard Brian Cross, Douglas Rose
Focused Anticoagulation Service In Family Medicine Residencies, Ivy A. Click, Emily Flores, Leonard Brian Cross, Douglas Rose
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A report on the creation of a new program to improve family medicine residents' understanding, and quality of care, of anticoagulation patients. Patients requiring anticoagulation therapy pose unique issues requiring a systematic approach to their care, balancing the potential benefit from therapy with possible adverse events. Here, we describe a model that helps to standardize both the care received by patients on anticoagulation therapy as well as the training of family medicine residents caring for those patients. A team-based model of care (family medicine residents, clinical pharmacists, and nurses) is used to achieve the goals of improved care and education. …
Predictors Of Treatments Acceptable To Patients For Late-Life Depression, Gerald J. Jogerst, Shimin Zheng, Erik Vanderlip
Predictors Of Treatments Acceptable To Patients For Late-Life Depression, Gerald J. Jogerst, Shimin Zheng, Erik Vanderlip
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Objectives. Describe older patients’ perceptions about depression and characteristics associated with acceptance of treatments. Design. Cross-sectional study. Setting. Three primary care clinics in Iowa. Participants. Consecutive sample of 529 primary care patients. Measurements. Depression screening tool (a 9-item patient health questionnaire [PHQ-9]) and questionnaire including sociodemographic data, patient attitudes about depression, and acceptability of different treatments. Results. Mean age was 71.9 years (range 60–93 years), 314 (59%) female. Among the 529 participants, 93 (17.5%) had history of depression and 60 (11.3%) had PHQ-9 scores of 10 or greater. Participants believed depression is a disease for which they would use medication …