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  1. Outpatient surgical procedures in ophthalmology for the general practitioner
    Pall S
    Family Physician, 1989;1:15-17.
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  2. Training of general practitioners in health and safety in the workplace
    Rampal KG
    Family Physician, 1991;3:17-18.
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  3. Care of the mentally ill and their families
    Woon TH
    Family Practitioner, 1983;6(2):55-57.
    With about 1% of Malaysian medical practitioners being psychiatrist, the patients need the psychiatric skill and care of general practitioners for both early referral and follow-up care. The psychological reactions aroused by the mentally ill patients may be jointly managed by the doctors and their families. The primary care doctor can play an effective therapeutic and supporting role in the rehabilitation of the patient that may include, when available, other workers in social and psychiatric services.
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  4. Fulltext Training family doctors in a developing country
    Rajakumar MK
    International Teachers Training Workshop on Family Medicine Education, 1996.
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  5. The general practitioner in psychiatric care
    Lee BS
    Family Practitioner, 1975;2(1):27-29.
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  6. The role of family practitioners in palliative care
    Lim KH
    Family Physician, 2001;11:35-36.
    Despite time, mobility, knowledge and other constraints, it is still possible for General Practitioners to play an active role in Palliative Care. This article offers various roles where GP can play. Differences between hospice, palliative medicine, palliative care are discussed. Suggestions are made on where to seek formal or informal education on palliative care. Key Words: role, hospice, palliative medicine, palliative care, illness, sickness
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  7. The clinical problems of the general practitioner and multiple concurrent pathologies
    McKay AB
    Family Practitioner, 1977;2(8):101-105.
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  8. Fulltext A day in the life of a medical practitioner
    Macaskill DC
    Malayan Medical Journal, 1935;10:54-6.
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  9. The general practitioner and the diagnosis of hypertension
    Catterall RA
    Family Practitioner, 1976;2:13-17.
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  10. The Hon Secretary writes. A visit to the Hong Kong College of General Practitioner
    Goh CS
    Family Practitioner, 1982;5:78-78.
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  11. Fulltext Guideline on utilisation of private doctors in public primary care clinics. [Buku Panduan Penggunaan Khidmat Doktor Swasta Untuk Perkhidmatan Kesihatan di Klinik Kesihatan]
    Citation: Buku Panduan Penggunaan Khidmat Doktor Swasta Untuk Perkhidmatan Kesihatan di Klinik Kesihatan. Putrajaya: Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia; 2008

