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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine

@emoryfammed.bsky.social

Emory's Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Palliative Medicine, and Physician Assistant training programs. Innovative, compassionate life cycle research, patient care & education. https://med.emory.edu/departments/family-preventive/index.html

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · last yr.

@emoryfammed.bsky.social is proud to be the administrative home of the Kathelen and Dan Amos Medical Student Loan Forgiveness Program: Improving Access to Primary Care in Georgia! news.emory.edu/stories/2025...

Amid doctor shortages, a loan forgiveness program aims to keep care local | Emory University | Atlanta GA

The School of Medicine offers the Kathelen and Dan Amos Medical Student Loan Forgiveness Program to support current students, recent graduates and residents who plan to practice primary care in Georgi...

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · last yr.

@emoryfammed.bsky.social faculty Dr. Deanna Kaplan spoke with the @ajc.com about how a Emory-developed app, Fabla, is helping researchers better understand depression and emotional health by capturing daily voice reflections about the experience of therapies. #MedSky #MentalHealth #PrimaryCare

What your voice reveals about your health

A new smartphone app developed at Emory University is allowing researchers to analyze patients' voice diaries to improve their health.

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · last yr.

New editorial in @bmj.com by @mk-ali.bsky.social is just one example of the outstanding diabetes research happening at @emoryfammed.bsky.social. Check out "Diabetes in migrant communities: a rising healthcare priority" #diabetes #PublicHealth #PrevMed #MedSky #CommunityHealth

Diabetes in migrant communities: a rising healthcare priority

As of 2023, an estimated 281 million people globally are international migrants—constituting approximately 3.6% of the world population, reflecting steady growth over the past years.1 Non-communicable...

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · last yr.

We are dedicated to being inquisitive and producing meaningful research. Here's a great example of innovative #PatientCare and #CaregiverSupport techniques from our Chair, Ted Johnson, and his team at Georgia Gear. #dementia #MedSky #PrimaryCare www.statnews.com/2025/03/11/d... via @statnews.com

I’m a geriatrician. Improv is one of my favorite tools for working with dementia patients

Improv offers valuable tools for care partners, family members, and others to interact with people with dementia.

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · last yr.

One of our Family Medicine Residency graduates is on the front lines of the measles outbreak in Texas. We're so proud of our education programs and the outstanding doctors who have trained here. Read the full story: #PrimaryCare #MedEd #FamilyMedicine #PublicHealth

This young Texas doctor only read about measles. Now she's a leading expert amid outbreak.

Many doctors have never seen measles in person. The Texas outbreak is reshaping how health systems prepare for drops in vaccinations.

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · last yr.

New case report by @alijohnzrrabi.bsky.social examines psychedelic use in #psychedelictherapy training programs, #psychiatry and neo-shamanism, and the use of psychiatric interventions to address prolonged adverse effects from psychedelics. #MentalHealth pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40021999/

Prolonged adverse effects from repeated psilocybin use in an underground psychedelic therapy training program: a case report - PubMed

This case highlights the tensions between legal and underground psychedelic use within psychedelic therapy training programs, psychiatry and neo-shamanism, and the use of psychiatric interventions (i....

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · last yr.

Dr. Ambar Kulshreshtha is the lead author of a JAMA Network Open study examining undiagnosed cognitive impairment at federally qualified health centers. The study found that 75% of participants had undiagnosed cognitive issues. #dementia #FamilyMedicine #PrimaryCare #SDoH #ADRD #MedSky #PublicHealth

Prevalence of Unrecognized Cognitive Impairment in Federally Qualified Health Centers

This cross-sectional study examines the prevalence of unrecognized cognitive impairment among adults aged 65 years and older receiving primary care from federally qualified health centers in Indianapo...

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · last yr.

7% of older Medicare patients travel for #CancerCare and that number is 2-4x higher in rural areas. New @jama.com Network Open commentary by Dr. Ted Johnson, @tina-ann.bsky.social, and Dr. Miranda Moore. #RuralHealth #MedSky #PublicHealth jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The Shape of US States and Cancer Care Impact

Mark Stein’s 2008 New York Times bestseller, How the States Got Their Shapes, explores the fascinating history behind the creation of US state borders.1 Stein explains how borders were influenced by n...

