Does continuing medical education in general practice make a difference?

P Cantillon, R Jones - Bmj, 1999 - bmj.com
Methods We searched the bibliographic databases of Medline, BIDS, ERIC, and Embase
between 1990 and March 1999 for (a) systematic reviews of continuing medical …

European healthcare policies for controlling drug expenditure

SM Ess, S Schneeweiss, TD Szucs - Pharmacoeconomics, 2003 - Springer
In the last 20 years, expenditures on pharmaceuticals—as well as total health expenditures—
have grown faster than the gross national product in all European countries. The aim of this …

Formal vs. informal coach education

CJ Mallett, P Trudel, J Lyle… - International Journal of …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
The training of coaches is considered central to sustaining and improving the quality of
sports coaching and the ongoing process of professionalisation. Sports coaches participate …

Giving feedback in clinical settings

P Cantillon, J Sargeant - Bmj, 2008 - bmj.com
Giving feedback in clinical settings | The BMJ Skip to main content Intended for healthcare
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Influence of patients' expectations on antibiotic management of acute lower respiratory tract illness in general practice: questionnaire study

J Macfarlane, W Holmes, R Macfarlane, N Britten - Bmj, 1997 - bmj.com
Objective: To assess patients9 views and expectations when they consult their general
practitioner with acute lower respiratory symptoms and the influence these have on …

Social networks–the future for health care delivery

F Griffiths, J Cave, F Boardman, J Ren… - Social science & …, 2012 - Elsevier
With the rapid growth of online social networking for health, health care systems are
experiencing an inescapable increase in complexity. This is not necessarily a drawback; self …

Patients' beliefs about treatment: the hidden determinant of treatment outcome?

R Horne - 1999 - psycnet.apa.org
Discussed the new view of health care in which patients are expected and encouraged to
take a more active role in their health care and in decisions about treatment. Patients' views …

Guidelines and mindlines: why do clinical staff over-diagnose malaria in Tanzania? A qualitative study

CIR Chandler, C Jones, G Boniface, K Juma… - Malaria journal, 2008 - Springer
Background Malaria over-diagnosis in Africa is widespread and costly both financially and in
terms of morbidity and mortality from missed diagnoses. An understanding of the reasons …

Falling on stony ground? A qualitative study of implementation of clinical guidelines' prescribing recommendations in primary care

A Rashidian, MP Eccles, I Russell - Health policy, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to explore key themes for the implementation of guidelines'
prescribing recommendations. METHODS: We interviewed a purposeful sample of 25 …

Barriers to physical activity promotion by general practitioners and practice nurses.

J McKenna, PJ Naylor, N McDowell - British journal of sports …, 1998 - bjsm.bmj.com
OBJECTIVE: To examine the promotion of physical activity by general practitioners (GPs)
and practice nurses (PNs). METHODS: A questionnaire that examined the types of barriers …