Health care systems across the globe are integrating mental health services into primary care. Recently, Dr. Ohad Avny and colleagues from Clalilt Health Services and Talbieh Psychiatric Clinic affiliated with Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School in Jerusalem, Israel, completed a literature review of collaborative care models in Israel and other countries. In the article, the […]
About 90% of my clinical practice is focused on caring for the underserved: The young, The old, Those suffering from chronic medical illness, now unemployed, Those without a home to go to at the end of the day, Those with a home but without any furniture or food, Racially diverse individuals, Refugees, LGBT individuals […]
A monolingual Spanish-speaking patient from Ecuador was injured on his job in the northeastern US. He was prescribed medicine for multiple physical injuries and had been previously diagnosed with depression prior to the incident. He carries shame about his history of depression and a suicide attempt before he was left unemployed, struggling financially as […]
A few weeks ago the ETSU Academic Health Sciences Department was holding its second full-day experience for students enrolled in the Interprofessional Education (IPE) Program. The day’s experiences centered on values and ethics in team based care, and the importance of considering social determinants of health. Student teams (nursing, medicine, pharmacy, psychology, public health and […]
Welcome to the second edition of the CFHA News and Research Column, a new series of posts that highlight recent developments in the field of collaborative and integrated care. Check back each month for additional reports. NEWS Privacy Rules on Medical Records for Substance Use Treatment The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) […]
“The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer.” (motto of the WWII Army Corp of Engineers) Consider three primary care buckets, for simplicity: in the first bucket, you’ll find patients with the many forms of depression and anxiety that can benefit significantly from the brief interventions commonly provided by Behavioral Health […]
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The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time.” David Bowie Just over a year ago I transitioned from my clinical and teaching practice at a family medicine residency to healthcare consulting. This was no easy farewell. I would be leaving a residency […]
