Integrating Primary Care into the Management of Cystic Fibrosis
J Prim Care Community Health. 2023 Jan-Dec;14:21501319231173811. doi: 10.1177/21501319231173811.ABSTRACTOver the last 50 years, cystic fibrosis has radically transformed from a fatal disease of infancy to a chronic disease of adulthood. By 2025 it is estimated that 70% of individuals with cystic fibrosis (iwCF) will be cared for in adult clinics. We believe the role of a dedicated primary care provider (PCP) for preventative care will be crucial for the longevity of iwCF. There are various models for incorporating primary care medicine into CF management, but no universally accepted standard exists. Ideally, the PCP and pu...
Source: Primary Care - May 9, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Roger Auth Stephanie Catanese Debasree Banerjee Source Type: research
Golden triangle of opportunity
Educ Prim Care. 2023 May 9:1. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2023.2204298. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37159541 | DOI:10.1080/14739879.2023.2204298 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - May 9, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Linzi Lumsden Source Type: research
"I didn't give it enough respect" - an evaluation of preparation strategies used by GP trainees for the AKT
Educ Prim Care. 2023 May 9:1-7. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2023.2204557. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) is one third of the licensing exam to become a General Practitioner in the United Kingdom. It is a computer-based, machine-marked multiple-choice examination with an overall pass rate of around 70%. Statistics reveal international medical graduates to have lower rates of passing. The aim of this evaluation was to determine the key features of preparation for the exam used by successful candidates. A questionnaire survey was sent to recently successful general practice trainees in Southampton. T...
Source: Primary Care - May 9, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: T Lambton J Lyon-Maris S Scallan Source Type: research
The benefits of the expansion of the social prescribing student champion scheme into allied health professionals
Educ Prim Care. 2023 May 9:1-2. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2023.2204307. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37159545 | DOI:10.1080/14739879.2023.2204307 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - May 9, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: A de Iongh D Kirtley Source Type: research
"I'm almost opioid-a-phobic": family medicine residents' perceptions of enhancing opioid analgesic and agonist treatment training in a Canadian setting
CONCLUSIONS: Protected time and a range of clinical experiences appear to facilitate residents' willingness to complete OAT and opioid training. Implementation strategies to enhance the uptake of OAT accreditation in family medicine residency must be prioritised.PMID:37159547 | DOI:10.1080/14739879.2023.2204310 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - May 9, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Shawna Narayan Hana Brath Danielle Di Marco Malcolm Maclure Rita McCracken Jan Klimas Source Type: research
Enhancing family medicine training to build capacity in Pakistan: a call for action
Educ Prim Care. 2023 May 9:1-4. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2023.2204340. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA high-performing, integrated, primary healthcare system is essential to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) goals and improve health indicators. There is enough evidence that healthcare is cost-effective with significantly better outcomes in countries where primary care is delivered through trained family physicians. The concept of "Family Practice approach" is relatively new in developing countries like Pakistan, where majority of basic healthcare is provided by doctors without a formal postgraduate training. The intenti...
Source: Primary Care - May 9, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Faridah Amin Tejani Mohammed Ahmed Rashid Source Type: research
Developing a career as a GP educationalist: contemporary challenges and workforce solutions
Educ Prim Care. 2023 May 9:1-6. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2023.2204294. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGP educationalists are crucial in training the future medical workforce and in developing and advancing the field of primary care medical education, yet opportunities in the UK are patchy and varied. In this article, a group of GP educationalists summarise the challenges facing the sustainability of this particular group of clinical academics and outline opportunities available at each career stage, from medical students through to senior GP educationalists. Recommendations to support the growth of this workforce include the d...
Source: Primary Care - May 9, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Elizabeth Iris Lamb Hugh Alberti Douglas G J McKechnie Sophie Park Lindsey Pope Harish Thampy Source Type: research
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with low back pain in primary and secondary care settings in Southern Denmark
Conclusion: The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with low back pain differ considerably across the health care settings treating them.KEY POINTSThe study describes the symptoms and clinical findings of patients with low back pain consulting the Danish health care system in all its settings.Patients with chiropractors were youngest, while those with physiotherapists were the oldest and most frequently female.First consultations in general practice were generally with the least symptomatic patients while those returning for a subsequent consultation had more severe disease including more sick leave compar...
