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Role of General Practitioners in Acute Case Handling

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

Analysis of 500+ urgent GP visits in Germany shows most cases were handled in-office, often driven by fear, distress, or a need for reassurance. Students also recorded patients’ concerns and expectations, which were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The results showed that 523 cases were collected from 53 GP practices.

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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

JANUARY 27, 2025

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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Geriatric Assessment Boosted Outcomes in OAs

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Follow-up assessments were completed by an independent assessor via telephone in 30 and 180 days.

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Winning the Battle Against Obesity – Digital Health Visions

The Medical Futurist

JUNE 10, 2025

Following protocol, Dr. Barlow, her general practitioner takes action. The GP also shows Kate a list of online communities and forums where she can connect with other patients on similar weight loss journeys. He provides Kate with a free, evidence-based app called MealMate, designed to assist in maintaining a healthy diet.

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Using media to enhance pediatric patient recruitment in primary care [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Recruitment of study participants by general practitioners (GPs) is a general concern in primary care. Objective: To compare demographic, clinical and psychosocial characteristics of children with FAP and IBS who are recruited by their GP versus via media. Setting: GPs from local GP practices.

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Trial of a Strategy to Reduce Antidepressants in Dementia

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 14, 2025

Antidepressants were frequently prescribed to older nursing home residents with dementia, a neurological disorder, despite limited clinical benefit and substantial risk of side effects. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to examine the impact of a multifaceted intervention targeting nursing home general practitioners (GP) and their collaboration (..)

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Development of a framework for transferring tests evaluated in secondary care to primary care settings: a Delphi study [Research methodology and instrument development]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: General practitioners (GP’s), test developers, specialists in SC, and methodologists from in- and outside the Netherlands. Criteria were categorized as inclusion, exclusion, or reassessment for the subsequent round based on feedback and agreement levels. Setting or Dataset: Primary care.

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A comparison of children with functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome in primary care and secondary care [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Insight in patient characteristics in both settings might invite to reflect upon referral strategies of general practitioners (GPs) and interpretation of study results from hospital care. It is not clear which children are referred and what the differences are between PC and hospital care populations.

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Study: GPs more likely to undercharge than overcharge Australian Medicare

Medical Xpress

APRIL 4, 2023

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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New approach to diabetes management helps improve patient outcomes

Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A new study by Western Sydney University researchers has found that a short 15–20 minute discussion between a local endocrinologist and general practitioner (GP) in Sydney's south west is improving the care of people with complex type 2 diabetes.

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

Aspiring Minority Doctor

APRIL 18, 2021

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). Thirty or so years ago, this was not abnormal, but it has since heavily fallen out of favor.

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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 24, 2025

A common comparison is between an internist and a family doctor (or general practitioner). Family doctor (GP) : Trained to care for patients of all ages—children, adults, and elderly—often including some women’s health and minor procedures. While both provide primary care , there are some key distinctions.

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Well-being at work among general practitioners working in multidisciplinary primary care teams [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To investigate associations between occupational stress, job satisfaction among general practitioners (GPs) and the professional composition of PC teams. This evolution can represent a challenge in terms of occupational well-being. Objectives. Study design and analysis.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Should GPs actually be treated as the stars of medicine? As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. More GPs = Higher Life Expectancy Did you know that people in areas with more GPs live longer ?

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

BMJ

AUGUST 20, 2021

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.

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Role of General Practitioners in Acute Case Handling

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

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Geriatric Assessment Boosted Outcomes in OAs

Winning the Battle Against Obesity – Digital Health Visions

Using media to enhance pediatric patient recruitment in primary care [Child and adolescent health]

Trial of a Strategy to Reduce Antidepressants in Dementia

Development of a framework for transferring tests evaluated in secondary care to primary care settings: a Delphi study [Research methodology and instrument development]

A comparison of children with functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome in primary care and secondary care [Child and adolescent health]

Study: GPs more likely to undercharge than overcharge Australian Medicare

New approach to diabetes management helps improve patient outcomes

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

The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Well-being at work among general practitioners working in multidisciplinary primary care teams [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

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

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