From February until October 2003, the data of patients referred to four dermatologists in private practices, with a commuter belt of about 150 000 inhabitants in northwestern Switzerland, were collected prospectively. 20.5% (total 1691; F 55.9%, M 44.1%, ...
Many hypertensive patients still have elevated blood pressure values despite antihypertensive treatment. However, which patients really do not respond to antihypertensive treatment? 41 primary care patients with treated essential arterial hypertension ...
As many other European countries, Switzerland is facing a shortage of young general practitioners (GPs). This review summarizes and compares the different characteristics of vocational training programs in Switzerland and other European countries ...
The most recent data on the use of electronic medical records (EMR) in Swiss practices are from 2007. Since then, software products have evolved. The aim of our article is to update the knowledge about the current status of EMR implementation in Swiss ...
On-Call Doctor’s Black Bag: ProposalsAbstract. General practitioners have to fulfil on-call home visits throughout their career. It is a demanding community service: physicians may encounter complex situations that have to be dealt with limited ...
Novelties in the Treatment of AsthmaAbstract. For general practitioners there have been important novelties in the treatment of asthma due to recent modifications of the international guidelines from Global Initiative for ...
COPD – An Underestimated DiseaseAbstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous lung condition with a complex clinical picture. The diagnosis is not easy to make because COPD can develop insidiously ...