LibGuides: HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: General Practice

Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy (Jan); Arthritis Care & Research (Mar); Australian Journal of General Practice (Jan-Mar); BJGP Open (Dec); BMJ, The (Jan-Mar); Health Expectations (Apr); Primary Health Care (Feb); Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care (Mar)

February 2025

Approach to otitis externa in Australian general practice

Common mistakes concerning diabetes management in daily clinical practice

Effects of culturally-appropriate group education for migrants with type 2 diabetes in primary healthcare: pre-test-post-test design

Empowering general practitioners to assist smoking cessation among combustible and e-cigarette users effectively: a dual challenge in Malaysia

Explaining persistent physical symptoms to patients in general practice: can tests to measure central sensitisation add value? A mixed-methods study

Exploring the feasibility of opportunistic diabetic retinopathy screening with handheld fundus cameras in primary care: insights from doctors and nurses

General practitioners experience multi-level barriers to implementing recommended care for hip and knee osteoarthritis: a qualitative study

How primary and tertiary care services collaborate in urgent care delivery: an evaluation of general practice advice lines

Innovations that helped with accessing and delivering primary care for infants and young children during COVID-19

Effects of culturally-appropriate group education for migrants with type 2 diabetes in primary healthcare: pre-test-post-test design

GPs’ perspectives on care models integrating medical and non-medical services in primary care—a representative survey in Germany

Older people’s perspectives on frailty screening in primary care settings – a citizens’ jury study

Personality and interest in general practice: results from an online survey among medical students

Promoting oral cancer screening by general practitioners in Australia: strengthening primary healthcare

PSA testing in primary care: is it time to change our practice?

The role of family health centres in preventing paediatric emergency department usage of parents of children with non-urgent conditions

Service delivery and the role of clinical pharmacists in UK primary care for older people, including people with dementia: a scoping review

Social issues in general practice – a survey assessing the interprofessional perspective of general practitioners and social workers regarding frequency, challenges, and needs

Space, time, and presence in video consultations: an interview study in Danish general practice

Understanding general practice funding models in Australia and beyond

Virtual primary care for people living with dementia in Canada: cross-sectional surveys of patients, care partners, and family physicians

Sources

Australian Journal of General Practice (Dec); BMC Primary Care (Dec-Jan); Diabetology (Nov); Primary Care Diabetes (Dec)

December 2024

Approach to allergic rhinitis in the primary care setting

An approach to the postoperative parotidectomy patient in primary care

The art of effective communication between family physicians and their adolescent patients: challenges and solutions

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnoses and prescriptions in UK primary care, 2000–2018: population-based cohort study

Care needs of patients with the post-COVID syndrome in Dutch general practice: an interview study among patients and general practitioners

Common incidental urological lesions on computed tomography images: what to do with renal and adrenal computed tomography incidentalomas in a primary care setting

Conservative management of patients with end-stage chronic limb-threatening ischaemia in the community

A cross-sectional study exploring general practitioners’ views on dietary supplements

Exploring practice staffs’ perspectives regarding professional roles, confidence, and motivations in delivering mental health care within rural general practice: a qualitative exploration

Factors associated with general practitioner-led diagnosis of long COVID: an observational study using electronic general practice data from Victoria and New South Wales, Australia

General practitioners’ experiences delivering essential care services during the 2020 and 2021 COVID-19-related lockdowns

The importance of comprehensive cancer survivorship care plans in general practice

Is living alone associated with mortality among older primary care patients with or without diabetes?

Models of care for tuberculosis infection screening and treatment in primary care: a scoping review

Parameters for delivering ethnically and gender-sensitive primary care in cardiovascular health through telehealth: systematic review (BMJ update)

Penile dermatology for the general practitioner: a pragmatic approach to diagnosis and management

Primary care seeking among adults with chronic neck and low back pain in Norway: a prospective study from the HUNT study linked to Norwegian primary healthcare registry

Prioritising primary care patients with unexpected weight loss for cancer investigation: diagnostic accuracy study

Should GPs be allowed to offer private services to their patients? (BMJ feature)

Streamlining documentation in patient electronic medical records: an example of chlamydia consultation shortcuts

A UK university is helping to train Chinese GPs. This is why (BMJ feature)

Sources

Australian Journal of General Practice (Oct-Nov); BJPsychOpen (Sep); BMC Primary Care (Sep-Nov); BMJ, The (Oct-Nov); European Journal of Pain (Nov); MJA: The Medical Journal of Australia (Nov); Public Health (Oct)

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