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An online survey of Irish general practitioner experience of and attitude toward managing problem alcohol use

BMC Family Practice, 2018
Background In the general practice setting screening, brief intervention and counselling have been shown to be effective in the reduction of problem alcohol use.
Claire Collins, Pearse Finegan, Margaret O’Riordan   +2 more
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Utility of noninvasive methods for the characterization of nonalcoholic liver steatosis in the family practice. The “VARES” Italian multicenter study

Annals of Hepatology, 2013
The diagnostic utilities of ultrasonography (US), fatty liver index (FLI) and an algorithm of nine serum markers (Fibromax) were evaluated in family practice to noninvasively characterize patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Ignazio Grattagliano, MD., Enzo Ubaldi, Luigi Napoli, Carlo Fedele Marulli, Cristina Nebiacolombo, Carmelo Cottone, Piero Portincasa   +6 more
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Does patient self-management education of primary care professionals improve patient outcomes: a systematic review

BMC Family Practice, 2018
Background Patient self-management support is recognised as a key component of chronic care. Education and training for health professionals has been shown in the literature to be associated with better uptake, implementation and effectiveness of self ...
Andree Rochfort, Sinead Beirne, Gillian Doran, Patricia Patton, Jochen Gensichen, Ilkka Kunnamo, Susan Smith, Tina Eriksson, Claire Collins   +8 more
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A national model of remote care for assessing and providing opioid agonist treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a report

Harm Reduction Journal, 2020
Background Health services globally are struggling to manage the impact of COVID-19. The existing global disease burden related to opioid use is significant.
Des Crowley, Ide Delargy
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How COVID-19 has affected general practice consultations and income: general practitioner cross-sectional population survey evidence from Ireland

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives How general practice is delivered in many countries has drastically changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to answer the question of how general practice has changed in Ireland in response to COVID-19.Design The Irish College ...
Robyn Homeniuk, Claire Collins
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Assessing patient satisfaction with a microsuction service in general practice: a comparative study

BJGP Open, 2019
Background: In the UK, about 2.3 million people each year require intervention for wax impaction, while otitis externa accounts for just over 1% of general practice consultations.
Ruairi Hasson, Eoin McDermott, Karena Hanley, Camilla Carroll, Claire Collins   +4 more
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Collaboration to reduce antibiotic use and resistance and identify opportunities for improvement and awareness (CARA)

Rural and Remote Health, 2023
Introduction: CARA is a five-year Health Research Board (HRB) project. Superbugs cause resistant infections that are difficult to treat and pose a serious threat to human health.
Sana Parveen, Mathieu D’Aquin, Lukasz Porwol, Claire Collins, Mike O'Callaghan, Heike Vornhagen, Agustin Garcia Pereira, Akke Vellinga   +7 more
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Health status in patients with limited health literacy; development and validity of the Clinical COPD Questionnaire graphic (CCQg)

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) often experience limited health literacy, hampering health status assessment via standard questionnaires like the Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ).
Erlijn Tiel Groenestege, Bea Sloothaak, Iris van Geer-Postmus, Aimée van de Maat, Ellen van Heijst, Natascha Huijser van Reenen, Kaying Kan, Marjan Kerkhof, Cindy Lentjes, Thys van der Molen, Maret Zonneveld, Johannes in ’t Veen, Janwillem Kocks   +12 more
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The candidate perspective of the clinical competency test (CCT) of the MICGP examination: a mixed-methods study

BJGP Open, 2018
Background: The clinical competency test (CCT) was introduced by the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) in 2015. Similar to the clinical skills assessment (CSA) of the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners exam (MRCGP), the ...
Tony Foley, Kathleen McLoughlin, Elaine K Walsh, Paul Leggett, Muríosa O'Reilly, Molly Owens, Aisling A Jennings   +6 more
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Asthma control and opportunities to optimize management and the healthcare provider experience using the AsthmaOptimiser online tool in Dutch general practice: the CAPTURE study

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
Patients seen in general practices can achieve improved asthma control with better identification of factors that contribute to uncontrolled asthma.
Marika T. Leving, Yoran H. Gerritsma, David J. Jackson, Erik W. M. A. Bischoff, Jiska M. Meijer, Hans Wouters, Bertine Flokstra-de Blok, Janwillem W. H. Kocks   +7 more
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