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New Leadership Model For Family Physicians In The Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Pilot Study Across Selected Countries, Salman Rawaf, Waris Qidwai, Tam Khoja, Kashmira Nanji, Ny Kurashi, F Alnasir, Ma Al Shafaee, M Al Shetti, M Bashir, Nes Saad, S Alkaisi, W Halasa, H Al-Duwaisan, A Al-Ali, Tm Farahat, M Tarawneh, A Khathami, A Abutiheen, Iqbal Azam Syed, A Swaka

Department of Family Medicine

Background: Family Medicine is growing rapidly across the Eastern Mediterranean Region. However, it needs support in terms of overall health system development. This will require strong leadership in family medicine to implement the change required to improve current conditions.

Objective: To collect data that will support the development of a leadership program for the future family physicians in the region.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2016 to September 2016 in eight countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, (Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia). These countries were selected to obtain perceptions …

An Audit Of The Quality Of Care Indicators For The Management Of Diabetes In Family Practice Clinics In Karachi, Pakistan, Raheem H Dhanani, Mohammad Mustafa Qureshi, Ali Khan Khuwaja, Badar Sabir Ali, Riaz Qureshi

Department of Family Medicine

BACKGROUND: Management of diabetes is a painstaking and careful approach. This study was aimed to evaluate the quality of care for the management of diabetes provided by family practitioners to their patients having diabetes. This is a retrospective audit of medical records conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital of private sector in Karachi for one month.

METHODS: For this study, 150 medical records of patients with type 2 diabetes that visited family practice clinics for their diabetes care were examined. A total of 88 patient's medical records were selected and analyzed who attended the studied clinics for at least …

Awareness Of The Process Of Informed Consent Among Family Practice Patients In Karachi, H. Bhurgri, Waris Qidwai

Department of Family Medicine

Objective: To study the awareness of 'Informed Consent', among patients presenting to Family Physicians.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at the Community Health Centre, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi in July 2002. Written Consent was taken and confidentially was assured
Results: Out of the 100 patients interviewed, 80 agreed to participate in the study, forty-four men and thirty-six women. Approximately half the participants (45%) were graduates and 40% had less than five years of school education. The awareness of the process of 'informed consent' was observed in only 20% of the respondents, all in the educational …

Patterns Of Use And Non-Use Of The Services Of Hakim Practitioners Among Patients In Karachi, Waris Qidwai

Department of Family Medicine

Objective: To study the pattern of use and non-use of the services of hakim practitioners, among patients visiting the Family Physicians, at a teaching hospital in Karachi.
Design: Cross-sectional survey
Place and Duration of Study: Family practice centre, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, from March to June, 2001.
Methods: A total of 387 patients were surveyed against an estimated sample size of 347. A questionnaire was developed and administered to collect information on the patterns of the use and non-use of the services of hakim practitioners among the respondents.
Results: The majority of the respondents were young, well-educated …