Psychologist Collaborations in Pulmonary Primary Care Practice

Prolotherapy in primary care practice.

Prolotherapy is an injection-based complementary and alternative medical therapy for chronic musculoskeletal pain. Prolotherapy techniques and injected solutions vary by condition, clinical severity, and practitioner preferences; over several treatment sessions, a fairly small volume of an irritant or sclerosing solution is injected at sites on painful ligament and tendon insertions and in adja...

Improving Care for the Frail in Nova Scotia: An Implementation Evaluation of a Frailty Portal in Primary Care Practice

Background Understanding and addressing the needs of frail patients has been identified as an important strategy by the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA). Primary care (PC) providers are in a key position to aid in the identification of, and response to frailty as part of routine care. Unlike singular chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension which garner a disease-based appr...

Primary Care Practice Transformation

Reflective Practice in Nursing Care

Introduction: Reflective practice is a generic term for intellectual and affective activities that create new understanding and appreciation of experiences. Various studies have emphasized on the benefits of reflection in nursing. This article reviewed benefits and barriers of reflective practice in nursing. Methods: In this review article, library references, some scientific databases (Elsevi...

Pioneers in pediatric psychology: technology, mentors, collaborations, and life experiences in an evolving pediatric psychologist.

Though I hardly think of myself as a ‘‘pioneer,’’ I suppose I need to admit to being an older and hopefully wiser member of the Pediatric Psychology family. As proof of the ‘‘older’’ part, I will recount a few observations related to the impact of technology on our practice, scholarship, and communications. Transitions from traditional medical models to interdisciplinary health care systems tha...