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Sickness certification for mental health problems: an analysis of a general practice consultation database (2011)
Journal Article
(2011). Sickness certification for mental health problems: an analysis of a general practice consultation database. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 179 - 182. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423610000472

Although mental illness remains the leading cause of both sickness absence and incapacity benefit in most high-income countries, little is known about how frequently patients with mental ill-health receive sickness certificates and what conditions ar... Read More about Sickness certification for mental health problems: an analysis of a general practice consultation database.

Comparison and reproducibility of standard and high temporal resolution myocardial tissue tagging in patients with severe aortic stenosis (2011)
Journal Article
(2011). Comparison and reproducibility of standard and high temporal resolution myocardial tissue tagging in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, P311 - P311. https://doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-13-S1-P311

Objectives
The aim of this study was to compare and assess the reproducibility of left ventricular (LV) circumferential peak systolic strain (PeakEcc) and strain rate (SR) measurements using standard and high temporal resolution myocardial tissue ta... Read More about Comparison and reproducibility of standard and high temporal resolution myocardial tissue tagging in patients with severe aortic stenosis.

Profiling dizziness in older primary care patients: an empirical study (2011)
Journal Article
(2011). Profiling dizziness in older primary care patients: an empirical study. PloS one, 1- 7. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016481

The diagnostic approach to dizzy, older patients is not straightforward as many organ systems can be involved and evidence for diagnostic strategies is lacking. A first differentiation in diagnostic subtypes or profiles may guide the diagnostic proce... Read More about Profiling dizziness in older primary care patients: an empirical study.

Hand assessment in older adults with musculoskeletal hand problems: a reliability study (2011)
Journal Article
Dziedzic. (2011). Hand assessment in older adults with musculoskeletal hand problems: a reliability study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 3 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-3

Background
Musculoskeletal hand pain is common in the general population. This study aims to investigate the inter- and intra-observer reliability of two trained observers conducting a simple clinical interview and physical examination for hand prob... Read More about Hand assessment in older adults with musculoskeletal hand problems: a reliability study.

Some like it hot: medical student views on choosing the emotional level of a simulation (2011)
Journal Article
(2011). Some like it hot: medical student views on choosing the emotional level of a simulation. Medical Education, 354 - 361. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03881.x

This study aimed to determine the impact of giving junior medical students control over the level of emotion expressed by a simulated patient (SP) in a teaching session designed to prepare students to handle emotions when interviewing real patients o... Read More about Some like it hot: medical student views on choosing the emotional level of a simulation.

Development and face validation of an instrument to assess and improve clinical consultation skills (2011)
Journal Article
Lefroy, Gay, S., Gibson, S., Williams, S., & McKinley, R. K. (2011). Development and face validation of an instrument to assess and improve clinical consultation skills

Context: Development of medical students’ consultation skills with patients is at the core of the UK General Medical Council’s 'Tomorrow’s Doctors' guide (2009). Teaching and assessment of these skills must therefore be a core component of the medica... Read More about Development and face validation of an instrument to assess and improve clinical consultation skills.