Volume 35, Number 1, February 2008

Volume 35, No. 1, February 2008

 

NZFP February 2008

NZFP February 2008

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CONTENTS

Contents

Continuity of Care

Urban continuity of general practice care in the new century
George K Freeman

Between romanticism and realism: The patient's view on continuity of care
Henk Schers

Why care about continuity of care?
Bruce Guthrie

Continuity of care provided by general practice in Wellington over 100 years
Marjan Kljakovic

Opinion and Comment

Editorial
Tony Townsend

Original Scientific Papers

The cost of falls in older adults in the community
Sue Garrett, C Raina Elley

Nurse employment in primary care - UK and New Zealand
Karen J Hoare, Wendy Fairhurst-Winstanley, Margaret Horsburgh, Ross McCormick

Case Reports

A varicose ulcer healed by non surgical varicose vein treatment using ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy
Paul R Weaver

Improving Performance

Cardiovascular risk screening and management - a targeted systematic population approach: Part 1: 7000 risk assessments and audit of 2000 electronic decision support management applications - results and clinical implications
Lannes Johnson and Adrianne Allen

Part 2: Implementation of clinical guidelines in primary care - lessons learnt and advice for funders
Lannes Johnson and Adrianne Allen

Continuing Medical Education

Dementia and falling
Chris Perkins

Bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis
Dirk Drent

POEMs: Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters

Cochrane Corner: Proton pump inhibitors are best but Histamine 2 receptors are also better than placebo for esophagitis
Bruce Arroll

A cautionary tale
Tony Townsend

A matter of some public concern
TRobin McKenzie

Journal Review Service

Journal Review Service: Continuing Medical Education from the Goodfellow Unit