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Best strategies for patient education about anticoagulation with warfarin: a systematic review by Wofford, James L, Wells, Megan D, Singh, Sonal

“…Patient education is an essential component in quality management of the anticoagulated patient. Because it is time consuming for clinicians and overwhelming…”
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Teaching appropriate interactions with pharmaceutical company representatives: the impact of an innovative workshop on student attitudes by Wofford, James L, Ohl, Christopher A

“…Pharmaceutical company representatives (PCRs) influence the prescribing habits and professional behaviour of physicians. However, the skills for interacting…”
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Patient characteristics and clinical management of patients with shoulder pain in U.S. primary care settings: secondary data analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey by Wofford, James L, Mansfield, Richard J, Watkins, Raquel S

“…Although shoulder pain is a commonly encountered problem in primary care, there are few studies examining its presenting characteristics and clinical…”
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Eliminating Routine Glucometer Readings in the Office Setting: Correcting a Foolish Consistency by Wofford, James L, Martin, Melanie J, Campos, Claudia L

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Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Urgency in the Outpatient Setting: A Systematic Review by Campos, Claudia L., Herring, Charles T., Ali, Asima N., Jones, Deanna N., Wofford, James L., Caine, Augustus L., Bloomfield, Robert L., Tillett, Janine, Oles, Karen S.

“…Background Hypertensive urgency (HU), defined as acute severe uncontrolled hypertension without end-organ damage, is a common condition. Despite its…”
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The multimedia computer for office-based patient education: a systematic review by Wofford, James L., Smith, Edward D., Miller, David P.

“…Use of the multimedia computer for education is widespread in schools and businesses, and yet computer-assisted patient education is rare. In order to explore…”
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The Digital Divide at an Urban Community Health Center: Implications for Quality Improvement and Health Care Access by Denizard-Thompson, Nancy M., Feiereisel, Kirsten B., Stevens, Sheila F., Miller, David P., Wofford, James L.

“…Health care policy encourages better electronic connectivity between patient and the office practice. However, whether patients are able to partner with the…”
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Patient complaints about physician behaviors: a qualitative study by Wofford, Marcia M, Wofford, James L, Bothra, Jashoda, Kendrick, S Bryant, Smith, Amanda, Lichstein, Peter R

“…Health care institutions are required to routinely collect and address formal patient complaints. Despite the availability of this feedback, no published…”
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Exploring the Educational Value of Clinical Vignettes from the Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting in the Internal Medicine Clerkship: A Pilot Study by Wofford, James L., Singh, Sonal

“…INTRODUCTION: Whether the clinical vignettes presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) annual meeting could be of educational value to third…”
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Providing a Spanish interpreter using low-cost videoconferencing in a community study computers by James L Wofford, Claudia L Campos, Dominic A Johnson, Monica T Brown

“…Background The advent of more mobile, more reliable, and more affordable videoconferencing technology finally makes it realistic to offer remote foreign…”
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Using a computer to teach patients about fecal occult blood screening : A randomized trial by MILLER, David P, KIMBERLY, James R, CASE, L. Douglas, WOFFORD, James L

“…To determine whether a multimedia computer program could effectively teach patients about fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) and increase screening rates…”
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The Impact of Drug Samples on Prescribing to the Uninsured by MILLER, David P, MANSFIELD, Richard J, WOODS, Jonathan B, WOFFORD, James L, MORAN, William P

“…To determine whether drug samples are associated with physicians prescribing fewer generic, less costly medications. We conducted a retrospective study at a…”
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iPod™ technology for teaching patients about anticoagulation: a pilot study of mobile computer-assisted patient education by Denizard-Thompson, Nancy R, Singh, Sonal, Stevens, Sheila R, Miller, David P, Wofford, James L

“…To determine whether an educational strategy using a handheld, multimedia computer (iPod™) is practical and sustainable for routine office-based patient…”
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Clinical inertia by Wofford, James L

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A randomised trial of an online lecture with and without audio by Spickard III, Anderson, Smithers, Jeffrey, Cordray, David, Gigante, Joseph, Wofford, James L

“…Objective  To determine the impact of adding audio‐feed to an online lecture on screening given to medical students who were participating in an outpatient…”
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Predictors of hospital mortality in older patients with subdural hematoma by Rozzelle, C J, Wofford, J L, Branch, C L

“…To identify presenting characteristics of older patients with subdural hematoma who are unlikely to survive hospitalization. A retrospective cohort. All…”
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Clinical inertia by Steinberg, Michael

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The Computer‐based Lecture by Wofford, Marcia M., Spickard, Anderson W., Wofford, James L.

“…Advancing computer technology, cost‐containment pressures, and desire to make innovative improvements in medical education argue for moving learning resources…”
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Increasing influenza immunization among high-risk patients: education or financial incentive? by Moran, W P, Nelson, K, Wofford, J L, Velez, R, Case, L D

“…To determine whether an educational brochure or a lottery-type incentive increases influenza immunization rates. In a prospective, single-blind factorial…”
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Does withdrawal of antihypertensive medication increase the risk of cardiovascular events? by Kostis, John B, Espeland, Mark A, Appel, Lawrence, Johnson, Karen C, Pierce, June, Wofford, James L

“…The Fifth Report of the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure recommends that attempts to discontinue…”
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