Contents tagged with research
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Donate to the TAFP Foundation
Support the TAFP Foundation
Help maintain the legacy of family medicine. Join the TAFP Foundation in supporting Texas medical students and family medicine residents, and funding office-based … more
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About the TAFP Foundation
About the TAFP Foundation
Mission statement
The Texas Academy of Family Physicians Foundation supports educational and scientific initiatives for the specialty of family medicine to improve … more
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Texas residents to present research at AAFP’s National Conference
Texas residents to present research at AAFP’s National Conference
AAFP has selected 16 posters to be showcased in the poster competition at the 2012 National Conference of Family Medicine … more
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Vitamin D and hypertension: Racial/ethnic disparities
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Vitamin D and hypertension: Racial/ethnic disparities
By Tasleyma Sattar, D.O., Kimberly Fulda, Dr.P.H., Kun Don Yi, Ph.D., and Roberto Cardarelli, D.O., M.P.H.Primary Care Research … more
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An introduction to RRNeT, the Research Residency Network of Texas
By Jason Hill
RRNeT network coordinatorThe Research Residency Network of Texas, or RRNeT, is a collaboration of 10 Texas family medicine residency programs across the state, representing 100 family physician faculty and 300 family medicine residents who see approximately 300,000 outpatient visits per year. The program is comprised of physicians and researchers who meet bi-monthly to discuss research projects. RRNET is united by a single goal: to generate medical research that meets the needs of our diverse patient population. RRNeT’s patients are comprised of Latinos (55 percent), African Americans (12 percent), Caucasians (27 percent), and Asians (4 percent).
To begin a study, physicians discuss reoccurring medical issues and concerns arising in their day-to-day clinical work. “What patient issues are most puzzling or worrisome?” A consensus answer to this question often determines the research agenda for the upcoming year. Each year, one or two large research studies are implemented. Research topics to date have included alternative medicine use, medication compliance, teen preventive care, cost-efficient care, low back pain, and obesity. After selecting a research topic, RRNeT members derive specific research aims to shed light on underlying causes, further describe the topic, and test linkages between the causes and associated health outcomes. Then study design, sampling, procedures, and data collection processes are determined. At this point, RRNeT members acquire permission to conduct the study with their respective institutional review boards.
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Changes in complexity of ambulatory care from 2005 to 2008 across disciplines
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Changes in complexity of ambulatory care from 2005 to 2008 across disciplines
By David A. Katerndahl, M.D., M.A.; Robert Wood, Dr. P.H., Carlos R. Jaén, M.D., Ph.D.
Between 1996 and … more
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TAFP Foundation funds family medicine research, awards scholarships
TAFP Foundation funds family medicine research, awards scholarships
The TAFP Foundation raises and distributes funds for medical student scholarships for students planning to pursue a career in … more
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Calling all researchers: Enter TAFP’s annual research poster competition
Calling all researchers: Enter TAFP’s annual research poster competition
posted 03.07.13
The TAFP Foundation and TAFP’s Commission on Public Health, Clinical Affairs, and Research will host the … more
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TAFP Foundation votes to fund two family medicine research projects
TAFP Foundation votes to fund two family medicine research projects
posted 03.06.12
As part of its mission, the TAFP Foundation funds practice-based, primary care research. The Foundation met … more
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Characteristics of patients using extreme opioid dosages in the treatment of chronic low back pain
Characteristics of patients using extreme opioid dosages in the treatment of chronic low back pain
Shannon Essler, Southwestern University, GeorgetownTerrell Benold, M.D., UT Southwestern – Austin … more