Managing change in general practice: introduction.

Managing change in general practice: a step by step guide.

B.J 1992;304:231-4 Over the past five years general practitioners have been challenged by proposals from both the government and the Royal College of General Practitioners to fundamentally change the administrative structure and day to day running of general practice.`'Changes range from individual practice based innovations, such as developing structured surveillance for chronic disorders and ...

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...

Managing panic disorder in general practice.

BACKGROUND Panic disorder (PD) is common in the community and contributes to significant distress and decreased quality of life for people who suffer from it. Most people with PD will present in the first instance to their general practitioner or hospital emergency department for assistance, often with a focus on somatic symptoms and concerns. OBJECTIVE This article aims to assist the GP to m...