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Program Directors are the backbone of #FamilyMedicine residencies overseeing operations, ensuring accreditation, and training future physicians.
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In this reflection, a family physician shares how a year of partial parental leaveโtwo โdad daysโ each weekโtransformed his family life, strengthened his marriage, and deepened the bond with his child.
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A #FamilyMedicine clinic revised its patient dismissal process after identifying racial disproportionality in immediate dismissals. The clinic shifted to an interdisciplinary review model focused on engagement, shared problem-solving & structured communication.
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Using data from Albertaโs Long COVID Inter-professional Outpatient Program (IPOP), this study shows why separating survey scores from written comments can miss key insights.
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This pragmatic randomized control trial, evaluated whether the Care Anywhere with Community Paramedics (CACP) program through @mayoclinic.org could reduce hospital and emergency department use by delivering acute care at home.
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A new study surveyed over 2,600 #PrimaryCare patients and found that those experiencing loneliness were less likely to feel their clinician truly listened to them, less likely to have their care coordinated, and less confident managing their own health
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Episode 12 of the ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ highlights how a chaplain trained in recovery coaching provides whole-person support, helping patients process emotions, find meaning, and build on their strengths alongside care for opioid use disorder.
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This year will mark the first year of a three-year strategic plan adopted by the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), guiding NAPCRG towards an ambitious future.
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A new original cohort study used electronic records to examine whether patients presenting with floaters, flashes, or both had different risks of retinal detachment in #PrimaryCare. #FMsky #Medsky
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A family physician describes a teen whose illness first seemed like a routine viral infection. Guided by advice from Sir William Osler, recurring fevers, joint pain, and a rash were traced to tick exposure on a hike. #FMsky #Medsky
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Make sure to check out the latest episode of the Annals of Family Medicine Podcast featuring Seth Hunter, MD, and Chaplain Dustin Hite discussing this report
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This report describes a team-based buprenorphine clinic within an academic family medicine residency practice that incorporated a clinically trained chaplain into care for patients with opioid use disorder.
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A pediatrician reflects on a case where a genetic variant (1q21.1 deletion) seemed to explain a childโs short stature, until family testing and treatment response revealed a different, treatable cause.
A pediatrician reflects on a case where a genetic variant (1q21.1 deletion) seemed to explain a childโs short stature, until family testing and treatment response revealed a different, treatable cause.
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This study examined how Canadian PBRLNs currently approach data governance & explored how Indigenous data sovereignty frameworks could apply to these networks.
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In this study, researchers in the Netherlands examined blood thinner use and related events in people with cancer during this period using routine general practitioner (GP) records from 2018 to 2022
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The @stfm-fm.bsky.social and Stanford Medicine Healthcare AI Applied Research Team (HEA3RT) have received a grant from the The Commonwealth Fund to advance AI readiness in safety net and rural #PrimaryCare
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New research shows continuity of care in U.S. community health centers remained strong from 2019โ2023, even during COVID-19.
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Findings highlight the importance of #PrimaryCare relationships and the need to improve equitable care.
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Episode #12 of the AFM Podcast with Dr. Seth Hunter & Chaplain Dustin Hite is out ๐๐๐ discussing their paper "Leveraging the Role of Chaplaincy to Enhance Care for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder"
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The March/April 2026 issue of Annals of Family Medicine is available now!
๐ฝ๏ธ Take a look at our video preview for an exclusive glimpse into our latest issue and the newest research in #PrimaryCare
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This report examines piloting an AI tool to draft patient portal responses, reducing inbox burden. After early issues, improvements focused on refining prompts to better control tone, safety, and content through message categorization and symptom-based responses.
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Annals of Family Medicine invites students, trainees, residents, and interns to join the Annals Journal Club, a space to explore research, discuss key issues in #PrimaryCare, and consider how these conversations can inform real-world practice.
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This study analyzed data from 1,207 older adults receiving permanent home-based care and found that higher continuity of care was associated with a lower likelihood of home ambulance services, emergency department visits, and hospital admissions.
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This study examined whether integrating social risk decision support tools into electronic health records could improve chronic disease management and increase social riskโinformed care in community clinics.
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