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Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Outcomes Using A Family Medicine Interdisciplinary Team., Megan Hull

Ambulatory and Primary Care Articles

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Annals Journal Club: Pharmacy Technicians In An Underserved Health System, Kevin T Gulley, Michael E Johansen

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Appreciating The Lotp Study: Further Refining Scope-Of-Practice Analysis., Eduardo Rivé Lockwood

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Re: Physician And Advanced Practice Clinician Burnout In Rural And Urban Settings., Cody J Klinker

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Project Gender Nutriscope: Methods Of A Mixed Methods, Community-Engaged Study Design To Explore The Nutritional Needs Of Transgender And Gender-Diverse Youth And Young Adults., Heather E Schier, Krithika Chetty, Shivakriti Induri, Liam Gallagher, Miriam Knopp, Julie Kennel, Whitney Linsenmeyer, Avery M Anderson, Matthew Adkins, Irene E Hatsu, Janna D Stephens, Carolyn Gunther

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OBJECTIVE: Despite growing evidence of distinct nutrition-related experiences and disparities, transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth and young adults are an underrepresented population in nutrition research. This paper describes the methods and study design from Project Gender NutriScope, a study that will explore the nutritional needs of TGD youth and young adults.

DESIGN: Parallel convergent cross-sectional mixed methods; community-engaged.

SETTING: A purposive sample will be recruited in a Midwest city through clinics, youth organizations, and a large state university.

PARTICIPANTS: Transgender and gender-diverse youth and young adults aged 13-24 years.

INTERVENTION: Findings from this formative study will be used to inform …

All Quality Metrics Are Wrong; Some Quality Metrics Could Become Useful., Michael E Johansen, Andrew S Detty, Jonathan Doo Young Yun

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Starting The Conversation: Patient Perceptions Of Self-Assessed Type-2 Diabetes Risk., Bennett Collis, Huda Kutmah, Peyton Couch, Neelima J Kale, Karen L Roper

Ambulatory and Primary Care Articles

INTRODUCTION: Little is known about patients' perceptions of their risk for type-2 diabetes (T2D), or if knowledge of risk could facilitate weight and diabetes prevention discussions with health care professionals.

METHODS: In our academic family medicine practice, 25 patients completed a previsit T2D risk assessment on their phone and answered interview and survey questions to assess their understanding of their risk for developing T2D.

RESULTS: Interest in their T2D risk was high, but self-estimation of risk before obtaining their score was low (21/25 reported ≤30% chance of developing diabetes). All patients perceived T2D to be very serious, most remembered their …

In-Situ Simulation In Interdisciplinary Family Practice Improves Response To In-Office Emergencies., Brad D Gable, Laurie Hommema

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Background Medical emergencies can present to family medicine offices. For optimal patient outcomes, multiple team members must come together to provide emergency care and mobilize the appropriate resources. In-situ simulation has been used to improve provider knowledge, skills, and attitudes as well as identify latent safety threats. The aim of this training was to provide family medicine physicians, nurses, and office staff education about how to manage in-office emergencies. Specifically, we sought to clarify team members' roles, improve communication, and identify latent safety threats. Methodology Two different in-situ simulations were performed with debriefing sessions. The first was a pediatric patient …

Preventing Physician Suicide., Jennifer L Middleton

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Re: "Psychiatric Medication Users By Age And Sex"., Kelsey Sicker

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