REVITALIZING GENERALIST PRACTICE: THE MONTREAL STATEMENT

Revitalizing the Scatter Plot

Computer-assisted interactive visualization has become a valuable tool for discovering the underlying meaning of tabular data, including categorical tabular data. The capabilities of the more traditionally mundane kinds of pictures like scatter plots can be expanded to usefully depict categorical tabular data by incorporating annotations and transforms, and by integrating the extensions into an...

Supporting expert generalist practice: the SAGE consultation model.

Revitalizing the aged brain.

Optimal cognitive and emotional function is vital to independence, productivity, and quality of life. Cognitive impairment without dementia may be seen in 16% to 33% of adults older than 65 years, and is associated with significant emotional distress. Cognitive and emotional well-being are inextricably linked. This article qualifies revitalizing the aged brain, discusses neuroplasticity, and su...

Revitalizing the IUD in Kenya

Yet, there is still a large unmet need for FP in Kenya, and long-acting and permanent methods like the IUD are underutilized. While the percentage of Kenyan women using any modern method has more than tripled in the past 20 years, the IUD has virtually disappeared from the mix of modern FP methods. In 1984, nearly one in three Kenyan women using contraception were using the IUD, but by 2004, th...

AAEM Clinical Practice Committee Statement

Background: Medical diagnostic ultrasound has been used by various specialties since the 1950s. Contemporary point of care ultrasound (POCUS) was first researched and utilized by emergency physicians in the mid 1980s. Emergency physicians have formally defined and pioneered POCUS over the past two decades. Research in a broad array of applications indicate improved patient care via procedural s...