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Updated programmatic learning outcomes for the training of family physicians in South Africa

South African Family Practice, 2021
The training of medical specialists should constantly be re-aligned to the needs of the population and the health system. The national Education and Training Committee of the South African Academy of Family Physicians reached consensus on the updated ...
Robert Mash, Hannes Steinberg, Mergan Naidoo   +2 more
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The rural road map for action: an examination of undergraduate medical education in Canada

Canadian Medical Education Journal, 2023
Background: There is currently a maldistribution of physicians across Canada, with rural areas facing a greater physician shortage. The taskforce between the College of Family Physicians and the Society of Rural Physicians created a report, “The Rural ...
Brenton Button, Megan Gao, John Dabous, Ivy Oandasan, Carmela Bosco, Erin Cameron   +5 more
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Health centres and social determinants of health: an analysis of enabling services provision and clinical quality

Family Medicine and Community Health, 2023
Objective It is well known that social determinants of health (SDOH), including poverty, education, transportation and housing, are important predictors of health outcomes. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded health centres serve a
Michael Topmiller, Jessica McCann, Jennifer Rankin, Hank Hoang, Alek Sripipatana, Jene Grandmont, Molly Pelzer   +6 more
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Informing the American Academy of family Physician’s Health Equity strategy – an environmental scan using the Delphi technique

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
Background Many organizations have prioritized health equity and the social determinants of health (SDoH). These organizations need information to inform their planning, but, relatively few quantifiable measures exist.
Kevin A. Kovach, Cory B. Lutgen, Elisabeth F. Callen, Christina M. Hester   +3 more
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Missed opportunities for improving practice performance in adult immunizations: a meta-narrative review of the literature

BMC Family Practice, 2017
Background We sought to characterize how the term “missed opportunities” is reported in the literature in the context of immunization rates and to assess how missed opportunities can be operationalized.
Natalia Loskutova, Craig Smail, Brian Webster, Kemi Ajayi, Julie Wood, Jennifer Carroll   +5 more
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Effects of multicomponent primary care-based intervention on immunization rates and missed opportunities to vaccinate adults

BMC Family Practice, 2020
Background Adult immunization rates are below Healthy People 2020 targets. Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention to improve adult immunization rates.
Natalia Y. Loskutova, Craig Smail, Elisabeth Callen, Elizabeth W. Staton, Niaman Nazir, Brian Webster, Wilson D. Pace   +6 more
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Interprofessional collaboration in diabetes care: perceptions of family physicians practicing in or not in a primary health care team

BMC Family Practice, 2019
BackgroundIn Canada, most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are cared for in the primary care setting in the practices of family physicians.
O. Szafran, S. Kennett, N. Bell, J. Torti   +3 more
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Trends in US Medical School Contributions to the Family Physician Workforce: 2018 Update From the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Family Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The United States needs more family physicians. Projections based on current trends show a deficit of 52,000 primary care physicians by 2025.
J. Phillips, Andrea L. Wendling, A. Bentley, Rae Marsee, C. Morley   +4 more
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Exploring the association of social determinants of health and clinical quality measures and performance in HRSA-funded health centres

Family Medicine and Community Health, 2021
Objective This paper explores the impact of service area-level social deprivation on health centre clinical quality measures.Design Cross-sectional data analysis of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded health centres.
Michael Topmiller, Jessica McCann, Jennifer Rankin, Hank Hoang, Joshua Bolton, Alek Sripipatana   +5 more
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Family Physicians’ Experiences of Physical Examination

Annals of Family Medicine, 2019
PURPOSE The increased availability of reliable diagnostic technologies has stimulated debate about the utility of physical examination in contemporary clinical practice. To reappraise its utility, we explored family physicians’ experiences.
M. Kelly, Lisa K. Freeman, T. Dornan
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