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Primary Care Physicians Responses to Treatment Burden in People With Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Video Analysis in China [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

PURPOSE This study aimed to examine the approaches general practitioners (GPs) use to respond to the treatment burden faced by people with type 2 diabetes. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 29 videos of GP-patient consultations in an academic general practice clinic in China.

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Hearing Screening in Private Family Practice Medicine Using Tablet Applications [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

The present study evaluated the acceptability and the feasibility of hearing screening for patients consulting in private family practice medicine. Although patients were encouraged to consult an ENT specialist, only 14 did so, and 8 agreed to be fitted with hearing aids.

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Pacific communities co-designing and leading interventions to prevent gout and rheumatic fever in New Zealand [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: After a Samoan patient from New Zealand (NZ) attended a PACE workshop at NAPCRG in 2016 with her general practitioner, she was inspired to set up a Pacific community group to work towards better health outcomes for Pacific people living in South Auckland, NZ.

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Study: GPs more likely to undercharge than overcharge Australian Medicare

Medical Xpress

Researchers calculating the cost/savings to Medicare from General Practitioner (GP) billing practices, according to the length of the consultation itself, have found that GPs frequently undercharge Medicare for patient consultations.

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Didn’t Match into Residency.What are Some of my Options?

Aspiring Minority Doctor

It would probably be harder to find the support if on your own, but after you obtain your license, you could theoretically start your own practice as a General Practitioner (GP). Plus, I am constantly learning new things and staying up to date on clinical guidelines.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Carla: I think what’s also interesting, Thomas, if I can just say about that, is that there was a study a couple years ago looking at general practitioners and their availability, or their ability not availability, ability to recognize their patients who are disconnected.

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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

BMJ

In the United Kingdom (UK), primary care practitioners are the first-line clinicians which most patients encounter, providing initial assessment and treatment of a wide variety of conditions. Over one billion prescriptions per year are signed in the UK by these general practitioners (GPs) in primary care.