Several U-M Family Medicine faculty will present their research and hold workshops at the largest conference for primary care researchers, held this year in Toronto, Ontario.
Suzanna Zick co-authored a new paper that finds nearly one in three adults with lupus use prescription opioids to manage pain, despite a lack of evidence that opioids are effective for reducing pain from rheumatic diseases.
Principal investigator Katherine J. Gold will continue research on mechanisms of support for women who have experienced perinatal loss and still birth, focusing on the experiences of women of color using an anonymous online support group.
Funding from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation will enable further research on the connection between untreated hearing loss and rehospitalization
Number of sexual partners, history of sexually-transmitted diseases among factors in determining possibility for HPV
Using Medicare HMO claims data , Mahmoudi and her team tracked 115,000 older adults with hearing loss for three years post diagnosis, finding an association between use of hearing aids and reduced risk of physical and mental decline in older adults.
Improving health care coordination and theory; 'These companion papers seek to make theory more accessible and practical....demonstrating how theory can be applied to specific cases'
Patient/provider interaction not impeded by use of scribes, which also helps lessen burden on physicians
Among the key points noted in this survey is the need for healthcare providers to not only discuss confidentiality, but to build trust with young patients to provide a basis for open communication.
The May 2019 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth draws on work from Tammy Chang and her adolescent
