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PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY (2016)
Journal Article
Hider, S., Morton, C., Muller, S., Belcher, J., Gilbert, K., Bucknall, M., & Mallen, C. (2016). PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75, 169-169. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.5915

Background Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory disorder of older (>50 years) adults, frequently managed in primary care. PMR remains under-researched despite the significant impact this condition has on patient's quality of life. Ex... Read More about PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY.

DIAGNOSTIC DELAY FOR GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS (2016)
Journal Article
Prior, J. A., Ranjbar, H., Belcher, J., Mackie, S., & Mallen, C. D. (2016). DIAGNOSTIC DELAY FOR GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75(S2), 1092-1092. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.2639

Background The diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) remains difficult, with patients often presenting with non-specific and atypical symptoms. Such ambiguity can lead to delays in the diagnosis of GCA, which in-turn may result in the patient exper... Read More about DIAGNOSTIC DELAY FOR GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.

Implementation of musculoskeletal Models of Care in primary care settings: Theory, practice, evaluation and outcomes for musculoskeletal health in high-income economies (2016)
Journal Article
Dziedzic, K., French, S., Davis, A. M., Geelhoed, E., & Porcheret, M. (2016). Implementation of musculoskeletal Models of Care in primary care settings: Theory, practice, evaluation and outcomes for musculoskeletal health in high-income economies. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 30(3), 375 - 397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.berh.2016.08.004

Musculoskeletal conditions represent one of the largest causes of years lived with disability in high-income economies. These conditions are predominantly managed in primary care settings, and yet, there is a paucity of evidence on which approaches w... Read More about Implementation of musculoskeletal Models of Care in primary care settings: Theory, practice, evaluation and outcomes for musculoskeletal health in high-income economies.

Patients with COPD tell their stories about living with the long-term condition: an innovative and powerful way to impact primary health care professionals' attitudes and behaviour? (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Patients with COPD tell their stories about living with the long-term condition: an innovative and powerful way to impact primary health care professionals' attitudes and behaviour?. Education for Primary Care, 1 - 6. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2016.1181699

BACKGROUND: Sub-optimal adoption of evidence based practice by primary health care professionals (PHCPs) is affecting the health of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This paper shows how 'patient stories' were used to engineer... Read More about Patients with COPD tell their stories about living with the long-term condition: an innovative and powerful way to impact primary health care professionals' attitudes and behaviour?.

Physician-facilitated designation of proxy decision maker. (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Physician-facilitated designation of proxy decision maker. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-016-0084-5

With vast improvements in healthcare in recent decades, people are living longer but often with higher rates of morbidity and chronic illnesses. This has resulted in a higher proportion of the population who may benefit from early end-of-life 'conver... Read More about Physician-facilitated designation of proxy decision maker..

Radial artery perforation treated with balloon tracking and guide catheter tamponade - A case series. (2016)
Journal Article
George, S., Mamas, M., Nolan, J., & Ratib, K. (2016). Radial artery perforation treated with balloon tracking and guide catheter tamponade - A case series. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 17(7), 480-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2016.06.005

A 78year old woman was admitted with an acute coronary syndrome. She underwent coronary angiography via the left radial artery which was complicated by a guide catheter induced radial artery perforation confirmed by extravasation of contrast into the... Read More about Radial artery perforation treated with balloon tracking and guide catheter tamponade - A case series..

Reporting and understanding the safety and adverse effect profile of mobile apps for psychosocial interventions: An update (2016)
Journal Article
Farooq. (2016). Reporting and understanding the safety and adverse effect profile of mobile apps for psychosocial interventions: An update. World Journal of Psychiatry, 187 - 191. https://doi.org/10.5498/WJP.v6.i2.187

Recent years have seen a rapidly increasing trend towards the delivery of health technology through mobile devices. Smartphones and tablet devices are thus becoming increasingly popular for accessing information and a wide range of services, includin... Read More about Reporting and understanding the safety and adverse effect profile of mobile apps for psychosocial interventions: An update.

External validation of clinical prediction models using big datasets from e-health records or IPD meta-analysis: opportunities and challenges (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). External validation of clinical prediction models using big datasets from e-health records or IPD meta-analysis: opportunities and challenges. BMJ, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i3140

Access to big datasets from e-health records and individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis is signalling a new advent of external validation studies for clinical prediction models. In this article, the authors illustrate novel opportunities for... Read More about External validation of clinical prediction models using big datasets from e-health records or IPD meta-analysis: opportunities and challenges.

EAHP European Statements baseline survey 2015 (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). EAHP European Statements baseline survey 2015. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 138-143. https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-000964

Objectives The 2015 EAHP European Statements survey was related to sections 2, 5 and 6 of the European Statements of Hospital Pharmacy (Statements). In addition to collection of statistical data about the level of implementation of the Statements, it... Read More about EAHP European Statements baseline survey 2015.