All Articles tagged practice

• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 07, 2024 EDT
  Interprofessional Education at the University Level: Evidence, Models, and Future Directions
  Gary H. McCulloughKelly PowersJaimee Watts-IsleyPaige BrownSusan SmithJacqueline T. Vaughn

  Interprofessional Education (IPE) continues to evolve as a critical component for providing quality healthcare. This article provides current evidence and models for IPE delivery to students beginning their academic programs.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 07, 2024 EDT
  Developing IPEC Competencies for an Evolving Professional Landscape: Q&A with Jeffery Stewart, DDS
  Meg Zomorodi

  An interview with Jeffery Stewart, who currently serves as a consultant to the American Dental Education Association. The interview discusses the IPEC Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 07, 2024 EDT
  Assessing Interprofessional Collaboration at Clinical Learning Sites: Methodology on Developing the IP-CLEAR Tool
  Kimberly A. SandersMary R. Lynn

  While strong models exist for didactic interprofessional training, interprofessional practice opportunities are needed for students to apply the skills they learn in classroom and simulation settings to real-world care environments.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 07, 2024 EDT
  Developing Preceptors to Teach in an Interprofessional Practice
  Philip T. Rodgers

  Health care professionals are often mentored in silos. Creating a collaborative team mindset is aided by a focus on interprofessional education and bringing together learners from other professions.

• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 07, 2024 EDT
  In Search of Shared Language: Professional Associations and Interprofessional Practice in North Carolina
  Hugh TilsonAdam J. Zolotor

  This interview covers topics related to the development of interprofessional education and team-based care. Collaborative practice is increasingly embraced as a way to improve health outcomes for patients.

• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 07, 2024 EDT
  “It Takes a Village”- A Conversation with the Interprofessional Diabetes Clinic at the ECU Health Family Medicine Center
  Christine LysaghtJamie MessengerShiv PatilKay Craven

  These interviews discuss teamwork in a primary care environment from a clinical team and patient's perspective. Interprofessional collaboration can help improve patient outcomes and empower patients.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 03, 2023 EDT
  Pharmacists Maintain Consistency and Trust During a Pandemic
  Ouita Gatton

  During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists’ authority was recognized and expanded to include provision of essential services beyond traditional medication expertise and pharmacy operations.

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• Original Research
  May 03, 2023 EDT
  Opioid Use Disorder Practice by Licensure Category in North Carolina
  Phillip M. HughesChase HarlessMelinda RamageCarriedelle FuscoBayla Ostrach

  Our results describe practice patterns for APPs and physicians and differences that may be reflective of regulations and therapeutic approaches.

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• Original Research
  January 01, 2022 EDT
  Variations in Receipt of Contraceptives by Insurance Status and Race/Ethnicity
  Tsai-Ling LiuYhenneko J. TaylorJohanna Claire SchuchLisa TuckerKathryn M. ZagerMichael F. Dulin

  BACKGROUND Although use of contraceptives has increased among young women in the United States, more than half of pregnancies remain unplanned. The goal of this study was to examine the...

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• Original Research
  January 01, 2022 EDT
  Implementation of the North Carolina Plan of Safe Care in Wake County, North Carolina
  Anna E. AustinMeghan E. ShanhanPaige RosemondMolly C. BerkoffCatherine JoynerScott Proescholdbell

  BACKGROUND The Comprehensiv...

