Family practice
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluating the impact of a very low-cost intervention to increase practices' engagement with data and change prescribing behaviour: a randomized trial in English primary care.
Unsolicited feedback can solicit changes in prescribing. ⋯ ISRCTN86418238.
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Few studies have evaluated roles of general practice-based pharmacists (PBPs), particularly in optimizing medicines management for older people with both multimorbidity and polypharmacy. ⋯ Future high-quality studies are needed to test the effects of PBP interventions on a well-defined range of medicines management-related outcomes.
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Education of general practitioners in the use of point-of-care ultrasonography: a systematic review.
To systematically review and synthesize the published literature regarding the education of general practitioners (GPs) and GPs in training (GPTs) in the use of ultrasonography. ⋯ There was a large variation in ultrasound training programs for GPs and GPTs, with an overall emphasis on focussed practical training. Few studies included a longitudinal learning process in the training program. However, diagnostic accuracy seemed to improve with hours of practical training, and studies including continuous feedback on scans conducted during clinical patient encounters showed superior results.
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Information is paucity about the extent of contraception practise among the unmet need eligible couples after counselling. ⋯ This study emphasizes the need for follow-up counselling for guiding contraceptive use and recorded that majority of the unmet need couples started practicing contraception methods during the follow-ups. Besides, change in desired contraception methods was observed.