Source: Primary Care - May 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Anders Hansen Lars Mors ø Mette Jensen Stochkendahl Merethe Kirstine Kousgaard Andersen Berit Schi øttz-Christensen Simon Dyrl øv Madsen Anders Munck Jesper Lykkegaard Source Type: research
Supporting healthcare professionals to offer reproductive genetic carrier screening: a behaviour change theory approach
CONCLUSION: This study identified a range of supports acceptable to HCPs across specialties and geographic locations that policymakers may use to direct efforts to ensure the roll out of RGCS is equitable across Australia.PMID:37156638 | DOI:10.1071/PY23022 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - May 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Stephanie Best Janet C Long Zoe Fehlberg Alison D Archibald Jeffrey Braithwaite Source Type: research
Effectiveness of a collaborative diabetes screening campaign between community pharmacies and general practitioners
CONCLUSION: This collaborative model has proved to be effective in the early detection of diabetes and pre-diabetes. Joint initiatives between health professionals can play a pivotal role in the prevention and diagnosis of diabetes, which may lead to a reduction on the burden to health system and society.PMID:37156696 | DOI:10.1016/j.pcd.2023.04.007 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - May 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rodrigo Murteira Maria Cary Helo ísa Galante S ónia Romano Jos é Pedro Guerreiro Ant ónio Teixeira Rodrigues Source Type: research
Suboptimally controlled asthma in patients treated with inhaled ICS/LABA: prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes
NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2023 May 8;33(1):19. doi: 10.1038/s41533-023-00336-9.ABSTRACTThis observational claims-linked survey study assessed the prevalence of and risk factors for suboptimal asthma control and healthcare utilization in adults with asthma receiving fixed-dose combination (FDC) inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting β2-agonist (ICS/LABA). Commercially insured adults from the Optum Research Database were invited to complete the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and Asthma Control Questionnaire-6 (ACQ-6). Among participants (N = 428), 36.4% (ACT-assessed) and 55.6% (ACQ-6-assessed) had inadequately controlled asthma. As...
Source: Primary Care - May 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Shiyuan Zhang John White Alyssa Goolsby Hunter David Hinds Andrew Fowler Frances Gardiner David Slade Sharanya Murali Wilhelmine Meeraus Source Type: research
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with low back pain in primary and secondary care settings in Southern Denmark
Conclusion: The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with low back pain differ considerably across the health care settings treating them.KEY POINTSThe study describes the symptoms and clinical findings of patients with low back pain consulting the Danish health care system in all its settings.Patients with chiropractors were youngest, while those with physiotherapists were the oldest and most frequently female.First consultations in general practice were generally with the least symptomatic patients while those returning for a subsequent consultation had more severe disease including more sick leave compar...
Source: Primary Care - May 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Anders Hansen Lars Mors ø Mette Jensen Stochkendahl Merethe Kirstine Kousgaard Andersen Berit Schi øttz-Christensen Simon Dyrl øv Madsen Anders Munck Jesper Lykkegaard Source Type: research
Supporting healthcare professionals to offer reproductive genetic carrier screening: a behaviour change theory approach
CONCLUSION: This study identified a range of supports acceptable to HCPs across specialties and geographic locations that policymakers may use to direct efforts to ensure the roll out of RGCS is equitable across Australia.PMID:37156638 | DOI:10.1071/PY23022 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - May 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Stephanie Best Janet C Long Zoe Fehlberg Alison D Archibald Jeffrey Braithwaite Source Type: research
Effectiveness of a collaborative diabetes screening campaign between community pharmacies and general practitioners
CONCLUSION: This collaborative model has proved to be effective in the early detection of diabetes and pre-diabetes. Joint initiatives between health professionals can play a pivotal role in the prevention and diagnosis of diabetes, which may lead to a reduction on the burden to health system and society.PMID:37156696 | DOI:10.1016/j.pcd.2023.04.007 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - May 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rodrigo Murteira Maria Cary Helo ísa Galante S ónia Romano Jos é Pedro Guerreiro Ant ónio Teixeira Rodrigues Source Type: research
Suboptimally controlled asthma in patients treated with inhaled ICS/LABA: prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes
NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2023 May 8;33(1):19. doi: 10.1038/s41533-023-00336-9.ABSTRACTThis observational claims-linked survey study assessed the prevalence of and risk factors for suboptimal asthma control and healthcare utilization in adults with asthma receiving fixed-dose combination (FDC) inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting β2-agonist (ICS/LABA). Commercially insured adults from the Optum Research Database were invited to complete the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and Asthma Control Questionnaire-6 (ACQ-6). Among participants (N = 428), 36.4% (ACT-assessed) and 55.6% (ACQ-6-assessed) had inadequately controlled asthma. As...
Source: Primary Care - May 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Shiyuan Zhang John White Alyssa Goolsby Hunter David Hinds Andrew Fowler Frances Gardiner David Slade Sharanya Murali Wilhelmine Meeraus Source Type: research
