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General practitioners’ perceptions of asynchronous telemedicine in a randomized controlled trial of teledermatology. [PDF]

, 2004
Background: Telemedicine is viewed as having a key role to play in the Government’s plans to modernise the NHS.1 However, to date there are few studies which have explored the views and acceptability of GPs towards telemedicine in primary care. Aim: To
Bowns, I., Collins, K., Walters, S.
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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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Clinical recommendations for dry powder inhaler use in the management of COPD in primary care

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 2022
Over 1400 patients using dry powder inhalers (DPIs) to deliver COPD maintenance therapies were recruited across Europe and Australia. Their peak inspiratory flow (PIF) was measured, inhaler technique was observed, and adherence to treatment assessed ...
Marika T. Leving, Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich, Joyce van Cooten, Jaime Correia de Sousa, Biljana Cvetkovski, Richard Dekhuijzen, Lars Dijk, Marina Garcia Pardo, Asparuh Gardev, Radosław Gawlik, Iris van der Ham, Ymke Janse, Federico Lavorini, Tiago Maricoto, Jiska Meijer, Boyd Metz, David Price, Miguel Roman-Rodriguez, Kirsten Schuttel, Nilouq Stoker, Ioanna Tsiligianni, Omar Usmani, Rachel Emerson-Stadler, Janwillem W. H. Kocks   +23 more
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General practice organisation and healthcare reform : what do Maltese general practitioners think? [PDF]

, 2013
In Malta, two-thirds of primary healthcare is delivered by private general practitioners (GPs), mostly working single-handed without supporting staff. The combined lack of patient registration and transferable medical records lead to fragmentation of
Sammut, Daniel
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Feasibility, quality and added value of unsupervised at-home spirometry in primary care

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
At-home spirometry could provide added value for the diagnosis and monitoring of obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care. However, it is unknown whether implementation in a real-world setting is practicable and produces good quality spirometry.
T. A. le Rütte, M. Kerkhof, Y. H. Gerritsma, M. M. G. Driessen-Roelfszema, L. van den Bemt, J. W. M. Muris, R. A. Riemersma, H. Sandelowsky, B. Stridh, J. W. H. Kocks   +9 more
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Seminar program for postgraduate specialty training in general practice: proposal for a 5-year thematic catalogue

GMS Journal for Medical Education, 2017
Introduction: In different German regions, seminar programs have been conducted for General practice residents. In each region, selection and teaching of learning content is conducted in a different manner.
Sommer, Susanne, Baum, Erika, Magez, Julia, Chenot, Jean-Francois, Weckmann, Gesine, Steinhäuser, Jost, Heim, Susanne, Schneider, Dagmar, Fuchs, Stephan   +8 more
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What general practitioners need to know about patent foramen ovale [PDF]

, 2014
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) consists of a hole between the right and left atriums of the heart that did not close the way it should after birth. Twenty five percent of the population have a PFO, but this usually does not cause problems, because the ...
Saliba, Mario
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Barriers to the use of a diagnostic oral microbiology laboratory by general dental practitioners [PDF]

, 1999
OBJECTIVE: To identify barriers on the use of diagnostic microbiology facilities in general dental practice. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey using a postal questionnaire. SETTING: Primary/secondary care interface between the diagnostic oral microbiology
Bagg, J., Jackson, M.S., MacKenzie, D., McEwen, J., Roy, K.M., Sanderson, J., Smith, A., Taylor, G.   +7 more
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How We Built Workplace Based Assessment-for-Learning in Irish GP Training

Perspectives on Medical Education
Introduction: Programmatic Assessment displays the comprehensive picture of a learner’s competence through selection of assessment methods and design of organisational systems [1].
Karena Hanley, Edward McSwiney, Brian O. Malley, Aileen Barrett, Brian McEllistrem   +4 more
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The efficacy of honey solution as plaque reducing agent

Dental Journal, 2010
Background: Periodontal care is an important step of periodontal health management. Some chemically active substances have been studied as an adjunct to mechanical plaque control.
Dewi Nurul M, Indria Rizki S, Indriani S, Masyitoh Masyitoh, Auerkari EI   +4 more
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