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 01, 2008 EDT
  The Chronic Kidney Disease Primary Care Practice
  Cynda Ann Johnson

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  September 01, 2007 EDT
  Cultivating Patient-Centered Communication Skills Training Across the Medical Education Continuum: A Model for Practice
  Gail S. MarionSonia J. CrandallFrank CelestinoWilliam McCannJulienne Kirk

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  September 01, 2007 EDT
  Identifying and Addressing Communication Failures as a Means of Reducing Unnecessary Malpractice Claims
  Gerald B. HicksonA. Dale Jenkins

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  September 01, 2006 EDT
  Current and Best Practices for Testing of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  Arlene C. SenaMarcia Hobbs

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• Original Research
  July 01, 2006 EDT
  Integrating A Focus on Overweight and Obesity in Clinical Practice: Practical Suggestions
  Suzanne Lazorick

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  July 01, 2006 EDT
  The Clinical Nutritional Implications of Obesity and Overweight
  Kathryn M. KolasaKay CravenSarah HenesCatherine Sullivan

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  November 01, 2005 EDT
  Access to Primary Dental Care: A Commentary on the Economics of Dental Practice and Thoughts on Solutions to Improve Access to Primary Dental Care
  John N. Williams

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• Policy Forum: Introduction
  May 01, 2005 EDT
  Introduction: Policy Forum: Innovations in Primary Care Practice
  Gordon H. DeFrieseKristie Weisner Thompson

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• Policy Forum: Issue Brief
  May 01, 2005 EDT
  New Developments in Primary Care Practice
  Warren P. NewtonC. Annette DuBardThomas H. Wroth

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 01, 2005 EDT
  Low-Overhead Practice Models and the Uninsured: Harnessing the Power of Small Scale to Address Large Unmet Health Needs
  Steven D. Crane

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 01, 2005 EDT
  Application of Quality-Improvement Methods in a Community Practice: The Sandhills Pediatrics Asthma Initiative
  Thomas H. WrothJoseph C. Boals

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• Original Research
  January 01, 2005 EDT
  Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Are We Following the Guidelines?
  Benjamin E. PusserSandy L. RobertsonMark D. RobinsonCole BartonL. Allen Dobson

  Warfarin therapy substantially reduces stroke in atrial fibrillation (AF), yet medical literature reports it is only prescribed in 15-60% of eligible patients.

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• Original Research
  November 01, 2004 EDT
  Racial Disparities in Health between White and African American Family Practice Patients: Clinical Implications
  Remy R. CoeytauxHeather M. GillespieLeigh F. CallahanJay S. KaufmanMarcus PlesciaChristianna WilliamsPhilip D. Sloane

  To identify differences in self-reported health status and prevalence of chronic disease between African American and white patients.

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• Policy Forum: Issue Brief
  September 01, 2004 EDT
  The Practice of Quality: Incorporating High-Yield Strategies into the Daily Reality of Medical Practice
  Sharon K. HullLeila C. KahwatiElizabeth P. KanofJennifer P. Proko

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  March 01, 2004 EDT
  Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: Current Problems and New Solutions
  E. Harvey Estes

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• Original Research
  November 01, 2003 EDT
  Results from a Practice-Based Lipid Clinic Model in Achieving Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Goals
  Harold D. ThomasCharles MaynardGalen S. WagnerEric L. Eisenstein

  Lipid clinic models that combine diet and drug therapy have shown significantly better hyperlipidemia management than usual care.

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• Policy Forum: Columns
  September 01, 2003 EDT
  Letters to the Editor: Medical Malpractice
  Martin C. DeGraw

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• Original Research
  July 01, 2003 EDT
  Finding the Truth: The Medical Malpractice Crisis in North Carolina
  Joseph Jenkins

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• Original Research
  July 01, 2003 EDT
  Misdiagnosis: Behind the Rhetoric of the Malpractice Insurance “Crisis”
  Mark T. SumwaltBurton Craige

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• Original Research
  July 01, 2003 EDT
  NC Medical Malpractice Insurance Data v. Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Can Fact Prevail Over Fiction?
  David P. Sousa

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• Original Research
  July 01, 2003 EDT
  Limiting Damages for “Pain and Suffering” in Medical Malpractice
  Frank A. Sloan

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• Policy Forum: Introduction
  July 01, 2003 EDT
  Introduction: Professional Liability Insurance: Crisis or Not?
  Gordon H. DeFriese

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