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Re-Issuing The Screening Mammography Challenge, Daniel Passerman
Re-Issuing The Screening Mammography Challenge, Daniel Passerman
Clinical Research in Practice: The Journal of Team Hippocrates
The author reissues the challenge to monitor the to monitor the discussion related to screening mammography in the reader's own clinical setting.
Mental Health Screening In Nursing Homes, Meghan Breen
Mental Health Screening In Nursing Homes, Meghan Breen
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Depression and dementia are two of the most common mental health conditions in nursing homes. Screening for these conditions does not have to be difficult or time consuming, but doing it can significantly improve the health of nursing home residents. The WHO-Five for depression and the Mini-Mental Status Exam are both sensitive, specific, and time-sensitive. Using these screening in a nursing home in rural Vermont helped improve the accuracy of patient records and impacted medical care.
Osteoporosis: Prevention, Screening, And Treatment In The Primary Care Setting, Jeanne T. Gosselin
Osteoporosis: Prevention, Screening, And Treatment In The Primary Care Setting, Jeanne T. Gosselin
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Osteoporosis, with its related fragility fractures, is largely a preventable disorder, not an inevitable part of aging. Through effective education, screening, and treatement in the primary care setting, it may be possible to curb the impending rise of osteoporosis and costly fractures as the population ages. A time-conserving patient education pamphlet on osteoporosis was developed for a family medicine practice in central Vermont. The educational intervention is sensitive to the time constraints of a busy practice and may provide a much needed foundation for osteoporosis education in the primary care setting.
Screening, Brief Intervention And Referral To Treatment For Substance Abuse In Waitsfield, Vt, Chi An Liu
Screening, Brief Intervention And Referral To Treatment For Substance Abuse In Waitsfield, Vt, Chi An Liu
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Substance abuse is an issue in Waitsfield, VT and currently there is no formal program or intervention at Mad River Family Practice to help patients overcome their addictions. Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is a program to identify at risk patients, raise awareness of their abuse, and help them find support and treatment they need.
Assessing The Perceptions And Knowledge Of Breast Cancer And Mammography In The Refugee Population, Patrick Silveira
Assessing The Perceptions And Knowledge Of Breast Cancer And Mammography In The Refugee Population, Patrick Silveira
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
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Bridging The Gap, Amy Wei-Hsin Yu
Bridging The Gap, Amy Wei-Hsin Yu
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Many elders must choose between paying bills, buying medication or buying food. Some elders are unaware that they qualify for food assistance, or would feel stigmatized using it. Only 1 in 3 eligible seniors (60+) participate in 3SquaresVT (SNAP), a federal nutrition program of the USDA administered by the Vermont Department for Children and Families. Over 14,000 (11%) of Vermont seniors face the threat of hunger and almost 7,000 (5%) are at-risk for hunger (food-insecure). Food insecurity can be screened for by using Hunger Free Vermont’s Two Question Screen.