Annals ofFamily Medicine

Volume: 4 - Number: 38 - June 15, 2006

Outstanding

In This Issue: Communication in the Era of ’Personalized‘ Medicine

Annals Journal Club: It’s Time to Get RADICAL

STFM Plans to Change the Future through Premedical School Recruitment

Workshop for the Directors of Family Medicine Residencies

Commentaries

On TRACK: Comorbidity and External Validity, Exemplary Practice, Postpartum Support

Editorial

In This Issue: Communication in the Era of ’Personalized‘ Medicine

Annals Journal Club: It’s Time to Get RADICAL

Family Medicine Updates

Maintenance of Certification Update

STFM Plans to Change the Future through Premedical School Recruitment

Saving Medicare: "It’s the Workforce, Stupid!"

Workshop for the Directors of Family Medicine Residencies

The UK National Health Service and Pay-for-performance: Lessons for the United States

Network Expands; Research Boosts QI

Methodology

Development of a Measure to Assess Patient Trust in Medical Researchers

Original research

Perceived Vulnerability to Heart Disease in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Qualitative Interview Study

Patients’ Perceptions of Cholesterol, Cardiovascular Disease Risk, and Risk Communication Strategies

Readiness to Change in Primary Care Patients Who Screened Positive for Alcohol Misuse

A Cross-Cultural Study of Physician Treatment Decisions for Demented Nursing Home Patients Who Develop Pneumonia

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean in California: Before and After a Change in Guidelines

How Primary Care Networks Can Help Integrate Academic and Service Initiatives in Primary Care

The US Medical Liability System: Evidence for Legislative Reform

Reflections

Thoughts on Communication

Patient-Choice Vaginal Delivery?

Systematic Review

Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Health Outcomes