    Translation:
    Guideline on utilisation of private doctors in public primary care clinics. Putrajaya: Ministry of Health, Malaysia; 2008
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  12. Fulltext Malaysian private general practitioners' views and experiences on continuous professional development: A qualitative study
    Norlehan AS, Aisyah MZ, Rozimah O, Lee PY, Ng CJ
    Malays Fam Physician, 2014;9(2):34-40.
    PMID: 25883763
    INTRODUCTION: Continuous professional development (CPD) is an important aspect of a medical practitioner's career. AIMing to be at par with other developed countries for high quality of professional practice, Malaysia is planning to implement compulsory CPD for the doctors.
    AIM: The aim of the study was to explore the private general practitioners' (GPs) views, experiences and needs regarding CPD programme in the primary care service.
    METHODS: This study used a qualitative methodology. Seven semi-structured interviews and three focus group discussions were conducted with private general practitioners from an urban area of Malaysia between January and December 2012. An interview topic guide was developed based on literature review and researchers' discussions and it was used to guide the interviews. All the interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and the transcripts formed the data for analysis using the thematic approach.
    RESULTS: GPs undertook a wide range of CPD programmes to keep up with medical advances, meet patients' expectations and improve financial rewards. Conferences, lectures and online recourses were the most mentioned methods of keeping updated. Some of the GPs felt that peer motivation and networking seem to motivate and facilitate participation in CPD programmes. However, they were wary of the validity and relevance of some CPD programmes, particularly those related to pharmaceutical industry. Although the participants agreed to the new mandatory CPD regulation, they voiced concerns on how it would be implemented and wished for a more effective method of monitoring.
    CONCLUSIONS: Organised peer support and relevant CPD content may improve GP participation in CPD but adequate regulatory measure should be in place to monitor the CPD activities.
    KEYWORDS: Private general practitioner; continuous; medical education; primary care; professional development; qualitative study
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners*
  13. Fulltext Professional training and roles of community pharmacists in Malaysia: views from general medical practitioners
    Ahmad Hassali MA, Awaisu A, Shafie AA, Saeed MS
    Malays Fam Physician, 2009;4(2-3):71-6.
    PMID: 25606167 MyJurnal
    AIM: This pilot study aimed to explore the perceptions of general medical practitioners (GPs) towards the professional training and roles of community pharmacists.
    METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to all private clinics (n=160) run by GPs in a northern state of Malaysia. The instrument contained questions to evaluate the practitioners' level of agreement using a 5-point Likert-type scale.
    RESULTS: Of 160 GPs, 80 returned the questionnaire (response rate 50%). The respondents agreed that: GPs should consider the community pharmacists' recommendations whenever there is/are any problem(s) with the prescriptions given by them (46.3%); community pharmacists are the best healthcare professionals to educate patients about safe and appropriate use of medications (52.5%); the pharmacy profession had undergone a major metamorphosis from a product-oriented profession to a more patient-centred and outcome-oriented one (61.3%); if dispensing separation is implemented, they will work closely with the community pharmacists in monitoring patients' pharmacotherapeutic outcomes (77.5%).
    CONCLUSION: The current findings suggest that GPs would support an extension of the role of the community pharmacists in number of activities of patient care activities such as medication counselling. Thus, suggesting potential collaborative care between GPs and community pharmacists towards patient care and the needs to develop and incorporate topics on inter-professional relationship in the current medical and pharmaceutical education curriculums.
    KEYWORDS: Community pharmacists; general practitioners; perceptions; roles; training
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners*
  14. Workload and workflow implications associated with the use of electronic clinical decision support tools used by health professionals in general practice: a scoping review
    Fletcher E, Burns A, Wiering B, Lavu D, Shephard E, Hamilton W, et al.
    BMC Prim Care, 2023 Jan 20;24(1):23.
    PMID: 36670354 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-01973-2
    BACKGROUND: Electronic clinical decision support tools (eCDS) are increasingly available to assist General Practitioners (GP) with the diagnosis and management of a range of health conditions. It is unclear whether the use of eCDS tools has an impact on GP workload. This scoping review aimed to identify the available evidence on the use of eCDS tools by health professionals in general practice in relation to their impact on workload and workflow.

    METHODS: A scoping review was carried out using the Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework. The search strategy was developed iteratively, with three main aspects: general practice/primary care contexts, risk assessment/decision support tools, and workload-related factors. Three databases were searched in 2019, and updated in 2021, covering articles published since 2009: Medline (Ovid), HMIC (Ovid) and Web of Science (TR). Double screening was completed by two reviewers, and data extracted from included articles were analysed.

    RESULTS: The search resulted in 5,594 references, leading to 95 full articles, referring to 87 studies, after screening. Of these, 36 studies were based in the USA, 21 in the UK and 11 in Australia. A further 18 originated from Canada or Europe, with the remaining studies conducted in New Zealand, South Africa and Malaysia. Studies examined the use of eCDS tools and reported some findings related to their impact on workload, including on consultation duration. Most studies were qualitative and exploratory in nature, reporting health professionals' subjective perceptions of consultation duration as opposed to objectively-measured time spent using tools or consultation durations. Other workload-related findings included impacts on cognitive workload, "workflow" and dialogue with patients, and clinicians' experience of "alert fatigue".

    CONCLUSIONS: The published literature on the impact of eCDS tools in general practice showed that limited efforts have focused on investigating the impact of such tools on workload and workflow. To gain an understanding of this area, further research, including quantitative measurement of consultation durations, would be useful to inform the future design and implementation of eCDS tools.

