Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Decision making in family medicine: randomized trial of the effects of the InfoClinique and Trip database search engines.
To compare the ability of users of 2 medical search engines, InfoClinique and the Trip database, to provide correct answers to clinical questions and to explore the perceived effects of the tools on the clinical decision-making process. ⋯ Family medicine residents' ability to provide correct answers to clinical questions increased dramatically and similarly with the use of both InfoClinique and the Trip database. These tools have strong potential to increase the quality of medical care.
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Comparative Study
Contraceptive practices and attitudes among immigrant and nonimmigrant women in Canada.
To compare experiences, attitudes, and beliefs of immigrant and nonimmigrant women presenting for abortion with regard to contraception, and to identify difficulties involved in accessing contraception in Canada. ⋯ The information provided by this study might be valuable for family doctors and other clinicians to improve contraceptive information resources for immigrants to address existing knowledge gaps and other culturally relevant concerns. As about half of all women presenting for abortion expressed negative attitudes toward the more effective methods of contraception, it is important that family doctors educate all women at risk for unintended pregnancies.