This Issue's Emphasis: Inequity and COVID-19, Intertwined

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

3-1-2022

Identifier/URL

41004509 (Pure); 35379708 (PubMed)

Abstract

This issue continues our tradition of advancing family medicine by publishing articles on issues that affect patients and the practice of family medicine, specifically with an emphasis on inequity and the COVID pandemic, which are often intertwined. We have articles on topical issues such as appropriate transgender care, newer diabetes medications, transportation as a social risk, and a thought-provoking commentary on ableism. A clinical review on olfactory loss takes on new meaning. Oregon Medicaid coverage policy supported family physicians assisting their patients by decreasing their opioid use, and a article suggests that buprenorphine should be decriminalized. Strengthening the desire to enter family medicine before starting medical school can help meet future patient needs.

JABFM endeavors to better people's and population health through publishing articles that inform clinicians, health care workers, policy makers and (sometimes directly) patients. Thankfully, the supporting organization for JABFM (ABFM Foundation) has agreed to increase the accessibility and timeliness of articles by publishing articles ahead-of-print, to begin later this year.

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Publisher Copyright: © 2022 American Board of Family Medicine. All rights reserved.

DOI

10.3122/jabfm.2022.02.220037

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