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R P Usatine

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PubMed2000

Pearls in the management of acne: an advanced approach.

Acne is a common condition of the sebaceous follicle. The primary care physician can have a large impact on patients with acne by properly classifying the type of acne (obstructive versus inflammatory) and successfully treating the acne based on its severity. Reduction of acne lesions by appropriate topical and oral medications provides great psychological and physical benefits to these patients. By understanding how acne develops and its many manifestations and treatment options, the primary care physician can become an expert in acne diagnosis and treatment.

Acne Vulgaris↗
PubMed2000

Time-efficient preceptors in ambulatory care settings.

PURPOSE: With increasing amounts of medical education occurring in ambulatory care and managed care settings, time-efficient and educationally effective teaching methods are in high demand. To identify such methods, four exemplary preceptors who taught in a family medicine clerkship in the context of their managed care clinics were observed in two consecutive years. The purpose of this second observational case study was to look at the teaching and practice strategies of these four exemplary preceptors in more detail and to directly measure the use of strategies that have previously been identified. METHOD: Observation of 44 patient encounters by four exemplary preceptors in ambulatory managed-care settings. RESULTS: On average, these preceptors spent one minute per patient more when the student was involved. With students present, the preceptors saved 3.3 minutes per patient in charting time, while spending 2.2 minutes more listening to student presentations and 1.6 minutes more in pure teaching time. The preceptors spent half a minute less time in direct contact with each patient when a student was present. However, the patients received 12.4 additional minutes from the health-care team. CONCLUSION: Time savings from student charting may allow preceptors to teach and care for patients without losing valuable practice time.

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PubMed1999

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PubMed1998

Acne vulgaris: a treatment update.

Though acne is not generally cured, treatment can reduce the severity and frequency of outbreaks, lessen discomfort from inflamed lesions, improve appearance, and prevent or minimize scarring, thereby averting or ameliorating potentially serious adverse psychosocial effects. A number of new agents are available; combination therapies that achieve synergism are described.

Acne Vulgaris↗