General medical news
- Pediatric nurses in pediatricians’ offices: a survey for primary care pediatricians.The role played by nurses in caring for children in pediatricians’ officies […]
- It’s Not You, It’s Me: Learning to Navigate the Patient-Physician Relationship.In this essay, a medical student details how she struggled to let […]
- Psychologic Treatment of Depression Compared With Pharmacotherapy and Combined Treatment in Primary Care: A Network Meta-Analysis.Most patients with depression are treated by general practitioners, and most of […]
- Improving Smoking and Blood Pressure Outcomes: The Interplay Between Operational Changes and Local Context.We undertook a study to identify conditions and operational changes linked to […]
- Reducing Expectations for Antibiotics in Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: A Primary Care Randomized Controlled Trial.Many family practitioners prescribe antibiotics for patients with upper respiratory tract infections […]
- Multidisciplinary Approach for Managing Complex Pain and Addiction in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study.Primary care providers (PCPs) may feel ill-equipped to effectively and safely manage […]
- Drivers of Scope of Practice in Family Medicine: A Conceptual Model.The purpose of this study was to explore family medicine graduates’ attitudes […]
- Implementation of an Oral Care Protocol for Primary Diabetes Care: A Pilot Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Although diabetes care guidelines recommend paying attention to oral health, the effect […]
- General practitioners’ perceived indicators of vulnerability in pregnancy- A qualitative interview study.To explore general practitioners’ (GPs’) perceived indicators of vulnerability among pregnant women […]
- Implementation of a top five list to identify medical overuse in general practice according to patients’ viewpoint in 2019 in France.There is a current trend to reassess the adequacy of care. Establishing […]
- Evaluating the Effects of Opioid Prescribing Policies on Patient Outcomes in a Safety-net Primary Care Clinic.After decades of liberal opioid prescribing, multiple efforts have been made to […]
- Challenges and Opportunities in Engaging Primary Care Providers in BRCA Testing: Results from the BFOR Study.Engaging primary care providers (PCPs) in BRCA1/2 testing and results disclosure would […]
- Benchmarking of provider competencies and current training for prevention and management of obesity among family medicine residency programs: a cross-sectional survey.U.S. physicians lack training in caring for patients with obesity. For family […]
- Alignment between the patient’s cancer worry and the GP’s cancer suspicion and the association with the interval between first symptom presentation and referral: a cross-sectional study in Denmark.General practitioners (GPs) have a key role in the diagnosis of cancer. […]
- Consultations and antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006-2015, a registry-based study.Extensive use of antibiotics and the resulting emergence of antimicrobial resistance is […]
- Evaluation of intermediate care for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a mixed-methods study.To evaluate intermediate care for knee and hip osteoarthritis (KHOA) in the […]
- General practitioners’ experiences of emergency care and treatment planning in England: a focus group study.Emergency Care and Treatment Plans are recommended for all primary care patients […]
- Doctor-patient communication skills: a survey on knowledge and practice of Iranian family physicians.Communication skills are fundamental to successful medical practice and can greatly impact […]
- Learning health systems in primary care: a systematic scoping review.Learning health systems have been gaining traction over the past decade. The […]
- The effect of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on consultation numbers, consultation reasons and performed services in primary care: results of a longitudinal observational study.The aims of our study were to describe the effect of the […]