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Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Questionnaire and Resource Packet

What is the role of healthcare providers?
The healthcare system is a natural place to respond to ACEs and promote resilience in children,
youth and families. Guidelines for well childcare are extensive in the early years – 13 visits in
the first three years of...

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale

Author/s: Spitzer, Robert L., Kroenke, Kurt, Williams, Janet B. W.

BACKGROUND:

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common mental disorders; however, there is no brief clinical measure for assessing GAD. The objective of this study was to develop a brief self-report scale to identify probable cases of GAD and evaluate its reliability and...

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Self report depression mental health patient health questionnaire

Acute Flaccid Myelitis Investigation

Author/s: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • CDC is concerned about AFM, a serious condition that causes weakness in the arms or legs.
  • From August 2014 through August 2018, CDC has received information on a total of 362 cases of AFM across the US; most of the cases continue to occur in children.
  • Even with an...
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Managing Prescription Refills

Author/s: Mold, James

Several years ago, OKPRN clinicians identified two key principles and several techniques that make management of prescription refills much easier for practices. 
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prescriptions

Unilateral Strength Training Leads to Muscle-Specific Sparing Effects During Opposite Homologous Limb Immobilization

Author/s: Andrushko, Justin W., Lanovaz, Joel L., Björkman, Kelsey M., Kontulainen, Saija A., Farthing, Jonathan P.

Cross education (CE) occurs after unilateral training whereby performance of the untrained contralateral limb is enhanced. A few studies have shown that CE can preserve or “spare” strength and size of an opposite immobilized limb, but the specificity (i.e., trained homologous muscle and...

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strength training resistance training

Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH

Author/s: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

A condensed version of "Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure With DASH" this easy-to-read fact sheet includes an overview of DASH research findings and suggestions on how to start and stick with a eating plan.  
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blood pressure DASH patient education

Influenza (The Flu)

Author/s: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Influenza information handout from the CDC.
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Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines

Author/s: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

Groups Recommended for Vaccination

  • Routine annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all persons aged ≥6 months who do not have contraindications.
  • A licensed, age-appropriate influenza vaccine (IIV, RIV4, or LAIV4) should be used. Consult package information for age...
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Management of Outpatient Test Results

Author/s: Mold, James W.

From published literature, we identified four key steps in the management of test results:
1. Tracking all results to make sure they are received and reviewed by an appropriate person in the practice.
2. Notification of all patients of both normal and abnormal test results in a...

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outpatients test results

Effect of Early Surgery vs Physical Therapy on Knee Function Among Patients With Nonobstructive Meniscal Tears The ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial

Author/s: van de Graaf, Victor A., Noorduyn, Julia C., Willigenburg, Nienke W., Butter, Ise K., de Gast, Arthur, Mol, Ben W., Saris, Daniel B. F., Twisk, Jos W. R., Poolman, Rudolf W.

IMPORTANCE

Despite recent studies suggesting arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) is not more effective than physical therapy (PT), the procedure is still frequently performed in patients with meniscal tears.

OBJECTIVE

To assess whether PT is noninferior to APM for...

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meniscal tear physical therapy arthoscopic surgery

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