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The contribution of family physicians to district health services in South Africa: A national position paper by the South African Academy of Family Physicians

South African Family Practice, 2022
The purpose of this position paper by the South African Academy of Family Physicians (SAAFPs) is to inform decision making on human resources for health policy in South Africa and the placement of family physicians (FPs) in the district health system ...
South African Academy of Family Physicians
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Co-creating opportunities to incorporate cessation for electronic nicotine delivery systems in family medicine – a qualitative program evaluation

BMC Family Practice, 2021
Background The number of Americans who use tobacco has decreased in the twenty-first century, but electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) have increased the complexity of treating tobacco dependence.
Kevin A. Kovach, Reshana Peterson, Rajani Bharati, Kathryn Istas, Michael Monroe   +4 more
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Research interests of family physicians applying for research training

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Background There is an ongoing need for research to support the practice of high quality family medicine. The Family Medicine Discovers Rapid Cycle Scientific Discovery and Innovation (FMD RapSDI) program is designed to build capacity for family medicine
Jennifer K. Carroll, Christina M. Hester, Cory B. Lutgen, Elisabeth Callen, Sharon Hunt, Angela M. Lanigan, Gillian Bartlett-Esquilant, Gretchen Irwin, Warren A. Jones, Natalia Loskutova, Natabhona M. Mabachi, Kolawole S. Okuyemi, Lars E. Peterson, Richard Edward Smith, Cheri Tabel, Amanda Weidner   +15 more
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Guest Family Physician Commentaries [PDF]

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 2011
Corporate outsourcing and a sluggish economy have made it increasingly difficult for our patients to earn a living and provide for their families. Rejected Papanicolaou smears create a source of stress for the patient and her family, but it also means that, in some cases, she has to miss work ...
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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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