    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners*
  15. Fulltext Gatekeepers in the health financing scheme: Assessment of knowledge, attitude, practices, and participation of Malaysian private general practitioners in the PeKa B40 scheme
    Jamal MH, Abdul Aziz AF, Aizuddin AN, Aljunid SM
    PLoS One, 2023;18(10):e0292516.
    PMID: 37847678 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292516
    This is cross-sectional research done to assess the readiness of the private Malaysian general practitioners (GPs) for the implementation of the national health financing scheme. The study focused on their levels of knowledge and attitudes towards the types of health financing scheme, gatekeeper roles in the health financing scheme, and their participation in the PeKa B40 scheme. Their acceptance and level of participation in the national health financing scheme (NHFS) were also assessed. A set of self-designed and pre-tested questionnaires focusing on the aforementioned objectives were mailed to the respondents. The selection of respondents was done by stratified random sampling of the GPs in all 14 Malaysian states at both urban and rural levels. Out of a calculated number of 362 GPs targeted, 296 responses were received which represented a response rate of 81.7%. The respondents had a mean age of 50.7 years 165 (55.75%) were males and 131 (44.3%) were females. The rural respondents totalled 158 (53.4%) as compared to those from urban 138 (46.6%) areas. The outcomes observed were that GPs with PeKa B40 provider status, positive attitude towards health financing schemes, gatekeeper roles, and PeKa B40, were strongly associated with their acceptance and level of participation in the NHFS. The GPs possessed a positive attitude and were generally ready to participate in the NHFS, but the lower scores in knowledge levels would require definite education and training plans to further enhance their readiness. More incentives should be given to GPs to enrol as PeKa B40 providers. The results of this study should be strongly considered by the government in the efforts to engage the Malaysian private GPs in the forthcoming NHFS. Most importantly, the role of GPs as gatekeepers needed to be implemented, and the PeKa B40 scheme be greatly improved.
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners*
  16. Fulltext Developing a primary care research agenda through collaborative efforts - a proposed "6E" model
    Tan NC, Ng CJ, Rosemary M, Wahid K, Goh LG
    Asia Pac Fam Med, 2014;13(1):17.
    PMID: 25606021 DOI: 10.1186/s12930-014-0017-9
    Primary care research is at a crossroad in South Pacific. A steering committee comprising a member of WONCA Asia Pacific Regional (APR) council and the President of Fiji College of General Practitioners garnered sponsorship from Fiji Ministry of Health, WONCA APR and pharmaceutical agencies to organize the event in October 2013. This paper describes the processes needed to set up a national primary research agenda through the collaborative efforts of local stakeholders and external facilitators using a test case in South Pacific.
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  17. Fulltext "Personal mission statement": An analysis of medical students' and general practitioners' reflections on personal beliefs, values and goals in life
    Chew BH, Lee PY, Ismail IZ
    Malays Fam Physician, 2014;9(2):26-33.
    PMID: 25893068
    BACKGROUND: Personal mission in life can determine the motivation, happiness, career advancement and fulfilment in life of the medical students (MSs) along with improvement in professional/clinical performance of the family physicians. This study explored the personal beliefs, values and goals in the lives of MSs and general practitioners (GPs).
    METHODS: Fourth-year MSs at the Universiti Putra Malaysia and GPs who participated in a 2-hour session on 'Ethics in Family Medicine' in 2012 were invited. All the participants submitted the post-session written reflections about their personal missions in life. The written reflections were analysed using thematic analysis.
    RESULTS: A total of 87 MSs and 31 GPs submitted their written reflections. The authors identified 17 categories from the reflections contained by four themes-good vs. smart doctor, professional improvement vs. self-improvement, self-fulfilment and expressed motivation. The most common categories were "to be a good doctor" (97/330) and "professional improvement" (65/330). Many MSs had expressed motivation and wanted to be a smart doctor as compared to the GPs, whereas a larger number of GPs wished to have a fulfilled life and be a good doctor through professional improvement.
    CONCLUSION: The difference between the two student groups might indicate different levels of maturity and life experiences. Medical teachers should engage students more effectively in orientating them towards the essential values needed in medical practice.
    KEYWORDS: Concept formation; education; goals; medical; medical students general; practitioners; professional; values of life
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  18. Fulltext The CORFIS experience
    Low, Wilson
    Malays Fam Physician, 2010;5(1):57-58.
    MyJurnal
    The CORFIS Programme was conceived by the Clinical Research Centre, HKL in 2007 in the hope of piloting a chronic disease management strategy among the Malaysian private general practitioners to tackle the current epidemic of cardiovascular chronic diseases. 1-5 The programme was implementing as a clinical research study i.e. a community trial in June 2007. The study recruited a total of 70 GPs within the Klang Valley region with an enrolment of 705 patients diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM) and/or hyperlipidaemia. The GPs were clustered randomised centrally in a 2:1 ratio to provide either chronic disease care (CORFIS) or usual care. Patients were followed up for a period of 6 months from date of enrolment. (Copied from article).
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  19. Fulltext Future of family medicine in developing countries
    Rajakumar MK
    10th WONCA World Conference, 1983.
    Republished in: Republished in: Teng CL, Khoo EM, Ng CJ (editors). Family Medicine, Healthcare and Society: Essays by Dr M K Rajakumar, Second Edition. Kuala Lumpur: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia, 2019: 23-26
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
  20. Editorial. General practitioners' role in V. D. treatment and health education
    Lau J
    Family Practitioner, 1975;2(3):5-9.
    Matched MeSH terms: General Practitioners
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