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2023 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award author Mackenzie Pargeon, OMS-III, reviews the evident line between physical and mental health and how physicians can help incorporate movement into patients’ lives.
2023 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award author Kathleen Wong, OMS-IV, reviews the ongoing obesity epidemic and shares how we can combat it with proper nutrition.
Dr. Velayudhan explains how growing up Hindu and loving-kindness meditation practice has molded the way she faces life on and off the cushion. “I am learning that by being friendly toward our own discomfort, fears, doubts, anxieties, and uncertainties we can more easily be with these feelings when they percolate in our patients, friends, and family members.”
2023 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award third-place winner Violeta Foss, OMS-III. reviews and advocates for plant-based nutrition in the fight against COVID-19.
2023 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award second-place winner Elisabeth Arndt, DO, Ph.D. reviews and advocates for equitable reimbursement rates for osteopathic manipulation therapy.
2023 Namey/Burnett Preventive Medicine Writing Award first-place winner Maura Fox, DO reviews the current stigmas surrounding obesity and provides ways osteopathic family physicians can treat their patients.
Despite current legislation across the country that affects the LGBTQIA+ community, the medical profession has a responsibility to treat and serve all people. In order to provide the best possible care for all of our patients, it’s important to make sure we understand the challenges our patients may face. Going the extra step to be an ally improves patient/provider trust and increases the chance for positive medical outcomes.
In 2000, the National Institute of Health defined disparity as a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic and environmental disadvantage. Health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systemically experienced greater obstacles to health and have historically been linked to discrimination in healthcare.
When looking at differences among patient populations and finding the best ways in which to customize treatment options, we as physicians need to take a step back to understand the varying racial, ethnic and cultural differences from which our patients come.
Nalini Velayudhan, DO, shares how motherhood inspired her decision to pursue family medicine as part of the ACOFP Women’s Leadership Committee series.
Roberteen McCray, DO, sheds light on sex trafficking, what signs physicians can look for and how they can help patients they suspect are victims.
Jacob Lenz, OMS-IV, explores the benefits and adverse effects of cannabis—both recreational and medicinal—and how the role of continued legalization across the United States impacts patient care.
Georgianna Stoukides, OMS-III, MA, highlights the similarities and differences between COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS—not only in the type of virus but also in how they are transmitted and who they most often affect—and the role stigmatization plays in treatment.
Nicole Rakhmanova, OMS-III, highlights the importance of tailoring preventative medicine approaches and interventions to community and cultural beliefs, while providing suggestions for ways to overcome mistrust and misinformation.
Samantha Gordon, OMS-IV, outlines the importance of screening for depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults, especially amid the pandemic, and offers tips for providing individuals and their families with appropriate resources.
Health & Wellness Committee Chair Monica Woodall, DO, FACOFP, FAAFP, shares her story of COVID-19 burnout and how it continues to affect her, her family and friends, her practice and her patients.