Annals of Family Medicine Podcast
Innovations from the cutting edge of family medicine research. About the journal: Annals of Family Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed research journal serving the needs of scientists, practitioners, policy makers, and the patients and communities they serve. It is the top-ranked North American primary care research journal, and charges no fees for publication. The journal is a collaborative effort of seven family medicine organizations and has been in publication since 2003. https://www.annfammed.org/content/annals-family-medicine-podcast-innovations-cutting-edge-family-medicine-research
Episodes
In this episode, researchers Arch G. Mainous III, PhD, and Frank A. Orlando, MD, discuss their recently published study, “Body Mass Index vs Body Fat Percentage as a Predictor of Mortality in Adults Aged 20-49 Years." The study found that body fat percentage is a stronger predictor of 15-year mortality risk among U.S. adults than body mass index (BMI). Although BMI is widely used in clinics as the standard measure of body compositi...
In this episode, researchers Ann Sinéad Doherty, PhD, and Emma Wallace, PhD discuss their recently published study, “Prescribing Cascades Among Older Community-Dwelling Adults: Application of Prescription Sequence Symmetry Analysis to a National Database in Ireland.” The study identified five potential prescribing cascades in Ireland’s national population of older adults, highlighting yet another contributor to potentially inapprop...
Primary care improves the health of communities and decreases health inequities, yet workforce shortages have worsened in the United States. This study, titled "Neighborhood Determinants of Primary Care Access in Virginia," aimed to identify geographic disparities of the primary care workforce in Virginia and identify factors associated with primary care physician (PCP) access. In this episode, authors Hannah Shadowen, third-year m...
Authors Shiying Hao, PhD, and Neil Kamdar, MA, discuss their original research study titled "Utilization of Treatment for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea and Practice-Level Variation in Treatment in the Primary Care Setting Using the American Family Cohort.” They talk about barriers to guideline adherence for chlamydia and gonorrhea treatment across primary care practices and recommend effo...
In this episode, lead author Jade Wexler, a fourth-year medical student at Brown University, and co-author Dr. Elizabeth Toll, a professor of pediatrics and medicine and clinician educator at Brown University, discuss their study, A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physicians' Approaches to Caring for Adult Adopted Patients. They share insights into their findings and the implications for primary care practice.
Family medicine is demanding, often taking an emotional toll on physicians as they share in their patients' distress and trauma. This essay recently published in Annals of Family Medicine titled "The Day I Almost Walked Away: Trust, Gratitude, and the Power of Teamwork," recounts a moment when a family physician, overwhelmed by the complexities of patient care, felt ready to step away from her duties. When she reached out to a team...
Black parents and their newborns are more likely to undergo drug testing for prenatal substance exposure by health care professionals, which contributes to Child Protective Services (CPS) reporting, family separation, and termination of parental rights. In this episode, lead authors Dr. Carol Shetty and Dr. Lauren Oshman discuss their study, “Structural Racism in Newborn Drug Testing: Perspectives of Health Care and Child Protecti...
Episode 1: Translating the Surgeon General’s Framework on Social Isolation and Loneliness to Actionable Steps in Primary Care
Before COVID-19, 20% of adult primary care patients felt lonely, linked to higher health care use and chronic conditions. Social isolation’s health impact rivals smoking 15 cigarettes a day. This episode offers critical strategies for primary care to address this growing epidemic. Dr. Sebastian Tong, lead au...
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