OBJECTIVE The objectives of this implementation study were to (i) address the evidentiary, contextual, and facilitative mechanisms that serve to retard or promote the transfer and uptake of consultation recording use in oncology practice and (ii) follow patients during the first few days following receipt of the consultation recording to document, from the patient's perspective, the benefits re...

BACKGROUND Despite stable overall antibiotic use between 2007 and 2011 in The Netherlands, use of nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim increased by 32%. The background of this increased antibiotic use against uropathogens is unknown. OBJECTIVES To determine whether increased use of urinary tract infection antibiotics is caused by changes in patients' consultation or physicians' prescribing behavio...

Antenatal and Postnatal Care is a book that can be recommended with confidence to students and doctors who undertake the care, supervision and treatment of expectant mothers. Conscientious application of the practical instruction contained in the book will do much to rescue antenatal care from the disrepute into which it has fallen by being inadequately and perfunctorily practised. At the same ...

CONTEXT Efforts to control medical expenses by emphasizing primary care and limiting specialty care may influence how physicians use informal or "curbside" consultation. OBJECTIVE To understand physicians' use of and beliefs about informal consultation. DESIGN Survey mailed in July 1997. PARTICIPANTS Of a random sample of Massachusetts general internists, pediatricians, cardiologists, ort...

OBJECTIVES Evaluation of a pilot study of an online consultation system in primary care. We describe who used the system, when and why, and the National Health Service costs associated with its use. DESIGN 15-month observational study. SETTING Primary care practices in South West England. RESULTS 36 General practices covering 396 828 patients took part in the pilot. The online consultatio...

BACKGROUND This study examined the effectiveness of an adaptation of an empirically-supported intervention delivered using mental health consultation to preschoolers who displayed elevated disruptive behaviors. METHOD Ninety-six preschoolers, their teachers, and their primary caregivers participated. Children in the intervention group received individualized mental health consultation focused...

BACKGROUND There is a worldwide shortage of qualified laboratory personnel to provide adequate testing for the detection and monitoring of diseases. In an effort to increase laboratory capacity in developing countries, new skills have been introduced into laboratory services. Curriculum revision with a focus on good laboratory practice is an important aspect of supplying entry-level graduates w...

The purpose was to examine adapted physical education (APE) specialists' perceptions about consultation as a delivery model for individuals with disabilities. Six APE specialists (4 female, 2 male) from California participated in this phenomenological study. Data came from in-depth individual interviews, field observations, researcher notes, and focus group interactions. Analysis revealed disti...