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Continuity Of Care In Rural Surgical Patients, Sydney M. Cardozo Jan 2023

Continuity Of Care In Rural Surgical Patients, Sydney M. Cardozo

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Continuity of care is an integral part of patient care and is important for reducing morbidity and mortality following hospitalizations. Medical errors are common during transitions of care, and are most frequently caused by lack of suitable discharge planning and poor communication between surgical teams, patients, and primary care physicians. This project aims to create a new standardized note template for surgery teams to use when discharging patients, with the goal of augmenting communication and efficiency during transitions of care within and outside the UVM Health Network.


Aging And Exercising Gracefully, Karena P. Nguyen Jan 2023

Aging And Exercising Gracefully, Karena P. Nguyen

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Exercise and physical therapy are concerns among patients experiencing menopause and patients who near the age of menopause. Newtown Primary Care serves a population, whose census indicates an aging population. An interdisciplinary pamphlet on weight-bearing exercises and community resources for the peri- and postmenopausal population was developed with input from physical therapists and doctors.


Surgical And Non-Surgical Gender Euphoria Options For Bottom Dysphoria, Hunter Myers, Neeki Parsa Jan 2023

Surgical And Non-Surgical Gender Euphoria Options For Bottom Dysphoria, Hunter Myers, Neeki Parsa

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

No abstract provided.


Provider Education On Annual B12 Levels In Patients On Metformin, Callan Gravel-Pucillo Mms Jan 2023

Provider Education On Annual B12 Levels In Patients On Metformin, Callan Gravel-Pucillo Mms

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Education of primary care providers about the current recommendations, guidelines, and caveats surrounding obtaining annual B12 levels in patients on metformin to screen for deficiency. Education was based off of informal survey results assessing providers' current practices and the preferred medium through which they wanted to recieve educational content. Educational content was presented in a flowchart format for ease of use and distributed at both practice sites for providers to hang at their workstations.