Annals of Family Medicine
22 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.
- Singapore Trial Finds HPV Self-Sampling Boosts Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake · A Singapore randomized trial shows offering HPV self-sampling increases screening participation by 13.8% compared to clinician sampling.
- Family Medicine Programs Adopt Holistic Reviews for Multi-Specialty Applicants · Family medicine residency programs are adopting holistic reviews to attract multi-specialty and IMG applicants amid declining match rates.
- AAFP President Urges Congress to Reform Medicare Payment System · AAFP President Steven Furr testified that Medicare payment reform is essential to reduce costs and improve health outcomes.
- AI-Guided Ultrasound Reduces Heart Failure Referral Delays in Spain · A Spanish pilot program uses AI-guided handheld ultrasound to improve heart failure diagnosis in primary care.
- CERA Infrastructure Boosts Family Medicine Research Output · The Council of Academic Family Medicine's CERA program has published nearly 250 manuscripts through a volunteer-led model.
- VA Physician Reflects on Staff Cuts, Policy Shifts, and Veteran Suicide · A VA physician describes how workforce reductions and policy changes impact veteran care and morale.
- Physician Shares Coping Strategies for Ménière's Disease · A doctor details how meditation, support networks, and empathy helped him manage chronic Ménière's disease symptoms.
- International Physicians Define Generalism as Relational and Holistic Care · A study reveals international generalist physicians view their practice as a relational privilege and an 'indescribable whole' threatened by transactional healthcare.
- Physician Reflects on Diverse Autism Experiences Following Kennedy Remarks · A pediatric physician and mother highlights the spectrum of autism experiences, from identity to profound disability, urging empathy.
- Study Identifies 12 Paradoxes in Social Care Literature to Guide Implementation · Researchers identified 12 recurring paradoxes in social care literature to reconcile conflicting stances on health equity.
- Canada Pilot Tests Dyadic EMR Linkage for Dementia Care · A Canadian pilot study explores linking dementia patient and caregiver records in electronic medical records.
- Physician Heals Self Through Refugee Clinic Amid Policy Shifts · A family physician launched a refugee clinic in 2021, finding personal healing through caring for Afghan refugees before policy changes halted the work.
- Family Physicians Must Maintain Cesarean Delivery Capacity in Rural Areas · An essay argues that family physicians must retain cesarean delivery skills to ensure continuity of care in rural communities.
- Family Medicine Programs Lag in Teaching Self-Directed Learning Skills · Most US family medicine residency directors report gaps in curricula and assessment for self-directed learning despite accreditation requirements.
- Patients with Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity Use Four Self-Care Decision Patterns · A qualitative study identifies four distinct self-care decision-making patterns among patients with cardiometabolic multimorbidity.
- Long-Term GP Relationships Reduce Urgent Hospital Admissions and Costs · A Dutch study links longer GP-patient relationships to fewer urgent hospital admissions and lower costs.
- US Primary Care Physicians Report Trade-offs in Health System vs Independent Practices · A study of 30 US physicians reveals distinct trade-offs between autonomy and support in health system versus independent practices.
- Annals of Family Medicine Launches ATLAS Initiative for Multilingual Research · Annals of Family Medicine launches ATLAS to publish research abstracts in multiple languages to improve global access.
- Comprehensive Navigation Outperforms Signposting in Social Prescribing Trial · Randomized trial shows comprehensive navigation improves resource access for patients with social needs compared to signposting.
- Randomized Trial Shows In-Person Social Care Navigation Outperforms Signposting · A new randomized trial in adult primary care found in-person navigation doubled access to social resources compared to signposting.
- Annals of Family Medicine Corrects Author Name Spelling · Annals of Family Medicine issues a correction regarding a misspelled author name in a previous article.
- Self-Sampling HPV Testing Increases Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake in Singapore · A randomized trial in Singapore found self-sampling HPV testing significantly increased screening uptake compared to clinician sampling alone.