One Year�s Experience in Psychosomatic Group Training of General Practitioners

2015 ◽  
pp. 189-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Baerwolff
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Group Training ◽  
One Year

General practitioners and clinical pharmacology

1989 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-244
Author(s):  
P. Lemoine
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Pharmacology ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Discussion Group ◽  
Group Method ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Test Drug ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One

SummaryIt is difficult to undertake field studies with non marketed psychotropic drugs because of two apparently contradictory conditions : on the one hand, the methodology has to be rigorously controlled, and on the other hand, such studies have to be carried out in their future environment by general practitioners (GPs). Bearing in mind the lack of training and experience regarding this kind of approach, the author adopted a discussion group method according to the techniques developed by M. Balint. The study group comprised five GPs, a clinical pharmacology expert and a doctor from the pharmaceutical laboratory which had developed the test drug. These persons met on a monthly basis over a one year period. In the present paper, the author indicates the benefits of such a methodology, based on six years’ experience and several trials, with special emphasis placed on the pedagogical aspects.

Thank you to our contributors

1991 ◽  
Vol 29 (26) ◽  
pp. 104.1-104
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Advisory Council ◽  
Consensus View ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Many ◽  
Do So

Articles in the Bulletin have been unsigned since it began. This is because they aim to present a consensus view which incorporates contributions from many people, including specialists, general practitioners and members of the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the Bulletin’s Advisory Council. We are very grateful to them all, but although we have often been asked who they are, we cannot name the many hundreds who have helped us in any one year. However, we can at least name those not listed in our tailpiece who have taken a major share in the production of articles published in the last year, and do so now.

Prescription of compression stockings in France in primary care

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 390-396
Author(s):  
J-P Benigni ◽  
X Ansolabehere ◽  
X Saudez ◽  
M Toussi ◽  
S Branchoux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practitioner ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Venous Disease ◽  
Compression Stocking ◽  
Actual Situation ◽  
Compression Stockings ◽  
One Year

Objectives Recent French data describing real-life compression stocking use are lacking. This study aimed to describe the actual situation for patients who were prescribed compression stockings by their general practitioner and to assess annual treatment costs from a societal perspective. Methods A retrospective analysis using Disease Analyzer database data from 6349 adults with at least one compression stocking prescription between July 2009 and June 2010. Results Mean patient age was 58 years, and 72.3% of patients were women. Seven out of 10 patients received only a single compression stocking prescription over one year. The estimated mean annual per patient cost was 152.2 ± 100.7 Euros. Conclusion Most patients received only a single compression stocking prescription during one year. General practitioners prescribing compression stockings more often may have a better understanding of venous disease and may manage their patients differently. Although more expensive, this approach may be one which should be accepted more widely.

Description and Evaluation of a Short-Stay Admission Ward

1980 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Kennedy ◽  
Fiona Hird
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Readmission Rate ◽  
Psychiatric Ward ◽  
Short Stay ◽  
Admission Ward ◽  
Clinical Methods ◽  
The Family ◽  
Acute Psychiatric Ward ◽  
One Year

SummaryDuration of stay for unselected admissions to an acute psychiatric ward was reduced to an average of 11 days. The clinical methods by which this was achieved are described. Comparing patients randomly allocated to this experimental ward and other admission wards: (i) the readmission rate to the experimental ward was higher but readmissions were briefer so that total in-patient experience per patient over the course of one year remained substantially lower; (ii) symptom levels and burden on the family had improved equally at three weeks and at four months after discharge; (iii) experimental ward patients made fewer demands on their general practitioners and reported fewer parasuicides. Beds can be released for other purposes in this way.

scholarly journals Can Access to Spirometry in Asthma Education Centres Influence the Referral Rate by Primary Physicians for Education?

