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Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort? (2020)
Journal Article
Silverwood. (2020). Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort?. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0143

After the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests, there has been a renewed appetite to tackle racism in all aspects of life. Within medicine and especially primary care, many people seem unclear about the racial disparities in hea... Read More about Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort?.

Acceptability of Physician Associate Interns in Primary Care: Results from a Service Evaluation (2020)
Journal Article
Silverwood, & Lawton. (2020). Acceptability of Physician Associate Interns in Primary Care: Results from a Service Evaluation. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-70741/v1

Abstract Background: Physician associates (PA) form part of the policy-driven response to increased primary care demand and a general practitioner recruitment and retention crisis. However, they are novel to the primary care workforce, have limitatio... Read More about Acceptability of Physician Associate Interns in Primary Care: Results from a Service Evaluation.

A Novel Primary Healthcare Physician Associate Internship: Results from a Service Evaluation (2020)
Journal Article
Silverwood, & Lawton. (2020). A Novel Primary Healthcare Physician Associate Internship: Results from a Service Evaluation. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-70742/v1

Abstract Background: Physician associates (PA) are dependent healthcare professionals with two-years post-graduate generalist medical education. PAs can work in primary care immediately after graduation. However, PAs are novel to, and still relativel... Read More about A Novel Primary Healthcare Physician Associate Internship: Results from a Service Evaluation.

Maternal six week postnatal check should assess for postnatal anxiety. (2020)
Journal Article
Silverwood, V., Chew-Graham, C., & Kingstone, T. (2020). Maternal six week postnatal check should assess for postnatal anxiety. BMJ, Article 368. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m256

Jakes and colleagues summarise the maternal six week postnatal check.1 This is an important and integral part of primary care and presents general practitioners with opportunities to make a huge difference to new mothers and their children.

We wer... Read More about Maternal six week postnatal check should assess for postnatal anxiety..

Healthcare professionals' perspectives on identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study. (2019)
Journal Article
Silverwood, V., Nash, A., Chew-Graham, C., Walsh-House, J., Sumathipala, A., Bartlam, B., & Kingstone, T. (2019). Healthcare professionals' perspectives on identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 69(688), e768-e776. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706025

BACKGROUND: Perinatal mental health problems are those that occur during pregnancy or up to 12 months postpartum, and affect up to 20% of women. Perinatal anxiety (PNA) is at least as common as depression during the perinatal phase and can adversely... Read More about Healthcare professionals' perspectives on identifying and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study..

'If it's a medical issue I would have covered it by now': learning about fibromyalgia through the hidden curriculum: a qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article
Silverwood, V., & Chew-Graham, C. (2017). 'If it's a medical issue I would have covered it by now': learning about fibromyalgia through the hidden curriculum: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education, 160 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-017-0972-6

BACKGROUND: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a long-term condition that affects between 1 and 5% of the general population and lies within the spectrum of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). FMS can be difficult to diagnose and is usually done so as... Read More about 'If it's a medical issue I would have covered it by now': learning about fibromyalgia through the hidden curriculum: a qualitative study.

Current evidence on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Silverwood, V., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Jinks, C., Jordan, J. L., Protheroe, J., & Jordan, K. P. (2015). Current evidence on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 23(4), 507-515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2014.11.019

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability and leads to a reduced quality of life. The aim was to determine the current evidence on risk factors for onset of knee pain/OA in those aged 50 and over. A systematic review and meta-anal... Read More about Current evidence on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.