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Does Practice Make Perfect? The Effect Of Coaching And Retesting On Selection Tests Used For Admission To An Australian Medical School, Barbara Griffin, David Harding, Ian Wilson, Neville Yeomans
Does Practice Make Perfect? The Effect Of Coaching And Retesting On Selection Tests Used For Admission To An Australian Medical School, Barbara Griffin, David Harding, Ian Wilson, Neville Yeomans
Ian G Wilson
Objective: To assess the practice effects from coaching on the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT), and the effect of both coaching and repeat testing on the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI). Design, setting and participants: Observational study based on a self-report survey of a cohort of 287 applicants for entry in 2008 to the new School of Medicine at the University of Western Sydney. Participants were asked about whether they had attended UMAT coaching or previous medical school interviews, and about their perceptions of the relative value of UMAT coaching, attending other interviews or having a “practice run” …
Psychiatric Comorbidity In General Practice, David Pierce, Ian Wilson
Psychiatric Comorbidity In General Practice, David Pierce, Ian Wilson
Ian G Wilson
BACKGROUND Much of teachlng and resean:h has concentrated on single disease entities. In general practice, however, many patients suffer from a number of Interacting Ulnesses at the same time. It is unlikely we' wll1 ever have randomlsed controlled trlaIs to gulde the management of such patients. OBJECTIVE This article alms to develop a framework that will assist general practitioners In day·to-day cllnlcal work with patients presenting with concurrent multiple physical and mental health problems. DISCUSSION A positive, caring, patient centred approach is requIred and ~ultiple diagnoses need to be managed within an IntegratOd'treatment plan. The quality of the therapeutic relationship …
A 5-Year Follow-Up Of General Practice Patients Experiencing Depression, Ian Wilson, Katherine Duszynski, Andrea Mant
A 5-Year Follow-Up Of General Practice Patients Experiencing Depression, Ian Wilson, Katherine Duszynski, Andrea Mant
Ian G Wilson
Background. Depression is a common disease in primary care and produces significant morbidity in the community. Little is known about the outcomes of depression in general practice. Objectives. This research set out to explore both the longitudinal management and outcomes of depression as seen in general practice. Methods. The Medic-GP database is a collection of the medical records of 50 000 people seen in nine Australian general practices. It was used to follow the management of depressed patients over 4-5 years. Records from 1994-1995 were searched for depression or similar words. Individual records of patients whose notes mentioned depression were …
The Management Of Bipolar Disorder In General Practice, Phillip Mitchell, Jillian Ball, James Best, Bronwyn Gould, Gin Malhi, Geoffrey Riley, Ian Wilson
The Management Of Bipolar Disorder In General Practice, Phillip Mitchell, Jillian Ball, James Best, Bronwyn Gould, Gin Malhi, Geoffrey Riley, Ian Wilson
Ian G Wilson
•General practitioners have a key role in managing patients with bipolar disorder, a condition which affects at least one in 200 Australians each year and is the sixth leading cause of disability in the population. • Although diagnosis and treatment of the illness is complex, effective treatment can lead to good outcomes for many patients. • GPs can contribute significantly to early recognition of bipolar disorder, avoiding the long delays in accurate diagnosis that have been reported. As in other complex recurrent or persistent illnesses, GPs are well placed to coordinate multidisciplinary "shared care" with specialists and other health care …
Long-Term Effects Of Childhood Abuse On The Quality Of Life And Health Of Older People: Results From The Depression And Early Prevention Of Suicide In General Practice Project, Brian Draper, Jon Pfaff, Jane Pirkis, John Snowdon, Nicola Lautenschlager, Ian Wilson, Osvaldo Almeida
Long-Term Effects Of Childhood Abuse On The Quality Of Life And Health Of Older People: Results From The Depression And Early Prevention Of Suicide In General Practice Project, Brian Draper, Jon Pfaff, Jane Pirkis, John Snowdon, Nicola Lautenschlager, Ian Wilson, Osvaldo Almeida
Ian G Wilson
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether childhood physical and sexual abuse are associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes in older age. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, postal questionnaire survey. SETTING: Medical clinics of 383 general practitioners (GPs) in Australia. PARTICIPANTS: More than 21,000 older adults (aged >=60) currently under the care of GPs participating in the Depression and Early Prevention of Suicide in General Practice (DEPS-GP) Study. Participants were divided into two groups according to whether they acknowledged experiencing childhood physical or sexual abuse. MEASUREMENTS: Main outcome measures targeted participants’ current physical health (Medical Outcomes Study 12-item Short Form Survey, Version 2 and …