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Volume 18, Issue 5

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Editorial
A. Abyad (Chief Editor)
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Letter to the Editor
Impact of Age Factor in COVID-19 Infectivity in Population of Nowshera KP, Pakistan
Hamzullah Khan
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93813

Original Contribution

[Abstract]
Physician’s Satisfaction Regarding Plan of Care among Physicians in Abha City, Saudi Arabia, 2018
Maher Abdulkarim Alsmail, Safar A. Alsaleem, Bandar Alasmari
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93804


[Abstract]
Adult Allergic Rhinitis in Aseer, Southwestern Region of Saudi Arabia: Prevalence and its Concomitant Aspects
Badr Al-Ghamdi
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93805

Population and Community Health

[Abstract]
Knowledge and attitude of dyslipidemia among school teachers in Ahad Rufaidah, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia
Mansoor Abdullah Al-Lajhar, Mohammad S. Al-Shahrani, Naif M. Alqahtani
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93806

[Abstract]
The safest values of high density lipoproteins in the plasma
Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Abdulrazak Abyad, Lesley Pocock
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93807

Clinical Research and Methods

[Abstract]
Intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid in patients with knee osteoarthritis in Aden, Yemen
Abdulsalam Abdullah Hadi Mohsen
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93808

Education and Training

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Minor Surgery in Primary Care; Audit Report
Muhammad Hameed, Shabana Shaheen
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93809

Reviews

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Food allergies in atopic dermatitis
Idris Akinwande, Kazeem Salako
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93810

[Abstract]
Parkinson’s Disease: An update on Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management.
Part 1 : Background and Epidemiology
Abdulrazak Abyad
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93811

Case Report

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Congenital Acinar Dysplasia: A Familial Cause of Severe Primary Lung Hypoplasia
Ashwag Asiri, Ali Alsuheel Asseri , Ahmed Aldurah, Eman Saeed Sallem , Bayan Hanif Al-Qahtani
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93812


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May 2020 - Volume 18, Issue 5

Minor Surgery in Primary Care; Audit Report


Muhammad Hameed (1)
Shabana Shaheen (2)

(1) MBBS, DO-HNS (Eng), MRCS (Edin), MRCGP (Eng), PGCert (Med Ed), GP in Nottinghamshire,
Consultant Family Medicine in Qatar.
(2) MBBS, MRCGP (Eng), GP in Nottinghamshire, Consultant Family Medicine in Qatar.

Corresponding author:
Dr Muhammad Hameed
Email: drmhameed@gmail.com

Received: March 2020; Accepted: April 2020; Published: May 1, 2020. Citation: Muhammad Hameed, Shabana Shaheen. Minor Surgery in Primary Care; Audit Report. World Family Medicine. 2020; 18(5): 53-59 DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93809

Background


As the world population is increasing, the workload on healthcare services is also increasing massively world-wide. Several countries are now developing NHS like healthcare delivery models with primary care service providers and secondary care hospitals. There are several competent clinicians working in primary care settings with high quality surgical skills. This is a good opportunity for such countries like Qatar and many other Middle East states to identify primary care physicians with surgical background and qualifications. These clinicians can be asked to help reduce the burden on secondary care institutions by taking up most of the minor surgical work in the primary care setting. This cost-effective service will help both in enhancing patients’ satisfaction as well as reducing the workload on the secondary care hospital (J Botting et al, 2016).

 







 


 
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