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · last yr.

New study by Deanna Kaplan, PhD examined multiple forms of childhood trauma as predictors of depression treatment outcomes and participant attrition. #MedSky #MentalHealth #mindfulness #depression #PrevMed #MBCT journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Childhood trauma and subclinical PTSD symptoms predict adverse effects and worse outcomes across two mindfulness-based programs for active depression

Within mindfulness-based programs (MBPs), mixed results have been found for the role of childhood trauma as a moderator of depression outcomes. Furthermore, childhood trauma and PTSD symptoms have bee...

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · last yr.

@cnn.com quoted our FM faculty member @tina-ann.bsky.social in this article about persistent fatigue. #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine #MedSky amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...

If you’re constantly tired, these health conditions could be the reasons why, experts say | CNN

If you’re always feeling tired or sleepy, it might be time to see a professional. Experts highlight conditions that could be contributing to your exhaustion.

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · last yr.

New pub in @annfammed.bsky.social by Dr. Miranda Moore examines challenges to #FamilyMedicine research and whether financial incentives and department size influence the scholarly activity produced by family medicine departments: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39870539/ #FamilyMedicine #MedSky #FMSky

Impact of Financial Incentives and Department Size on Scholarly Activity Output - PubMed

Institutions aiming to increase their family medicine department scholarly productivity might benefit from focusing resources on increasing their faculty size such as adding consultants, statistical a...

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · last yr.

Fantastic interview with @wabe.org @iamrosescott.bsky.social on an innovative collaboration between Emory, GSU, and Dad's Garage Theatre, featuring our Chair Dr. Ted Johnson. www.wabe.org/improv-artis... #dementia #caregiving #MedSky #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

Improv artists, local health experts team up to help caregivers assisting people with memory loss

The symptoms of memory loss can be unpredictable. But as improvisational performances have shown us, unpredictability doesn’t have to be bad. Amanda Lee Williams took her love for improv to help addre...

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our faculty @jlguest.bsky.social's "Posttraumatic stress disorder and its associations with antiretroviral therapy (ART) nonadherence and among veterans with HIV" shows PTSD increased ART and recommends increased PTSD screening #HIV #AIDS #PublicHealth #MedSky pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39760706/

Posttraumatic stress disorder and its associations with antiretroviral therapy among veterans with HIV - PubMed

PTSD increased ART nonadherence and ART modifications. Providers should screen for PTSD so that it can help guide medical decisions and treatment; particular attention should be paid to Veterans with ...

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · 2y ago

New pub in JAMA Pediatrics from faculty @sarahhcross.bsky.social and Dr. Dio Kavalieratos. Home and hospice deaths have increased in the past 2 decades and hospital and nursing facility deaths have decreased; however, recent patterns are unknown. #EOL #hapc #Medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Location of Pediatric Deaths in the US

This cross-sectional study assesses the associations of decedent demographic characteristics and cause of death with place of death among children, adolescents, and young adults.

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · 2y ago

Important new editorial facilitated by @emoryfammed.bsky.social faculty Dr. Jane Lowers. @agingsolo.bsky.social centering patient voices and highlighting new cystic fibrosis pain management guidelines co-developed by her colleague Dr. Dio Kavalieratos. www.cysticfibrosisjournal.com/article/S156...

Pain is a constant in our lives with CF: Please believe us

As people with cystic fibrosis, we enthusiastically welcome new clinical guidelines to help our care teams more effectively recognize and manage pain. Pain is a constant for us, and throughout our liv...

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Emory Dept. of Family & Preventive Medicine@emoryfammed.bsky.social · 2y ago

New publication by @emoryfammed.bsky.social faculty member Dr. Ambar Kulshreshtha and Emory medical student Lindsey Garrett "Effect of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage on 30-day readmissions: A systematic review." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39727148/ #Medsky #SDoH

Effect of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage on 30-day readmissions: A systematic review - PubMed

Living in a high ADI area moderately impacts 30-day readmissions, particularly for patients who have undergone surgery or have undifferentiated problems.

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