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Peer Coaching to Support Weight Management in Primary Care This randomized clinical trial assesses the effect of a health-coaching intervention on weight loss among veterans at a Veteran Affairs health care system.

Peer Coaching to Support Weight Management in Primary Care jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Reporting guidelines for chatbot health advice studies: explanation and elaboration for the Chatbot Assessment Reporting Tool (CHART) The Chatbot Assessment Reporting Tool (CHART) reporting guideline promotes transparent and comprehensive reporting of studies evaluating the performance of generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driv...

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AI Clinical Decision Support to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism This trial protocol describes a randomized clinical trial to assess artificial intelligence (AI)–driven clinical decision support in reducing hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism incidence in…

AI Clinical Decision Support to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Cost-Effectiveness of HPV Self-Testing Options for Cervical Cancer Screening This economic evaluation examines the cost-effectiveness of mailed human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling kits among members of a US health care system with adherent, overdue, or unknown screening…

Cost-Effectiveness of HPV Self-Testing Options for Cervical Cancer Screening jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Distinció per a la ‘Guia de determinants socials de la salut’, impulsada per professionals de l’ICS Catalunya Central, als Premis Barea La infermera Berta Rodoreda, del CAP Santpedor, va rebre un accèssit dels Premis Barea aquest divendres al Congrés dels Diputats

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Long-Term Educational Outcomes of Individuals Born Preterm This case-control study of all births in a Canadian province examines the association of preterm birth with educational outcomes.

Long-Term Educational Outcomes of Individuals Born Preterm jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Elevating Service in Academic Medicine—The S-Index This Viewpoint proposes the development and adoption of a service index (s-index), a standardized, quantitative measure of service contribution in academic medicine.

Elevating Service in Academic Medicine—The S-Index jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Validation of an Infarction Code Care Checklist and Determination of its Relationship With Other Patient Safety Indicators: Protocol for a Prospective Study Background: In the care of time-dependent illnesses, facilitating care and systematizing actions with a checklist provides security to health professionals and reduces errors, thereby increasing…

Check out this fascinating article www.researchprotocols.org/2025/1/e66584

Superficial Vein Thrombosis: A Review This review discusses superficial vein thrombosis, including pathophysiology, risk factors, epidemiology, and diagnostic testing.

Superficial Vein Thrombosis: A Review jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Ambient AI Scribes to Reduce Administrative Burden and Professional Burnout This quality improvement study examines whether ambient artificial intelligence (AI) scribes are associated with reductions in clinician administrative burden and burnout.

Ambient AI Scribes to Reduce Administrative Burden and Professional Burnout jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Ultraprocessed Foods and Health This Medical News article discusses a new American Heart Association science advisory on ultraprocessed foods, cardiometabolic health, and policy recommendations for improving dietary patterns.

Ultraprocessed Foods and Health jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

🎉 Avui Berta Rodoreda (#icscatcentral) ha rebut un accèssit a la 23ª edición de los Premios Anuales de Gestión Sanitaria José Barea, en col·laboració amb la Fundación Signo, al Congreso de los Diputados. 🏛️👏
El reconeixement és pel projecte de codificació dels determinants de salut. 🌍📊
Enhorabona! 👏🎊

📢 Presentem el projecte Consultoris Locals del Futur a les IX Jornadas de Medicina Rural de la @semfyc.bsky.social (Morella, 3-4 octubre 2025).
Un model que transforma l’atenció primària rural amb tecnologia i innovació 🌍💡

#Rural25 #icscatcentral #usrcatcentral @peppomar.bsky.social

Implicit Gender Bias and the Use of Cardiovascular Tests Among Cardiologists | Journal of the American Heart Association BackgroundPhysicians' gender bias may contribute to gender disparities in cardiovascular testing. We used the Implicit Association Test to examine the association of implicit gender biases with decisi...

Implicit Gender Bias and the Use of Cardiovascular Tests Among Cardiologists | Journal of the American Heart Association www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Impacts of COVID-19 on clinical indicators and mortality in patients with chronic conditions in Catalonia, Spain: A retrospective population-based cohort study — JOGH Since the beginning of 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected over 762 million people worldwide, causing almost 7 million deaths [1]. People with cardiovascular and…

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Patient characteristics, serious disease diagnoses, and incidental findings in individuals with non-specific symptoms referred to the Suspected CANcer (SCAN) Pathway: a prospective cohort study in Eng... CT-led non-specific symptom pathways can identify a relatively high proportion of patients with cancers that are harder to diagnose, but also a similar proportion of patients with an incidental findin...

