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Epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Switzerland: a local, exploratory, cross-sectional study by Vu, Francis, Cavassini, Matthias, D'Acremont, Valérie, Greub, Gilbert, Jaton, Katia, Masserey, Eric, Pongelli, Silvia, Bouche, Laurence, Ngarambe, Chantal, Bize, Raphaël, Bodenmann, Patrick

“…Female sex workers are often considered highly vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, data on STI epidemiology in female sex workers…”
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Implementing a case management intervention for frequent users of the emergency department (I-CaM): an effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial study protocol by Grazioli, Véronique S, Moullin, Joanna C, Kasztura, Miriam, Canepa-Allen, Marina, Hugli, Olivier, Griffin, Judy, Vu, Francis, Hudon, Catherine, Jackson, Yves, Wolff, Hans, Burnand, Bernard, Daeppen, Jean-Bernard, Bodenmann, Patrick

“…ED overcrowding represents a significant public health problem in developed countries. Frequent users of the emergency departments (FUEDs; reporting 5 or more…”
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Qualitative evaluation of primary care providers’ experiences caring for frequent users of the emergency department by Brunner, Laureline, Canepa Allen, Marina, Malebranche, Mary, Hudon, Catherine, Senn, Nicolas, Hugli, Olivier, Vu, Francis, Akré, Christina, Bodenmann, Patrick

“…ObjectivesMany interventions have been developed over the years to offer frequent users of the emergency department (FUEDs) better access to quality…”
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Compassion fatigue: an inevitable reality in the context of a pandemic crisis ? by Vu, Francis, Bodenmann, Patrick

“…The pandemic attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been responsible since 2019 for the extreme strains put on health and social assistance services across the…”
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Health equity: an often misused concept by Bodenmann, Patrick, Vu, Francis, Morisod, Kevin, Jackson, Yves

“…The use of the concept "health equity" is more and more widespread. It is often considered as a major objective in health policies aimed at improving…”
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Preventing, managing and treating compassion fatigue

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Management of human papillomavirus at the doctor's office : what to do for men ? by Ebstein, Déborah, Vu, Francis, Bodenmann, Patrick, De Vallière, Serge

“…In primary care medicine, doctors may be facing with human papillomavirus (HPV)-related questions regarding prevention, screening or treatment, more so with…”
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Teaching health equity in the French-speaking part of Switzerland : inventory in 2023 by Vu, Francis, Dominicé Dao, Melissa, Morisod, Kevin, Bize, Raphaël, Marti, Joachim, Bodenmann, Patrick

“…The theme of health equity was for a long time absent or little addressed in the pre- and postgraduate teaching programs of universities and training…”
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Case Management may Reduce Emergency Department Frequent use in a Universal Health Coverage System: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Bodenmann, Patrick, Velonaki, Venetia-Sofia, Griffin, Judith L., Baggio, Stéphanie, Iglesias, Katia, Moschetti, Karine, Ruggeri, Ornella, Burnand, Bernard, Wasserfallen, Jean-Blaise, Vu, Francis, Schupbach, Joelle, Hugli, Olivier, Daeppen, Jean-Bernard

“…Background Frequent emergency department (ED) users account for a disproportionately high number of ED visits. Studies on case management (CM) interventions to…”
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Screening of mental health and substance users in frequent users of a general Swiss emergency department by Vu, Francis, Daeppen, Jean-Bernard, Hugli, Olivier, Iglesias, Katia, Stucki, Stephanie, Paroz, Sophie, Canepa Allen, Marina, Bodenmann, Patrick

“…The objectives of this study were to determine the proportions of psychiatric and substance use disorders suffered by emergency departments' (EDs') frequent…”
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Characteristics and predictors of mortality among frequent users of an Emergency Department in Switzerland by Griffin, Judith L, Yersin, Marie, Baggio, Stéphanie, Iglesias, Katia, Velonaki, Venetia-Sofia, Moschetti, Karine, Burnand, Bernard, Wasserfallen, Jean-Blaise, Vu, Francis, Ansermet, Corine, Hugli, Olivier, Daeppen, Jean-Bernard, Bodenmann, Patrick

“…OBJECTIVESFrequent Emergency Department (ED) users have an elevated mortality, yet little is known about risk factors. Our aim was to characterize deceased…”
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2013 literature findings in internal general medicine by Vu, Francis, Pasche, Olivier, Arnold, Christine, Monney, Christophe, Gonthier, Ariane, Clair, Carole, Ebiner, Jérôme, Buff, Evelyn, Bodenmann, Patrick

“…The prescribing of antibiotics for uncomplicated skin abscesses and diverticulitis has no benefit. Some antibiotics are more at risk of causing a Clostridium…”
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Patients forgoing health care for economic reasons: how to identify this in a primary care setting? by Bodenmann, Patrick, Wolff, Hans, Bischoff, Thomas, Herzig, Lilli, Warin, Philippe, Chatelard, Sophia, Burnand, Bernard, Vaucher, Paul, Favrat, Bernard, Panese Francesco, Jackson, Yves L, Vu, Francis, Guessous, Idris

“…Although the performance of the Swiss health system is high, one out of ten patients in general practitioner's (GP) office declares having foregone care in the…”
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Social medicine: does it still make sense in 2013? by Vu, Francis, Bischoff, Thomas, Wolff, Hans, Guessous, Idris, Dory, Elodie, Dubois-Arber, Françoise, Stringhini, Silvia, Bodenmann, Patrick

“…Social medicine is a medicine that seeks to understand the impact of socio-economic conditions on human health and diseases in order to improve the health of a…”
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Für eine qualitativ hochstehende Medizin? by Kunz, Lucy, Dominic Dao, Melissa, Schuster, Sylvie, Bonvin, Raphal, Biller-Andorno, Nikola, von Knel, Roland, Egloff, Niklaus, Marin, Christian, Houmard, Serge, Gachoud, David, Vu, Francis, Bodenmann, Patrick

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Pour une médecine de qualité? by Kunz, Lucy, Dominic Dao, Melissa, Schuster, Sylvie, Bonvin, Raphal, Biller-Andorno, Nikola, von Knel, Roland, Egloff, Niklaus, Marin, Christian, Houmard, Serge, Gachoud, David, Vu, Francis, Bodenmann, Patrick

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2010 findings from literature on general internal ambulatory medicine by Pasche, Olivier, Vauthey, Laetitia, Keravec, Erwan, Collet, Tinh-Hai, Vu, Francis, Bodenmann, Patrick

“…From our reading over the current year 2010 we have singled out 8 items which seem to us significant for the practice of medicine. Small doses of colchicine…”
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De novo inflammatory bowel diseases after liver transplantation: description of four new cases and a review of the literature by Vu, Francis, Maillard, Michel, Pascual, Manuel, Michetti, Pierre, Felley, Christian

“…Inflammatory bowel diseases are a result of an aberrant mucosal immune response to gut microflora. Several groups have reported newly diagnosed inflammatory…”
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Respectful nursing support of patient priorities by Allen, Marina Canepa, Ansermet, Corine, Schüpbach, Joëlle, Vu, Francis, Bouche, Laurence, Ninane, Françoise, Bodenmann, Patrick

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Maladies inflammatoires cryptogéniques de l’intestin de novo après transplantation hépatique by Vu, Francis, Maillard, Michel, Pascual, Manuel, Michetti, Pierre, Felley, Christian

“…Les maladies inflammatoires cryptogéniques de l’intestin résultent d’une réponse immune aberrante. Plusieurs cas de maladie inflammatoire cryptogénique de…”
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