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Health and fracking : should the medical profession be concerned?
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-05)
The use of natural gas that is obtained from high-volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) may reduce carbon emissions relative to the use of coal and have substantial economic benefits for South Africa. However, concerns ...
African primary care research : reviewing the literature
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-02)
This is the second article in the series on African primary care research. The article focuses
on how to search for relevant evidence in the published literature that can be used in the
development of a research proposal. ...
The national portfolio for postgraduate family medicine training in South Africa : a descriptive study of acceptability, educational impact, and usefulness for assessment
(BioMed Central, 2013-07)
Background: Since 2007 a portfolio of learning has become a requirement for assessment of postgraduate family medicine training by the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa. A uniform portfolio of learning has been developed ...
African primary care research : quality improvement cycles
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-04)
Improving the quality of clinical care and translating evidence into clinical practice is
commonly a focus of primary care research. This article is part of a series on primary care
research and outlines an approach to ...
The first National Family Medicine Conference in Botswana, May 2013
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-02)
Introduction: The theme of the conference was ‘Family Medicine Training and Career Paths for Family Physicians in Botswana’. This topic was deemed to be appropriate as there is a need for countries to define the role of ...
Names and roles for the generalist doctor in Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2010)
The following dialogue between six family physicians was used as one of several discussion papers at the Regional Africa WONCA Conference in 2009 and was designed to stimulate debate and dialogue on the nature of Family ...
African primary care research : choosing a topic and developing a proposal
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-02)
This is the first in a series of articles on primary care research in the African context.
The aim of the series is to help build capacity for primary care research amongst the
emerging departments of family medicine and ...
A situational analysis of training for behaviour change counselling for primary care providers, South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-03)
Background: Non-communicable diseases and associated risk factors (smoking, alcohol abuse, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet) are a major contributor to primary care morbidity and the burden of disease. The need for ...
Effectiveness of home-based directly obeserved treatment for tuberculosis in Kweneng West subdistrict, Botswana
(AOSIS Publishing, 2010)
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are major public health problems in Botswana. In the face of growing TB notification rates, a low cure rate, human resource constraints and poor accessibility to health facilities, ...
Development of a training programme for primary care providers to counsel patients with risky lifestyle behaviours in South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-06)
Background: We are facing a global epidemic of non-communicable disease (NCDs), which has been linked with four risky lifestyle behaviours. It is recommended that primary care providers (PCPs) provide individual brief ...