15 Sep
In the Internet era being a human and scientific physician is even a more important question than previously. In this open letter to a student of first year the author review the foundation of physicians’ work and promote a style of a professional who loves their duties. Why become a doctor if there’s Internet? Open [...]
2 Nov
Presentation for the Second Virtual Congress of General Practice and Family Medicine (2009) about self-learning and the Internet. Key questions are perseverance, asking good questions during the clinical encounter and do not use self-compassion as an excuse (“I have no time today”). Download presentation here.
30 Oct
Prevention might be seen as a simple activity. Prevention in some way might compensate the clinical duties of the general practitioner. But dealing with uncertainty is a question which also affects to prevention. Prevention should be part of the encounters in General Practice but only as a complement to clinical activities. Prevention is not central [...]
6 May
In daily practice is not easy to measure health status. COOP charts allows it. In this study COOP chart are used in Canada, Japon, Nepal and Spain. A multinational study of the factorial structure and other characteristics or the Dartmouth COOP Functional Health Assessment Charts/WONCA. Westbury R.C., et al. Fam Pract. 1997; 14: 478-85. Download [...]
29 Apr
Seminars on Innovation in Primary Care are encounters with a previous online work about new ways of thinking or organization in primary care. From 2005 this experience allows to teach and research in Spain. This presentation is a summary of the work done. Seminars of Innovations in Primary Care “ A Network Experience in Education [...]
7 Apr
“General Practitioners with Special Interests” (GPwSI) is a British initiative about waiting list. Voluntary GP develop specialists clinics, for his patients and those of their colleages. They devote part time and expertice to some problem or patient (minor surgery, diabetes and so on) so in some way work as specialists, and patients are refered to [...]
24 Mar
Socioeconomic status depends on wealth and education. Both have impact on health. In this study there are some comparisons in between two urban district, one rich, one poor. There are differences in health and use of services, but also unexpected differences in the main source of income (pension in the poor district) and the number [...]