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 427-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Labrecque ◽  
M Lavallée ◽  
MF Beauchesne ◽  
A Cartier ◽  
LP Boulet
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Asthma Education ◽  
Asthmatic Patients ◽  
Parallel Group ◽  
Medical Referrals ◽  
Primary Physicians ◽  
One Year ◽  
Second Period ◽  
Patient Referrals ◽  
Experimental Group

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Asthma remains uncontrolled in a large number of asthmatic patients. Recent surveys have shown that a minority of asthmatic patients are referred to asthma educators. The objective of the present study was to assess the influence of increased access to spirometry in asthma education centres (AECs) on the rate of patient referrals to these centres by general practitioners.METHODS: A one-year, prospective, randomized, multicentric, parallel group study was conducted over two consecutive periods of six months each, with added spirometry being offered in the second six-month period to the experimental group. Ten AECs were enrolled in the project. An advertisement describing the AECs’ services was sent by mail to a total of 303 general practitioners at the start of each period, inviting them to refer their patients. Measures of the frequency of medical referrals to the AECs were assessed for each period.RESULTS: The group of AECs randomly selected for spirometry in the second six-month period received 48 medical referrals during the first period and 32 during the second one, following proposed spirometry. AECs that had not offered spirometry received five referrals during the first period and seven during the second period. One AEC withdrew a few weeks after the study began and others encountered administrative problems, reducing their ability to provide interventions.CONCLUSIONS: Referral to AECs is not yet integrated into the primary care of asthma and offering more rapid access to spirometry in the AECs does not seem to be a significant incentive for such referrals.

Prescriber responsibility, predictors for initiation, and 20-year trends in use of non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with cardiovascular contraindications: a nationwide cohort study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morten Schmidt ◽  
Anton Pottegård
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Treatment Duration ◽  
St Segment Elevation ◽  
Disease Subtype ◽  
St Segment ◽  
Inflammatory Drugs ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
One Year

Abstract Aims To examine whether prescription patterns complied with recommendations not to use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients with cardiovascular contraindications. Moreover, we examined predictors for initiation and prescriber responsibility. Methods and results We used Danish medical databases to identify all patients with first-time cardiovascular disease during 1996–2017 (n = 628 834). We assessed standardized prevalence proportions, predictors from logistic regression, and prescriber identifiers. One-year prevalence of NSAID initiation increased 3.4% from 1996 (19.4%) to 2001 (22.7%) and declined by 2.7% thereafter until 2017 (13.5%). Trends were independent of age, sex, and disease subtype, although larger annual declines occurred for heart failure (3.9%) and ischaemic heart disease (3.5%) since 2002. One-year prevalence remained highest among patients with venous thromboembolism (16.6%) and angina (13.8%), and lowest for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (7.0%) and heart failure (8.8%). Initiators were predominantly prescribed ibuprofen (59%), diclofenac (23%), and etodolac (6%). Diclofenac and coxib use declined, while ibuprofen and naproxen use increased. Median prescribed pill dose of ibuprofen declined after 2008 from moderate/high (600 mg) to low (400 mg). Treatment duration declined for all NSAIDs, except celecoxib. Rheumatic, obesity, and pain-related conditions predicted NSAID initiation. General practitioners issued 86–91% of all NSAID prescriptions, followed by hospital prescribers (7.3–12%). Conclusions Initiation of NSAIDs in patients with cardiovascular disease declined since 2002. Shorter treatment duration, declining COX-2 inhibition, and increasing use of naproxen and low-dose ibuprofen suggest adherence to guidelines when NSAIDs cannot be avoided. Still, NSAID use remained prevalent despite cardiovascular contraindications, warranting awareness of appropriateness of use among general practitioners in particular.

scholarly journals Predicting the outcome of a cognitive-behavioral group training for patients with unexplained physical symptoms: a one-year follow-up study

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyonne NL Zonneveld ◽  
Yanda R van Rood ◽  
Cornelis G Kooiman ◽  
Reinier Timman ◽  
Adriaan van ’t Spijker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Group Training ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Behavioral Group ◽  
One Year ◽  
Unexplained Physical Symptoms

One-year evaluation of three smoking cessation interventions adminidtered by general practitioners

1993 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn L. Richmond ◽  
Robin J. Makinson ◽  
Linda A. Kehoe ◽  
Anna A. Giugni ◽  
Ian W. Webster
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
One Year
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