Search results for "Primary Care"
Repeated tobacco screening linked to higher likelihood of smoking cessation treatment
The average adjusted predicted probability of prescription and/or referral for smoking cessation rose from 13.7% among current and former smokers screened once to 41.7% among those screened five or six times, a study of Veterans Affairs primary care clinics found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/06/13/4.htm
13 Jun 2023
Age-adapted D-dimer cutoffs in older patients may help exclude DVT in primary care
Using age-adapted D-dimer cutoffs in older patients may help rule out deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in primary care, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/12/6.htm
12 Jun 2012
Survey finds many patients OK with placebos in primary care
A majority of patients favored allowing placebo treatments in medical care, especially when they were used honestly and transparently, a recent telephone survey found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/09/2.htm
9 Jul 2013
In-person and remote programs lead to weight loss in primary care
More than a third of obese patients successfully achieved significant weight loss in two different two-year programs led by primary care physicians and funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/22/5.htm
22 Nov 2011
ED visits are usually for emergencies rather than ‘primary care’
Use of presenting complaint is ineffective in determining whether emergency department (ED) visits could have been treated by a primary care visit instead, a recent study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/26/5.htm
26 Mar 2013
Study analyzes diagnostic errors in primary care
Diagnostic errors in primary care are often related to process breakdowns during the clinical encounter, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/05/4.htm
5 Mar 2013
NAFLD needs new attention in primary care
This issue also covers counseling patients about exercise, COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination, and reflections by College leaders about their terms of office during the pandemic.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/04/nafld-needs-new-attention-in-primary-care.htm
1 Apr 2021
Screening, brief intervention in primary care appear ineffective for reducing drug use
Screening and brief intervention targeting drug use do not appear to be effective in primary care, according to the findings of 2 recent studies.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/12/4.htm
12 Aug 2014
Mitigate potential workplace violence
Physicians should consider violence prevention measures that they can adopt, such as regular training in de-escalation techniques, more routine documentation of worrisome encounters, and seeking guidance from law enforcement or a threat assessment consultant.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/09/mitigate-potential-workplace-violence.htm
1 Sep 2023
Coprescription of naloxone for acute use in case of overdose may benefit primary care patients taking opioids for chronic pain
Receiving a naloxone prescription corresponded to a 47% reduction in opioid-related ED visits per month 6 months after getting the prescription.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/28/1.htm
28 Jun 2016