Managing alcohol problems in general practice.

Attitudes and managing alcohol problems in general practice in Europe: results from the European ODHIN study

Methods A total of 2435 general practitioners (GPs) from 9 European countries (Catalonia, Czech Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden and UK) were surveyed. The questionnaire included questions on demographic, education and training on alcohol, received by general practitioners, as well as their attitudes towards management of alcohol problems. In addition, the Shorte...

Managing Alcohol Problems in General Practice in Europe: Results from the European ODHIN Survey of General Practitioners.

AIMS To document the attitudes of general practitioners (GPs) from eight European countries to alcohol and alcohol problems and how these attitudes are associated with self-reported activity in managing patients with alcohol and alcohol problems. METHODS A total of 2345 GPs were surveyed. The questionnaire included questions on the GP's demographics, reported education and training on alcohol...

Managing hepatitis C in general practice.

Managing thyroid disease in general practice.

Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) testing is the best screening tool for thyroid dysfunction. When TSH levels are in the reference range, additional tests such as free thyroxine, free triiodothyronine or thyroid antibodies rarely add value, except in patients with pituitary disease, when TSH is unreliable. Overt hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism with TSH levels > 10 mU/L can b...

Managing Clinical Incidents in General Practice

Clinical incident in general practice can be potentially harmful, costly and even fatal. Studies in general practice in Australia have shown that over three quarter of these incidents are preventable [Bhasale et. al. 1998]. We describe in this paper a holistic model which amalgamates three knowledge management methodologies (ontological, rulebased, and causal) and case based reasoning to provid...