Challenges to creating primary care teams in a public sector health centre: a co-operative inquiry by Bob Mash, Pat Mayers, Hoffie Conradie, Abraham Orayn, Marjan Kuiper, Joey Marais, Bennie Cornelissen, Shaamelah Titus

“…The inquiry focused on the question of how more effective teams of doctors and clinical nurse practitioners offering clinical care could be created within a typical CHC. …”
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Task shifting for musculoskeletal disorders in Norwegian primary care: a qualitative interview study of general practitioners and specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapists by Kenneth Chance-Larsen, Michael Backhouse, Richard Collier, Tobba Sudmann

“…Competition and cooperation coexist between the professions, and the seemingly gradual blurring between historical hegemony and new models of care creates both alliances and rivalries. Examples of deviations from the Choosing Wisely principles and evidence-based practice indicate that both general practitioners and physiotherapists balance the roles of patient advocate, gatekeeper, and homo economicus, in a context where task shifting is challenged by established practice. …”
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Understanding (non)disclosure of sexual orientation and gender identity in Slovenian primary healthcare: Perspectives from LGBT+ individuals and general practitioners by Nina Jerala, Davorina Petek

“…In Slovenia, where general practitioners (GPs) play a pivotal role in healthcare, understanding the dynamics of disclosure within primary healthcare settings is crucial.Methods This qualitative study utilised an online survey with open-ended questions to explore the experiences and expectations of both LGBT+ individuals and GPs regarding disclosure. …”
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Exercise addiction and disordered eating in young Lebanese regular sport practitioners: the indirect role of body appreciation and body dysmorphic concerns by Michelle Abi Karam, Rana El Khoury, Carla Hokayem, Nada Akiki, Sahar Obeid, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Souheil Hallit, Marie Hokayem

“…Methods This was a cross-sectional study enrolling 321 Lebanese regular sport practitioners (mean age of 21.09 years with 51.2% males) currently residing in Lebanon.. …”
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Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations? by Justine Bell‐James, Rose Foster, Miguel Frohlich, Carla Archibald, Claudia Benham, Megan Evans, Pedro Fidelman, Tiffany Morrison, Liza Rolim Baggio, Peter Billings, Nicole Shumway

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Barriers and facilitators to use of digital health tools by healthcare practitioners and their patients, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multimethods study by Barbora Silarova, Charlotte Dack, Ben Ainsworth, Sabrina Grant, Gemma Lasseter, Sophie Louise Turnbull, Jiedi Lei, Irem Aksu

“…These decisions resulted in the unequal implementation of DHTs across health services, created barriers for HCPs using DHTs in their practice and influenced HCPs’ decisions on which patients to supply DHTs with. …”
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Specifics of residency training at the medical university in the specialty "General Practice (Family Medicine)" by V. N. Larina, O. V. Saino, M. P. Mikhailusova, M. G. Golovko, E. N. Sheregova, Ch. G. Gudiev

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Creating the Moorfields’ virtual eye casualty: video consultations to provide emergency teleophthalmology care during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic by Dawn A Sim, Caroline LS Kilduff, Alice AP Thomas, Juliet Dugdill, Edward J Casswell, Marcin Dabrowski, Claire Lovegrove, Gordon R Hay, Peter BM Thomas

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Informing a governance model for integration of community pharmacists and family physicians and nurse practitioner-led practices and teams within Ontario Health Teams: A protocol. by Monica Aggarwal, Lisa Dolovich, Yazid Al Hamarneh, Kristina M Kokorelias, Reed Beall, Ross Upshur

“…However, overlapping scopes of practice with family physicians (FPs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) have the potential for duplication of services or fragmented care. …”
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Antimicrobials as cornerstones and quick fixes Zimbabwean in healthcare and society: Health practitioners´ critical reflections on two stories of antimicrobial use as part of antim... by Martin Mickelsson, Tungamirirai Simbini

“…This paper aims to explore health practitioners' understandings of the role of antimicrobials in healthcare and society and how this could inform antimicrobial resistance (AMR) education. …”
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Desperately Seeking ... Relevant Assessment? A Case Study on the Potential for Using Online Simulated Group Based Learning to Create Sustainable Assessment Practices by Anneka Ferguson, Elizabeth Lee

