{"id":3829,"date":"2021-09-23T16:16:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T21:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/?page_id=3829"},"modified":"2022-04-05T08:51:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T13:51:21","slug":"primary-medical-care-continuity-and-patient-mortality-a-systematic-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/primary-medical-care-continuity-and-patient-mortality-a-systematic-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Medical Care Continuity and Patient Mortality:  A Systematic Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Overview:<\/h3>\n<p>The concept of continuity of care is highly emphasized in primary care specialties such as Family Medicine. A systemic review conducted in 2018 found that continuity of care offers a protective effect on mortality rates. This presentation will take this finding further by exploring the strength of this association and the contributing causative mechanisms. Dr. Aldridge will discuss these findings and suggest how we might consider the next steps in our own clinical practice.<\/p>\n<h3>Objectives:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0To further define the strength of the relationship between continuity of care and mortality rates<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 To identify the potential causative mechanisms in the relationship<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 To promote further investigation of the causative mechanisms and patients which would benefit the most from continuity of care<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3650\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/09\/Photo-2-Aldridge-Jasmin.jpg\" alt=\"Jasmin Aldridge, MD, MPH\" width=\"250\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/09\/Photo-2-Aldridge-Jasmin.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/09\/Photo-2-Aldridge-Jasmin-320x400.jpg 320w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/09\/Photo-2-Aldridge-Jasmin-440x550.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Jasmin Aldridge, MD, MPH<br \/>\nPGY3 Resident<br \/>\nFamily &amp; Community Medicine<br \/>\nUT Health San Antonio<\/p>\n<h3>Financial Disclosures:<\/h3>\n<p>Jasmin Aldridge, MD, MPH and her faculty mentor Marcy Wiemers, MD have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.<\/p>\n<p>The Family &amp; Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Mark Nadeau, MD, Marcy Wiemers, MD, Maria Del Pilar Monta\u00f1ez Villacampa, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Gabriela Lopez, PsyD, Maureen Alvarado, DO, Yun Shi, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, Inez I. Cruz, PhD, and Nichole Rubio) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.<\/p>\n<p>The Family &amp; Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Ja\u00e9n, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.<\/p>\n<h3>Credits:<\/h3>\n<p><em>AMA PRA Category 1 Credits<\/em>\u2122 (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)<\/p>\n<h3>Target Audience:<\/h3>\n<p>Specialties \u2013 Primary Care; Family Medicine<br \/>\nFaculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.<\/p>\n<h3>Accreditation:<\/h3>\n<p>The UT Health Long San Antonio School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.<\/p>\n<h3>Credit Designation:<\/h3>\n<p>The Long School of Medicine designates this live activity up to a maximum of <em>1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits<\/em>\u2122.<\/p>\n<p>Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.<\/p>\n<p>Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;] \n        <a class=\"panel no-equilizer panel-mobile text-center colorized colorized-institutional\" href=\"https:\/\/cmetracker.net\/UTHSCSA\/Login?formname=regLoginLive&EventID=10089320\" title=\"\" target=\"\">\n            <span class=\"circle close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"icon-checkbox-checked\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br>\n            <h3 >View Recording (CME Credit)<\/h3>\n            <p><\/p>\n        <\/a> \n        <a class=\"panel no-equilizer panel-mobile text-center colorized colorized-academics\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ar96RPFp0CM\" title=\"\" target=\"\">\n            <span class=\"circle close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"icon-uth-shield\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br>\n            <h3 >View Recording (no CME Credit)<\/h3>\n            <p><\/p>\n        <\/a>[vc_column_text]For activity related questions, please contact:<br \/>\nName: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rubion@uthscsa.edu\">rubion@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For CME general questions, please contact<br \/>\nPh: (210) 567-4445<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:cme@uthscsa.edu\">cme@uthscsa.edu<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Overview: The concept of continuity of care is highly emphasized in primary care specialties such as Family Medicine. 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