Patient characteristics, serious disease diagnoses, and incidental findings in individuals with non-specific symptoms referred to the Suspected CANcer (SCAN) Pathway: a prospective cohort study in England - The Lancet Primary Care www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Social inequalities in health in the EU - EuroHealthNet EuroHealthNet-CHAIN report Social inequalities in health in the EU Are countries closing the health gap? Read summary report Read technical report […]

Report, ‘Social inequalities in health in the EU’
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Avui he tingut l’honor de presidir el tribunal de tesi doctoral d’Agnès Huguet Feixa, pediatra d’atenció primària 👩‍⚕️👶.

📖 Vacil·lació a la vacunació en la població i anàlisi dels missatges antivacunes a les xarxes socials

Una recerca amb aplicació directa a la pràctica assistencial.

Telestroke and Timely Treatment and Outcomes for Acute Ischemic Stroke This cohort study evaluates the association of telestroke use with time to treatment and outcomes among patients with acute ischemic stroke in Michigan.

Telestroke and Timely Treatment and Outcomes for Acute Ischemic Stroke jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Generates Strong Immune Response Topline data indicate that the 2025-2026 LP.8.1-adapted monovalent COVID-19 vaccine, marketed as Comirnaty, elicits a robust immune response.

Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Generates Strong Immune Response

Mental Health and Substance Use in the US This Medical News article discusses the latest Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration data on the connections between substance use and mental health in the US.

Mental Health and Substance Use in the US jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Validation of an Infarction Code Care Checklist and Determination of its Relationship With Other Patient Safety Indicators: Protocol for a Prospective Study Background: In the care of time-dependent illnesses, facilitating care and systematizing actions with a checklist provides security to health professionals and reduces errors, thereby increasing…

📢 Nou protocol publicat a JMIR Research Protocols.

L’estudi, liderat des de la Gerència d’Atenció Primària i Comunitària #icscatcentral, validarà la checklist de Codi Infart i la seva relació amb indicadors de seguretat del pacient.

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Effectiveness of CONFIVAC, an intervention to enhance paediatric nurses and paediatricians skills to promote vaccination: A mixed-methods cluster randomized trial Vaccine hesitancy (VH) poses a significant challenge to achieving optimal vaccination coverages worldwide. Paediatric healthcare workers (PHCWs) are f…

New study from @primariaicscat and @IDIAPJGol published in Vaccine: CONFIVAC, a brief training for paediatric nurses & doctors, boosts confidence and skills to address vaccine hesitancy 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️💉
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📈 Resultats: més ús de la comunicació presumptiva, més anticipació de dosis futures i més seguretat per gestionar la reticència vacunal.
#vacunacio #aprimaria 3/3

L’assaig clínic amb 142 professionals de Barcelona i la Catalunya Central mostra que CONFIVAC millora la comunicació i la confiança en la consulta pediàtrica davant famílies amb dubtes de vacunació. 2/3
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Effectiveness of CONFIVAC, an intervention to enhance paediatric nurses and paediatricians skills to promote vaccination: A mixed-methods cluster randomized trial Vaccine hesitancy (VH) poses a significant challenge to achieving optimal vaccination coverages worldwide. Paediatric healthcare workers (PHCWs) are f…

Nou estudi de @primariaicscat #icscatcentral @IDIAPJGol
#usrcatcentral publicat a Vaccine: el programa CONFIVAC forma pediatres i infermeres per afrontar la reticència vacunal 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️💉

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Alcohol Consumption Per Capita and Suicide This meta-analysis examines whether there is an association between alcohol consumption per capita and the suicide rate and, if so, whether this association varies by sex.

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita and Suicide jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Screening and Risk Algorithms for Detecting Pediatric Suicide Risk in the ED This cohort study compares the utility of a suicide risk algorithm derived from patients’ historical clinical records with the performance of universal suicide risk screening in identifying risk for…

Screening and Risk Algorithms for Detecting Pediatric Suicide Risk in the ED jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Financial Incentives in Medicare’s SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program This cohort study examines the scale and scope of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Value-Based Purchasing program’s financial incentives in the first 3 y...

Financial Incentives in Medicare’s SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Hypothyroidism: A Review This review discusses the current evidence regarding the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment of primary overt hypothyroidism in nonpregnant adults.

Hypothyroidism: A Review jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...