Primary Care Update

Join primary care physicians Kate Rowland, Gary Ferenchick, Henry Barry and Mark Ebell as they discuss 4 new POEMs (Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters): cardiovascular outcomes of GIPs (vs GLP), risk-based breast cancer screening (WISDOM Trial), whether a single dose of HPV vaccine is as good as two, and surgery (or not) for shoulder impingement syndrome. Plus Kate has a great Groundhog Day quiz!

Join Mark, Kate, Henry and Gary as they discuss 4 new POEMs (Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters, studies with the potential to change practice): a summary of the evidence on tirzepatide (Zepbound) for weight loss, using the Beers list with your patients, high vs standard dose flu vaccine and the risk of hospitalization, and whether stent or endarterectomy are better than maximal medical therapy for patients with asymptomatic carotid stensosis. Here are the links:
Essential Evidence Plus: www.essentialevidenceplus.com
Tirzepatide systematic review: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41015578/
Tirzepatide vs dulaglutide: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41406444/
Applying the Beers list: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40697073/
High vs standard dose flu vaccine: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41115437/
Another high dose flu trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39230284/
Asymptomatic carotid stenosis treatment: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41269206/

This week, primary care physicians Kate Rowland, Mark Ebell, Gary Ferenchick and Henry Barry tackle 4 new practice changing studies (POEMs): bathing frequency for people with eczema, tirzepatide in obese children and adolescents with T2DM, a new flu vaccine, and whether beta-blockers still matter after MI.

Join primary care physicians Kate, Gary, Henry and Mark as they discuss 4 new POEM (Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters), chosen for their potential to change practice and improve patient outcomes: Mediterranean diet to prevent diabetes, an update to the community-acquired pneumonia guideline, coffee or decaf for afib, and safety of meds for acute agitation in the elderly.
North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians Conference in Big Sky: https://www.ndafp.org/cme/big-sky-conference/
Essential Evidence Plus and all the POEMs: www.essentialevidenceplus.com
Med diet to prevent diabetes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40854218/
Safety of meds for agitation in elderly: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40275439/
Updated pneumonia guidelines from ATS/IDSA: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40679934/
Coffee or decaf with afib:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41206802/

Join Kate, Gary and Mark (Henry has the day off) as we discuss 3 useful new studies: colorectal cancer screening reminders, aspirin or clopidogrel for secondary prevention of CV events, and lipid lowering drugs and dementia risk