Impact of educational training and C-reactive protein point-of-care testing on antibiotic prescribing in rural and urban family physician practices in Latvia: a randomised controlled intervention study

Autor: Zane Likopa, Anda Kivite-Urtane, Vija Silina, Jana Pavare

Publikováno v: BMC Pediatrics, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)

Abstract Background Although self-limiting viral infections are predominant, children with acute infections are often prescribed antibiotics by family physicians. The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of two interventions, namely C-reactive

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European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN): Abstracts from the EGPRN conference in Riga, Latvia, 11–14 May 2017. Theme: ‘Reducing the risk of chronic diseases in general practice/family medicine’

Autor: Ruth Kalda, Vija Silina, Sabine Bayen-Krohn, Nathalie Deruytter, Sven Streit, Marjolein Verschoor, Nicolas Rodondi Bonfim Daiana, Robert A. Burman, Tuz Canan, Claire Collins, Kitanovska Gerasimovska Biljana, Sandra Gintere, Raquel Bravo Gómez, Kath Hoffmann, Tugrul Biyiklioglu, Pavlo Kolesnyk, Enkeleint-Aggelos Mechili, Michael Harris, Yochai Schonmann, O. Bleich, Andre Matalon, Hanny Yeshua, Shlomo Vinker, Judit Prus, Doron S. Comaneshter, Arnon D. Cohen, Amnon Lahad, Ludmila Terjajeva, Iveta Skurule, Jean Yves Le Reste, Ronan Le Mer, Jeremy Derriennic, Michele odorico, Delphine le Goff, Sophie Lalande, Patrice Nabbe, Bernard Le Floch, Alice Billot Grasset, Jean Baptiste Nousbaum, Marie O’Shea, Margo Wrigley, Jim Ryan, Brian Osborne, Jogin Thakore, Donal O. Hanlon, Pearse Finegan, Elina Skuja, Elin Kristina Zackrisson, Ilze Skuja, Stefan Bösner, Jamal Abushi, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Erik Stolper, Paul Van Royen, Margje van de Wiel, Loes van Bokhoven, Geert Jan Dinant, Katharina Schmalstieg, Wolfgang Himmel, Eva Hummers, Maxime Pautrat, Catherine Laporte, Jean Pierre Lebeau, Jekaterina Ivanova, Miguel-Angel Muñoz, Helene Vaillant-Roussel, Heidrun Lingner, Jacopo Demurtas, Ana-Luisa Neves, Peter Torsza, Radost Asenova, Zalika Klemenc-Ketis, Liam Glynn, Hayriye Kulbay, José-Maria Verdú, Hava Tabenkin, Melissa Nothnagle, Jeffrey Borkan, Kathrin Schlöszler, Robert Splittgerber, Anne Kühlwind, Ausra Saxvik, Anna Franz, Inger Hagqvist, Stig Rödjer, Göran Bondjers, Marija Petek Šter, Polona Selič, Johannes Hauswaldt, Stephanie Heinemann, Ann Verhoeven, Elke Leuridan, Lieve Peremans, Roy Remmen, Leonard Mada, Roxana Tilea

Publikováno v: European Journal of General Practice, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 227-240 (2017)

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Ectopic Adipose Tissue Storage in the Left and the Right Renal Sinus is Asymmetric and Associated With Serum Kidney Injury Molecule-1 and Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 Levels Increase

Autor: Gita Krievina, MSc, Peteris Tretjakovs, Biol PhD, Ilze Skuja, MD, Vija Silina, MD, Laura Keisa, MD, Daiga Krievina, MSc, Guntis Bahs, MD PhD

Publikováno v: EBioMedicine, Vol 13, Iss C, Pp 274-283 (2016)

Objective: A potential mechanism by which obesity could promote hypertension and kidney diseases is through accumulation of adipose tissue in the renal sinus (RS). The aim of the study was to quantify RS and abdominal adipose tissue volumes and to ev

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Challenges for clinical practice and research in family medicine in reducing the risk of chronic diseases. Notes on the EGPRN Spring Conference 2017 in Riga

Autor: Ruth Kalda, Vija Silina

Publikováno v: The European Journal of General Practice
European Journal of General Practice, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 112-117 (2018)

Chronic diseases in most cases belong to the category of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which are the main cause of mortality globally. Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer are the four NCDs responsib

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https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2018.1429594

Exploring why European primary care physicians sometimes do not think of, or act on, a possible cancer diagnosis. A qualitative study

Autor: Senada Hajdarevic, Cecilia Högberg, Mercè Marzo-Castillejo, Vija Siliņa, Jolanta Sawicka-Powierza, Magadalena Esteva, Tuomas Koskela, Davorina Petek, Sara Contreras-Martos, Marcello Mangione, Zlata Ožvačić Adžić, Radost Asenova, Svjetlana Gašparović Babić, Mette Brekke, Krzysztof Buczkowski, Nicola Buono, Saliha Serap Çifçili, Geert-Jan Dinant, Babette Doorn, Robert D Hoffman, George Kuodza, Peter Murchie, Liina Pilv, Aida Puia, Aurimas Rapalavicius, Emmanouil Smyrnakis, Birgitta Weltermann, Michael Harris

Publikováno v: BJGP Open, Vol 7, Iss 4 (2023)

Background: While primary care physicians (PCPs) play a key role in cancer detection, they can find cancer diagnosis challenging, and some patients have considerable delays between presentation and onward referral. Aim: To explore European PCPs’ ex

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