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PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL HARMONISING CERTAIN ASPECTS OF INSOLVENCY LAW - INTRODUCTORY ASPECTS by Vasile NEMEȘ, Gabriela FIERBINȚEANU

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Creating the 5th Edition of Lees’ Loss Prevention in the Process Industries – What is Lees 5, Why is it Important, and How to Overcome Editorial Challenges? by Hans Pasman, Piet Knijff

“…Especially in recent years, Process Safety practitioners in the process industries however consulted Lees’ to a much lesser extent, as they found the scientific approach rather distinct from their daily challenges. …”
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Political ecologies of professional practice: Plurality and possibilities in environmental governance, Introduction to the Special Section by Bimbika Sijapati Basnett, Floriane Clement, Sam Staddon

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A randomised controlled trial comparing the outcomes of arteriovenous fistula for dialysis created under local vs regional anaesthesia: reflections on recruitment and process evalu... by Emma Aitken, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Nicolas Hall, the ACCess study collaborators

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Evaluating the Negative Impacts of New Technologies on Intellectual Property Law Using Neutrosophic Z Numbers by Sandra Dayanara Correa Solis, Esther Maricela Coello Avilés, Jennifer Andrea Bravo Zapata

“…Emerging technologies like generative AI and blockchain present significant challenges to intellectual property (IP) law, creating ambiguity in assigning ownership and protection. …”
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The moral determinants of health in South Africa: Diversity and inclusion in medicine by Brenda Z. Kubheka-Chauke

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European general practitioners’ attitudes towards person-centred care and factors that influence its implementation in everyday practice: The protocol of the cross-sectional PACE G... by Goranka Petriček, Zalika Klemenc-Ketiš, Zlata Ožvačić Adžić, Venija Cerovečki, Sara Willems, Zoi Tsimtsiou, Erika Zelko, Claire Collins, Kathryn Hoffmann, Torunn Bjerve Eide, Sara Ares Blanco, Thomas Frese, Heidrun Lingner, Radost Assenova, Péter Torzsa, Bohumil Seifert, Mehmet Ungan, Sabine Bayen, Adam Windak, Joana Azeredo, Katarina Stavrikj, Sanda Kreitmayer, Milena Kostić, Iliana-Carmen Busneag, Tuomas Koskela, Alice Serafini, Joanne Butterworth, Dorien Louise Maria Zwart, Jesús González-Lama, Gorka Vuletić, Esther Van Poel, Ksenija Tušek Bunc, Canan Tuz, Vildan Mevsim, Martin Seifert, Mina Dahli, Pero Hrabač, Miroslav Hanževački, Jelena Rakić Matić, Marion Tomičić, Marko Rađa, Bruno Heleno, Krzysztof Studzinski, Ádám Becze, Rosa Megallón-Botaya, Heather Lynn Rogers, Christine Brütting, Didem Kafadar, David Lerma Irureta, Davide Fornacciari, Katarzyna Nessler, Kiril Soleski, Fátima Méndez-López, Oğulcan Çöme, Abeer Ahmad, Davorina Petek

“…These additional items were specifically developed for the study, translated using the forward-backward method, evaluated through cognitive debriefing, and integrated into the REDCap platform to create language and country-specific survey links. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Dental and Dental Hygiene Faculty and Students Toward Medical Marijuana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Dara Szyliowicz, Andrew Young, Yesha Golwala

“…The aim of this study is to understand dental practitioners’ views and expertise around MM. Methods: A 50-question survey was created to assess, in detail, dental and dental hygiene faculty and students’ knowledge, practice, and attitudes toward MM, and to identify possible correlations between responses. …”
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Pilot study to build capacity for family medicine with abbreviated, low-cost training programme with minimal impact on patient care for a cohort of 84 general practitioners caring... by Amjad Al Shdaifat, Therese Zink

“…We describe a programme created, delivered and evaluated from 2013 to 2014 in Jordan.Design Cohort study.Setting Physicians providing primary care in the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees clinics in Jordan.Participants Eighty-four general practitioners (GPs) were invited to participate and completed the training and evaluation. …”
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