Integrating pharmacogenetic testing into primary care

Integrating Spirituality into Primary Care

Delivering pharmacogenetic testing in a primary care setting

Pharmacogenetic testing refers to a type of genetic test to predict a patient's likelihood to experience an adverse event or not respond to a given drug. Despite revision to several labels of commonly prescribed drugs regarding the impact of genetic variation, the use of this testing has been limited in many settings due to a number of factors. In the primary care setting, the limited office ti...

Integrating Oral Health Care into Primary Health Care System

Introduction. Systematic evaluation is an integral part of the organization and delivery of community oral health care programmes, ensuring the effectiveness of these community-based interventions. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of primary health care (PHC) personnel regarding their duties toward oral health. Methods and Material. A cross-sectional study was carried out a...

Original Articles Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care

Depression is one of the more common diagnoses encountered in primary care, and primary care in turn provides the majority of care for patients with depression. Many approaches have been tried in efforts to improve the outcomes of depression management. This article outlines the partnership between the University of Washington (UW) Neighborhood Clinics and the UW Department of Psychiatry in imp...

Factors associated with integrating self-management support into primary care.

PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to expand the understanding of self-management support by describing factors that contribute to implementing a comprehensive self-management program in primary care. METHODS Four rural health centers in medically underserved areas participated in a study to document the implementation of a self-management program. This program consisted of a social marke...