Prognostic Parameters for the Primary Care of Melanoma Patients: What Is Really Risky in Melanoma? by Daniela Göppner, Martin Leverkus

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Statin prescriptions and progression of advanced fibrosis risk in primary care patients with MASLD by Andrew D Schreiner, William P Moran, Jingwen Zhang, Patrick D Mauldin, Justin Marsden, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Chelsey A Petz, David G Koch, Chloe Bays

“…Objective We aimed to determine the association of statins with progression to a high risk for advanced fibrosis in primary care patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).Design This retrospective cohort study of electronic health record data included patients with MASLD and an initial low or indeterminate risk for advanced fibrosis, determined by Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) score (<2.67). …”
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Hypertension Management in Brazil: Usual Practice in Primary Care—A Meta-Analysis by Rafael V. Picon, Juvenal S. Dias-da-Costa, Flavio D. Fuchs, Maria Teresa A. Olinto, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Sandra C. Fuchs

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Practical insights for enhancing primary care rehabilitation services in low-resource contexts by Maria Y. Charumbira, Karina Berner, Quinette A. Louw

“…Aim: To identify recommendations for enhancing the accessibility and quality of rehabilitation services in PHC in South Africa and Zimbabwe from the perspectives of primary care providers (PCPs) and patients. Setting: Ten PHC facilities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa and in Manicaland, Zimbabwe. …”
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Methods for identifying adverse drug reactions in primary care: A systematic review. by Vera Logan, David Hughes, Adam Turner, Neil Carter, Sue Jordan

“…<h4>Background</h4>Identification of real-time adverse drug reactions [ADRs] (as opposed to the risk of ADRs) in older poly-medicated people in primary care is a challenging task, often undertaken without an explicit strategy. …”
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Consultations on driving in people with cognitive impairment in primary care: A scoping review of the evidence. by Carol Sinnott, Tony Foley, Justin Forsyth, Kathleen McLoughlin, Linda Horgan, Colin P Bradley

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>To review the empirical evidence on approaches used by Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) in fitness to drive (FtD) consultations with people living with cognitive impairment.…”
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The integration of hospital pharmacists into primary care settings in Shenzhen, China: a qualitative study by Zhiling Deng, Pengxiang Zhou, Yiting Lu, Zhengrong Li, Mi Yao, Yang Li, Chuan Zou, Haixin Li, Songtao Cai, Yi Guo, Yuling Tong, Yang Zhao, Zhijie Xu

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Four Decades of Glaucoma in Primary Care: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Review (1978-2024) by Maiya Taushanova, Lyudmila Yermukhanova, Fatima Bagiyarova, Zhanna Zhussupova, Venera Baisugurova

“…Challenges such as limited access to proficient healthcare services and the incorporation of specialized ophthalmological services within primary care frameworks were also noted.Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis underscores the need for enhanced cross-disciplinary collaboration and worldwide knowledge exchange regarding early glaucoma detection and management in primary care settings. …”
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Outpatient primary care cardiology referrals: Referral patterns, risk stratification and clinical outcomes by Yi Yi Chua, Yilin Jiang, Sinead Zhen Wang, Ian Phoon, Khung Keong Yeo, Terrance Siang Jin Chua, Jonathan Yap

“…Methods Consecutive outpatients referred from primary care to a national cardiac centre between March 2015 to December 2020 were included. …”
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Diagnosis of naturally‐occurring Cushing's syndrome by primary care veterinarians in selected European countries by Miguel F. Carvalho, Rodolfo O. Leal, Stefania Golinelli, Federico Fracassi, Carolina Arenas, Maria Pérez‐Alenza, Sara Galac, Carmel T. Mooney, Michael Bennaim

“…Abstract Background Several tests are available to diagnose naturally‐occurring Cushing's syndrome in dogs but there is a paucity of information on how primary care veterinarians (PCVs) use or interpret them. …”
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Optimal Pathways to Lung Cancer Screening in Primary Care Settings: A Scoping Review by Emmanouil K. Symvoulakis, Izolde Bouloukaki, Antonios Christodoulakis, Antonia Aravantinou-Karlatou, Ioanna Tsiligianni

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The prevalence of hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome at a gender-affirming primary care clinic by Theo Stein, Shannon Collins, Joshua St. Louis

“…Eligible participants were active patients at the gender-affirming primary care clinic, who were over the age of 16, were TGD, and had a diagnosis of hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. …”
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Alopecia and Iron Deficiency: An Interventional Pilot Study in Primary Care to Improve the Request of Ferritin by Maria Salinas, Maria Leiva-Salinas, Emilio Flores, Maite López-Garrigós, Carlos Leiva-Salinas

“…There were 343 and 1032 primary care laboratory requests prompted by alopecia in the retrospective and prospective studies. …”
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Scoping review to identify strategies and interventions improving interprofessional collaboration and integration in primary care by Roy Remmen, Kris Van den Broeck, Peter Pype, Peter Van Bogaert, Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi, Hans De Loof, Kristel De Vliegher

“…The identified strategies and interventions were inductively categorised under five main themes: (1) Acceptance and team readiness towards collaboration, (2) acting as a team and not as an individual; (3) communication strategies and shared decision making, (4) coordination in primary care and (5) integration of caregivers and their skills and competences.Conclusions We identified a mix of strategies and interventions that can function as ‘building blocks’, for the development of a generic intervention to improve collaboration in different types of primary care settings and organisations.…”
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The critical role of primary care clinicians in the early detection of ocular surface squamous neoplasia by Leendert Dekker, Jan F. Olivier, Klaus von Pressentin

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Barriers and enablers to implementing clinical practice guidelines in primary care: an overview of systematic reviews by Tao Wang, Xian-Liang Liu, Jing-Yu (Benjamin) Tan, Isabella Zhao

“…Objectives To identify the barriers and enablers to implementing clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) recommendations in primary care and to provide recommendations that could facilitate the uptake of CPGs recommendations.Design An overview of systematic reviews.Data sources Nine electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Journals @Ovid Full Text, EMBase, JBI) and three online data sources for guidelines (Turning Research Into Practice, the National Guideline Clearinghouse and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) were searched until May 2021.Eligibility criteria Systematic reviews, meta-analyses or other types of systematic synthesis of quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods studies on the topic of barriers and/or enablers for CPGs implementation in primary care were included.Data extraction and synthesis Two authors independently screened the studies and extracted the data using a predesigned data extraction form. …”
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Analysis of the Perceptions of Primary Care Physicians in Spain Regarding the Relationship Between Health and wine. by José Clemente-Ricolfe, Dolores Miralles-Enrique

“…This study aims to determine the attitudes of primary care physicians in Spain towards the consumption of wine and its effects on health. …”
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Management of Psychosis and Schizophrenia by Primary Care GPs: A Cross-Sectional Study in Spain by Jesús Sepúlveda-Muñoz, Casta Quemada González, María M. Hurtado Lara, Ángel Manuel Gutiérrez García, Celia Martí-García, José María García-Herrera Pérez-Bryan, José Miguel Morales-Asencio

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Revolutionizing Diabetic Retinopathy Screening: Integrating AI-Based Retinal Imaging in Primary Care by Dean Beals, Lesley Simon, Faith Rogers, Stan Pogroszewski

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Expert review of AI-generated responses to the top ten patient complaints in primary care by Monica Gillie, George Kent

“…More research on the safety and utility of medical AI in the primary care setting is paramount.…”
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