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Current management of juvenile dermatomyositis in Germany and Austria: an online survey of pediatric rheumatologists and pediatric neurologists

Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2018
Background Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare pediatric autoimmune disease with broad variations of the individual course. Data on the optimal management are mostly lacking. Currently treatment decisions are often based on experts’ opinions.
Claas H. Hinze, Fabian Speth, Prasad T. Oommen, Johannes-Peter Haas   +3 more
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Changing Practice Patterns Among Canadian Primary Care Physicians: Cross-Provincial Analysis of Linked Health Data

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2020
Introduction Canadians report persistent problems accessing primary care despite an increasing per-capita supply of primary care physicians (PCPs).
M. Ruth Lavergne, Sandra Peterson, Megan Ahuja, David Rudoler, Laurie J Goldsmith, Agnes Grudniewicz, Emily Gard Marshall   +6 more
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Gaston Memorial Hospital: Driving Quality Improvement With Data, Guidelines, and Real-Time Feedback [PDF]

, 2008
Describes efforts to reduce variance in provider practice patterns through data analysis and benchmarking of process-of-care measures. Discusses strategies such as sharing data, feedback, and best practices in ways physicians can utilize them ...
Jack A. Meyer, Jennifer N. Edwards
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The Defensive Effect of Medical Practice Policies in Malpractice Litigation [PDF]

, 1991
The theoretical prospects for medical practice policies to reform malpractice law by giving conclusive defensive effect to medical custom were studied.
Hall, Mark A.
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PSA screening: determinants of primary-care physician practice patterns [PDF]

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 2011
The effect of practice guidelines and the European Randomised Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) and Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) trials on PSA screening practices of primary-care physicians (PCPs) is unknown.We conducted a national cross-sectional on-line survey of a random sample of 3010 PCPs from July to August 2010. Participants
Tasian, GE, Cooperberg, MR, Potter, MB, Cowan, JE, Greene, KL, Carroll, PR, Chan, JM   +6 more
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Do Physicians Respond to Liability Standards? [PDF]

, 2015
In this paper, we explore the sensitivity in the clinical decisions of physicians to the standards of care expected of them under the law, drawing on the abandonment by states over time of rules holding physicians to standards determined by local customs
Frakes, Michael D., Frank, Matthew, Seabury, Seth   +2 more
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An obesity care curriculum improves residents’ self-efficacy and clinical practice habits

Obesity Pillars
Background: Most residency programs lack formal curricula on obesity care leaving physicians unprepared to treat obesity. After conducting a targeted needs assessment, we refined a previously developed online obesity care curriculum and determined its ...
Marci Laudenslager, Kacey Chae, Sean Tackett, Amanda Bertram, Kimberly A. Gudzune   +4 more
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Primary care physician practices in the diagnosis, treatment and management of men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. [PDF]

, 2009
To describe practice patterns of primary care physicians (PCPs) for the diagnosis, treatment and management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), we surveyed 556 PCPs in Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles (RR=52%).
Calhoun, EA, Clemens, JQ, Kusek, JW, Litwin, MS, Markossian, T, McNaughton-Collins, M, Walker-Corkery, E   +6 more
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Prescribing antibiotics when the stakes are higher — do GPs prescribe less when patients are pregnant? A retrospective observational study

BJGP Open, 2018
Background: Most oral antibiotics are prescribed by GPs, and they are therefore the most important influencers with regard to improving antibiotic prescription patterns.
Guro Haugen Fossum, Svein Gjelstad, Kari J Kværner, Morten Lindbaek   +3 more
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Teaching Physicians Procedural Skills at a National Professional Meeting [PDF]

, 2004
Background: Practicing physicians often wish to improve their procedural skills but have limited educational opportunities to do so. Description: To summarize the effects of two procedural workshops on participants’ confidence, proficiency, and practice ...
Alguire , MD, Patrick C.
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