Assessing the Role of Emergency Physicians in Medical Clearance: Predictors of Diagnosing Psychiatric Illness in the Emergency Department – A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study by Ibrahim Khamis Abdullah Almamari, Darpanarayan Hazra, Awatif K. Alsarrai Al-Alawi

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Evaluation of physicians' screening practices and knowledge levels regarding atrial fibrillation in patients over 65 years of age: A prospective study by Emre Bulbul, Erhan Simsek, Muhammet Kizmaz

“…This study aimed to evaluate the screening practices and knowledge levels of physicians regarding AF among patients aged ≥65 years. …”
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Engaging primary care physicians in system change – an interpretive qualitative study in a remote and rural health region in Northern British Columbia, Canada by David Snadden, Trish Reay, Neil Hanlon, Martha MacLeod

“…Objectives To describe how physicians were engaged in primary healthcare system change in a remote and rural Canadian health authority.Design A qualitative interpretive study based on a hermeneutic approach.Methods 34 transcribed in-depth interviews with physicians and administrators relevant to physician engagement were purposively sampled from a larger data set of 239 interviews gathered over a 3-year period from seven communities engaged in primary healthcare transformation. …”
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The integration of physician associates into Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust: a new role to address the challenge of physical health in mental health by Emma Glen

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Challenges and barriers to physician decision-making for prescribing and deprescribing among patients with multimorbidity in eastern China’s primary care settings: a qualitative study by Ming Yan, Zhijie Xu, Andrew Farmer, Yu Xia, Mi Yao, Lingyan Wu, Xinmei Zhou, Liyan Han

“…Objectives Patients with multimorbidity have an increased risk of medication-related problems. Physicians face the dilemmas of multimorbidity management with multiple medications in primary care settings. …”
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‘That’s Enough’ - Workplace Violence Against Physicians, Pharmacists, and Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review of Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences by Alhomoud F

“…Despite the global attention to WPV, systematic reviews specifically addressing WPV across all three professions—physicians, pharmacists, and nurses—and in various healthcare settings in Saudi Arabia are lacking. …”
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Primary health care strengthening through the lens of healthcare system thinking by Ramprakash Kaswa, Klaus von Pressentin

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The impact of headache specialist density and the introduction of gepants and lasmitidan on prescriptions for acute migraine treatments: a regression and interrupted time series an... by Leon S. Moskatel, Rebecca Y. Linfield, Niushen Zhang

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Impact of moral distress on burn-out: a cross-sectional survey of front-line family physicians during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by John Billimek, Johanna Shapiro, Cynthia Haq, Tan Nguyen, Avital Sabrina Fischer, Reece Fenning, John Michael Robb, Allison Slater, Uyen Mai, Tien Lam, Jan Paolo De La Cruz

“…Practising self-care and personal wellness were associated with decreased moral distress. Female physicians were 3.86-fold more likely to report worsening burn-out compared with male physicians. …”
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Knowledge and attitude towards ankle sprain management among primary care physicians in the department of family medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by Abdullah A. Alzahrani, Norah A. AlQarni, Fahad S. Alghamdi, Tariq A. Alghamdi

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Moral Permissibility of Euthanasia- A Bangladesh Context by Nilufa Yasmin

Subjects: “…Euthanasia, Moral Permissibility, Bangladesh, Physician Assisted Suicide, Slippery Slope, Islamic Law.…”
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Addressing the Rural and Underserved Healthcare Workforce Needs: Residency Specialty Selection and Workforce Outcomes of the WWAMI AHEC Scholars Program by Kenya Morales-Luna, Stacey Morrison, Toby Keys

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The role of Pharmaceutical Marketing in Prescribing Decisions in a Developing Country: A Comprehensive Study Exploiting Theory of Planned Behaviour by Mahmoud Al-Areefi, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Abubakr Abdelraouf Alfadl

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Work-Life Balance in Pediatric Orthopaedics: The Role of the LeadersBox 1 – Fostering work-life balance for my team: Corinna Franklin, MDBox 2 – Work-life balance interventions: Re... by Steven L. Frick, MD, Rebecca Glavin, MBA, MSW, LCSW, Corinna Franklin, MD, AB, Peter M. Waters, MD, MMSc

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A guide for arterial line insertion for the South African primary care practitioner by Indiran Govender, Henry I. Okonta, Olukayode Adeleke, Sunday Okeke

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Physician characteristics associated with the referral from general practitioners to dental surgeons and proposal for a referral letter template endorsed by dental surgeons in France: a nationwide cross-sectional survey-based study by Matthias Lamauviniere, Jan Chrusciel, Cassandre Finot, Adrien Basset, Maximillien Graftieaux, Aline Ohl-Hurtaud, Stéphane Sanchez

“…Only 20% of GPs indicated that they had regular communication with dental surgeons. The physician characteristics under study were not statistically associated with initiating referrals. …”
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Sandwich technique for endovascular repair of type A aortic dissection following stent graft with an inner branch in the ascending aorta by Kosuke Ujihira, MD, Reiko Kemmochi, MD, Taiichiro Matsumoto, MD, Noriyuki Tokunaga, MD, PhD, Mitsuaki Matsumoto, MD, PhD

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