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. Reported motivations for urgent GP visits included fear, encouragement by relatives, psychological distress, and pain. Most cases (82%) were managed entirely within the practice.

General Practitioner 52

General Practitioner GP Telemedicine Primary Care 52

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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Primary Care Physician GP General Practitioner Diabetes 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Recruitment of study participants by general practitioners (GPs) is a general concern in primary care. Poor recruitment leads to extension or discontinuation of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving patients. Setting: GPs from local GP practices. years, interquartile range 1.5-4.6

Primary Care 130

Primary Care GP Patients General Practitioner 130

The Medical Futurist

JUNE 10, 2025

So let’s see what the ideal scenario would look like, and how the digital health revolution could contribute to this issue if healthcare systems, doctors, patients, and regulators were to embrace these innovations. Following protocol, Dr. Barlow, her general practitioner takes action. In 2022, 2.5 billion adults were overweight.

General Practitioner 72

General Practitioner GP Healthcare Provider 72

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. GPs and their patients will benefit from earlier availability of suitable tests, positively impacting the diagnostic pathway and thereby improving clinical management in PC

Primary Care 130

Primary Care General Practitioner GP Clinic 130

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. Nevertheless, many children are referred to pediatric care.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care General Practitioner GP Diagnosis 130

Aspiring Minority Doctor

APRIL 18, 2021

The umbrella of protection that residency provides is no longer available, and you have to be able to make quick decisions on your feet and balance a large number of patients in a given shift. It would also be possible to go into concierge medicine and focus on VIP patients. Another option would be to start your own practice.

GP 52

GP Medical Student Insurance General Practitioner 52