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+---
+name: Refactoring suggestion
+about: Suggest a way to improve CAREamics' codebase
+title: "[Refactoring]"
+labels: refactoring
+assignees: ''
+---
+
+## Description
+<!-- A description of the current pain points. -->
+
+[description here]
+
+### Which part of the code?
+
+- [links to code]
+
+### Examples
+
+``` python
+# [example of the pain points and their consequences]
+```
+
+## Potential solutions
+
+<!-- Describe potential solutions in different sections. -->
+
+### [Name of Solution 1]
+
+<!-- A description of a potential solution. -->
+
+``` python
+# [suggested change to code for Solution 1]
+```
+
+## References
+
+<!-- Add any other context, links to other codebase, PEP, best practices, etc. that could help understand or validate the solution -->
+
+[additional context here]