Tools + Resources

Taking the latest research and sharing insights from clinicians about implementing it in clinical practice, Science to Medicine features real-world examples from a variety of practice settings and clinician types—operationalizing research to improve patient care.

Family Physicians can help destigmatize the disease of addiction by setting an example!

Download NIDAMED's Office-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment pdf - a Reference Guide for Family Medicine Physicians. 

CCHP National Telehealth Policy Resource Center - The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) is the federally designated resource center for telehealth policy. Access state-level information, webinars, policy, and more.

The sixth edition of this monograph, first published in 2002, serves to address some of the current issues and controversies surrounding UDT. It describes why the use of UDT is at once (1) more complex and (2) potentially more useful than many clinicians appreciate. It is designed to assist clinicians to develop and implement a clear patient-centered testing strategy to incorporate tests into their practices as part of a balanced approach to optimal medical care and risk management, especially when prescribing controlled substances.

Although no CME credit is provided, the resource may prove useful to your practice.

Issues being raised by immigration actions, such as the separation of families, ICE activities, changes to the Public Charge policies for Medicaid, and CHIP, at the Federal level will have repercussions for all Californians, including physicians, their practice teams, and their patients. While the depth of problems that may be created remains unclear today, increasing physician awareness about such issues will better prepare them and other clinicians if and when the actions are implemented.

is an education and outreach program focused on integrating end-of-life, advanced care planning and palliative care into family medicine and primary care practices. Our goal is to increase family physicians’ and FM teams’ familiarity with advance care planning and palliative care services and with conversations around prognosis.