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Outpatient Colonoscopies Can be Performed Safely and Competently by Trained Family Physicians
Mar 30, 2005, 06:22, Reviewed by: Dr.
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With the increasing demand for colonoscopy screening outstripping the capacity of gastroenterologists, these findings should encourage more family physicians to seek training in this procedure.
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By American Academy of Family Physicians ,
Analyzing data from 731 colonoscopies performed by two rural family physicians, researchers find that colonoscopies can be performed safely and competently by properly trained family physicians in the outpatient setting.
With the increasing demand for colonoscopy screening outstripping the capacity of gastroenterologists, these findings should encourage more family physicians to seek training in this procedure.
- Outpatient Colonoscopy by Rural Family Physicians; By Robert J. Newman, M.D., et al
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Annals of Family Medicine is a peer-reviewed research journal that provides a cross-disciplinary forum for new, evidence-based information affecting the primary care discipline. Launched in May 2003, the journal is sponsored by six family medical organizations, including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Board of Family Practice, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, the Association of Departments of Family Medicine, the Association of Family Practice Residency Directors and the North American Primary Care Research Group. Annals is published six times each year and contains original research from the clinical, biomedical, social and health services areas, as well as contributions on methodology and theory, selected reviews, essays and editorials. A board of directors with representatives from each of the sponsoring organizations oversees Annals. Complete editorial content and interactive discussion groups for each published article can be accessed free of charge on the journal's Web site, www.annfammed.org.
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