INTRODUCTION The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak has been unique in recent history in its rapidity of transmission, its concentration in healthcare settings, and the large number of healthcare workers who have been infected. This study aims to examine the psychological impact of SARS on general practitioners (GPs) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners in Singapo...

The inclusion of occupational health topics in vocational training for general practice is limited-principally by course overload, and by a lack of local contact between occupational physicians and general practitioners (GPs). There is a need for the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine to review communication and training opportunities between the spe...

aims: general practitioners have an essential role in patient care and are exposed to high levels of job stress. general practitioners’ mental health has effects on their functional abilities and medical managements. this study was carried out to evaluate the mental health of general practitioners in emergency wards in kashan university of medical sciences, iran. materials & methods: in this cr...

introduction: continuing medical education (cme) has been considered as a lifelong commitment for doctors to provide the optimal care for patients. despite a long history of creating cme programs, outcomes are far from ideal. the present qualitative study aims to clarify the barriers affecting effectiveness of the cme programs in iran based on the experiences of general practitioners. methods: ...

BACKGROUND Response rates by general practitioners (GPs) to postal surveys have consistently fallen, compromising the validity of this type of research. If postal survey work is to continue we need to understand GPs' reasons for not participating and respond appropriately. AIM To investigate GPs' reasons for not responding to postal surveys. METHOD A qualitative study was carried out to det...

introduction: continuing medical education (cme) is part of the process of lifelong learning that all physicians undertake. it has traditionally viewed by the medical profession in terms of updating their knowledge. nowadays, in order to practice effectively in the national health system, doctors need skills that extend their medical knowledge beyond updating. educational need assessment is the...

General practitioners (GPs) in Tayside, with higher weekly surgery workloads, tended to have a greater proportion of return consultations compared with GPs with smaller workloads. By reducing the number of return consultations, GPs could have a notable effect on their workload and alleviate the, oft-quoted, stress induced by the perceived increase in demand for patient care.

The NSW Department of Health (NSW Health) faxed health alerts to general medical practitioners during measles outbreaks in March and May 2006. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of randomly selected general practitioners (GPs) (1 per medical practice) in New South Wales to investigate the effectiveness of faxing health alerts to GPs during a communicable disease outbreak. Fax transmissio...