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What's in Your Waiting Room?

The article, Physicians’ Perspective and Influence on Patient Education Resources Used in the Waiting Room reviews a 20-item survey of 50 family physicians about their office waiting rooms. No surprise to find that the doctors who had ownership of the practice were more interested in what happe...

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Original Research

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Addiction, Cessation, & Harm Reduction

Primary Care Provider Knowledge and Perceptions of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System
Aim: This study aimed to understand the knowledge and perceptions related to electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) among healthcare providers (HCP) practicing in the family and general practice settings.Methods: HCPs that practice in the family and general practice settings were recr...
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Physician's Perspective & Influence on Patient Education Resources in the Waiting Room

of education in the waiting room.Objective: To date little empirical data exists assessing physician preferences on use of education resources in the waiting room. This study is designed to examine physicians’ preferences for use, their role in selection, their perception of patients’ satisfact...

Review Articles

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Abnormal Loss of Weight

Abnormal weight loss is a frequently occurring condition among adults and is linked to a host of adverse health outcomes, including higher mortality rates, and a number of progressive debilitating illnesses. While this condition commonly presents with a contributing disorder, many patients present w...
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Erectile Dysfunction for the Family Physician

Abstract: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a relatively important issue in men’s health that warrants further discussion and consideration amongst primary care physicians. While it was originally believed that the underlying mechanism of ED was more psychogenic in nature, over the last 40 years suc...

Clinical Images

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Pediatric Axillary Rash

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading.                    A 1-year-old male presented with a history of an upper respiratory infection and fever for 48 hours followed by two pa...

Patient Education Handout(s)

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Erectile Dysfunction

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading.                    Erectile dysfunction (impotence) is the inability to obtain and maintain an erection. Some of the common causes inc...