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Investment in family medicine to improve health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Family physicians (FPs), as educators, capacity builders and clinical governance leaders of primary care (PC) teams, work to make them more effective and responsive to the needs of their patients.
Sunanda C. Ray, Mpundu Makasa, Innocent Besigye, Jacob S. Shabani, Martha Makwero   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

National Health Insurance – a Bill too far?

South African Family Practice, 2019
No abstract available.
Bob Mash
doaj   +1 more source

Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Neurocognitive Function in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of reduced exercise capacity, decreased physical activity levels, persistent fatigue, and neurocognitive deficits. The aim was to investigate exercise capacity and physical activity levels of adult survivors of childhood ALL and their associations with ...
Laura Jess, Gustaf Glavå, Simon Skau, Hans‐Georg Kuhn, Maria Bäck, Marianne Jarfelt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

“We Cannot Talk as a Family”: Complexities of Survivorship Communication Among Hispanic/Latino Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer, Parents, and Clinicians

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Young adult childhood cancer survivors (YA‐CCS) have an increased risk of treatment‐related health complications throughout their lives. Lifelong survivorship care is recommended, yet many YA‐CCS experience disruptions in care during pediatric‐to‐adult transitions and do not receive recommended survivorship care.
Kevin Shanchen Pu, Nicole Fernández‐Viña, Briana C. Martin‐Villa, Daniela Ramirez, Rebecca M. Lewinsohn, Mary Smith, Heidi Boynton, Lidia Schapira, Stephanie M. Smith   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building Capacity in Family Medicine in Low and Middle Income Countries : An International Strategic Consultation Meeting of The Sadok Besrour Centre for Innovation in Global Health, November 9 - 11, 2012, Kingbridge Centre, Ontario, Canada; final report [PDF]

, 2013
Attendees solidified the vision, mission, and values of The Besrour Centre for Innovation in Global Health (part of the College of Family Physicians of Canada) as well as outlining five strategic directions that would mark the success of The Centre ...
College of Family Physicians of Canada. Research and Education Foundation
core   +1 more source

Doctors’ experiences when treating doctor–patients: a scoping review

BJGP Open, 2023
Background: To work effectively, doctors need to look after themselves. They often delay seeking medical care for a range of reasons. Once they do, there is evidence that the doctors treating them (’treating doctors’) can struggle to provide optimal ...
Claire J Hutton, Margaret Kay AM, Penny Round, Chris Barton   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Misconceptions about Antibiotics in general practice

South African Family Practice, 1985
No abstract available.
Johan Dippenaar
doaj   +1 more source

Awareness of quaternary prevention and defensive attitudes among family physicians [PDF]

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess family physicians awareness of the concept of quaternary prevention and their attitudes towards defensive medicine.
Muhammed Tosun, Nazan Karaoğlu, Nur Demirbaş   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Effect of DFPP on Ferroptosis in Peripheral Blood CD14+ Monocytes of Hyperlipidemic Patients Involving the ACSL4/LPCAT3/ALOX5 Pathway

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Hyperlipidemia is a major risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Although statins are the cornerstone of lipid‐lowering therapy, their use may be limited in some patients by adverse effects. This study evaluated the possible impact of non‐drug treatment using double‐filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) on CD14+
Yun Cheng, Lan Li, Qingmei Yang, Meipeng Wu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source