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Nutrition for the primary care provider

This book focuses on the various nutritional aspects of the current needs of the society at large and for the health practitioners. The book covers a variety of topics in a lucid manner under four distinct sections namely ‘Nutrition for Health’, ‘Nutrition for Special Circumstances’, ‘Nutrition for Disease States’, and ‘Food Policy’. The first section comprises 10 chapters on various aspects of...

Primary care patient and provider preferences for diabetes care managers

PURPOSE The collaborative care model, using care managers, has been shown to be effective in achieving sustained treatment outcomes in chronic disease management. Little effort has been made to find out patient preferences for chronic disease care, hence, we conducted a study aimed at identifying these. METHODS A 20-item questionnaire, asking for patients' and providers' preferences and perce...

Patient preference in primary care provider type.

BACKGROUND Given the growing roles of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs), patients are increasingly able to choose their primary care provider type. Studies examining patient preferences among provider types are limited and ours is the first to examine reasons for patients' provider type preferences. METHODS Using data from the 2014 Association of American Medical Colleg...

Gender Confirmation Surgery: An Update for the Primary Care Provider

Increased advocacy efforts and expanded third-party insurance coverage have improved access to healthcare for transgender individuals. In conjunction with mental health and medical professionals, gender surgeries offer an important step in allowing individuals to realize their true selves. To provide quality multidisciplinary care, primary care doctors need to understand challenges facing trans...

Will the real primary care provider please stand up?