General Practitioners In Relation Research Articles

Old Persons' Contact with General Practitioners in relation to Health: A Danish Population Study

The study describes health, social situation, and contact with general practitioners in a random sample of non-institutionalized persons 70-95 years old in Denmark. There was a strong correlation between health and contact with general practitioners. A small group, 3% of the respondents, had no health problems, but had been in contact with a general practitioner within the previous month. This group was characterized by a strong social network and a high degree of life satisfaction. Another small group, including 3% of the respondents, had extensive health problems, but had nevertheless not been in contact with a general practitioner within the previous year. This group was characterized by a weak social network and a low degree of life satisfaction.

Dermatology patients and their doctors.

This paper presents detailed information about the medical care available to people with dermatological diseases. One hundred people with acne, psoriasis or eczema who had attended an out‐patient clinic between two specified dates were interviewed in their homes using a comprehensive, structured schedule. Interviewees were asked about their satisfaction with the treatment and care they had received and, though 81% felt that it had been worthwhile attending the out‐patient clinic, there was evidence of dissatisfaction on several specific points. Procedural and psychological aspects of hospital care are discussed and it is suggested that there is considerable scope for developing more effective communication between medical personnel and patients. Primary care and referral are considered and the role of the general practitioner in relation to those with chronic skin diseases is assessed. Interpersonal communication skills, techniques for maximizing consultation time and an understanding of the evidence on such matters as compliance are areas that could usefully be included more widely in the pre‐ and post‐qualifying training of medical staff. This paper presents evidence about several strands of medical care and suggests positive recommendations for the development of the service.

The emergence of the family practitioner

The family practitioner evolved as a specialist to replace the rapidly disappearing general practitioner. The lack of adequate postdoctoral medical education programs for general practitioners, the changing role of the general practitioner in relation to the specialist, and the lower status and different working conditions of the general practitioner compared with the specialist contributed to the decline of general practice. Those who attempted to develop the specialty of family practice actively sought to remedy the deficiencies of general practice by providing intellectually rigorous postgraduate programs, by providing a unique area of expertise, and by providing specialty status.

The problems of general practice and industry.

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 2, Issue 14 p. 451-452 Original Article THE PROBLEMS OF GENERAL PRACTICE AND INDUSTRY† M. O. Kent-Hughes, M. O. Kent-Hughes Moonee Ponds, VictoriaSearch for more papers by this author M. O. Kent-Hughes, M. O. Kent-Hughes Moonee Ponds, VictoriaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 October 1958 https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1958.tb58540.x †Read as part of a symposium on “The General Practitioner in Relation to Industry”, at a meeting of the British Medical Association, Victorian Branch, Section of Industrial Medicine, on November 13, 1957. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume2, Issue14October 1958Pages 451-452 RelatedInformation

THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER—THE EMPLOYEE—THE INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL OFFICER

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 2, Issue 14 p. 449-451 Original Article THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER—THE EMPLOYEE—THE INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL OFFICER† W. F. Cooper, W. F. Cooper MelbourneMedical Director, General Motors-Holden.Search for more papers by this author W. F. Cooper, W. F. Cooper MelbourneMedical Director, General Motors-Holden.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 October 1958 https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1958.tb58539.x †Read as part of a symposium on “The General Practitioner in Relation to Industry”, at a meeting of the British Medical Association, Victorian Branch, Section of Industrial Medicine, on November 13, 1957. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume2, Issue14October 1958Pages 449-451 RelatedInformation

The Teaching of Radiology to Interns

THE average physician cannot boast of great familiarity with the conduct or interpretation of roentgen examinations, or of adequate comprehension of the possibilities of diagnostic aid to be obtained from X-ray studies. His contact with X-ray problems consists in the main of emergency cases in which fractures or dislocations are suspected, and occasional reference of cases to X-ray laboratories for a “picture” of the lungs, stomach, or urinary tract. He has not appreciated that, in addition to skeletal diseases and injuries, roentgen studies may be applied with advantage to nearly all visceral disorders, including many diseases of the nervous system. He does not stop to realize that examination with the X-rays is much more complicated than the simple taking of a “picture”; that it is really no more a simple laboratory procedure than an ophthalmic examination or a urinary tract examination or a gynecologic study, and that a clinical knowledge of the conditions entering into his problems is a necessary part of the preparation of the radiologist. The “picture” of the stomach turns out to comprise a careful fluoroscopic investigation supplemented by anywhere from three to a dozen or more roentgenograms in various positions and under various circumstances according to the individual case. The “picture” of the lungs proves to be much more involved, the patient requiring fluoroscopic study in the erect position at various angles, with films to record whatever may be questionable or of especial interest; and sometimes it is advisable to make a screen study of the patient in the horizontal, prone, supine or lateral position, and to record the results with the necessary films. All of which sounds, and in actuality is, much more complicated than the simple word “picture” would imply, and yet to the layman who hears the X-ray study spoken of as a “picture,” the physician's use of this term only serves to strengthen his impression that a roentgen examination is nothing more than some sort of glorified photography. The remedy lies in some measure in the widening of the horizon of the general practitioner in relation to X-ray matters by having the radiologists of the country enter into a campaign of education through staff meetings, county society and other medical meetings. To a certain degree, perhaps as rapidly as possible, this is being carried on at the present time; but the logical and most important step is to carry this education to the young graduates of medical schools while they are in their intern year. Medical students receive a certain amount of instruction in radiology, mostly in connection with X-ray investigations made in relation to the various patients with whom they come in contact during their clerkships and clinics.