Background Shared decision making is an important component of patient‐centred care. It is
a set of communication and evidence‐based practice skills that elicits patients' expectations…

Background Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide health threat. Interventions that reduce
antibiotic prescribing by clinicians are expected to reduce antibiotic resistance. Disparate …

Background Clinical trials have shown that exercise in adults with overweight or obesity can
reduce bodyweight. There has been no quantitative systematic review of this in The …

Inappropriate polypharmacy, especially in older people, imposes a substantial burden of
adverse drug events, ill health, disability, hospitalization, and even death. The single most …

Shared decision making enables a clinician and patient to participate jointly in making a
health decision, having discussed the options and their benefits and harms, and having …

Objective: To determine the effect of antibiotic treatment for acute otitis media in children.
Design: Systematic search of the medical literature to identify studies that used antibiotics in …

Aims To evaluate whether a year long clinical pharmacy program involving development of
professional relationships, nurse education on medication issues, and individualized …

… to Professor Chris Del Mar, who passed away shortly before it was published. Chris was …
Chris leaves an enormous legacy in his various fields of research. One indelible legacy is …

Background Neuraminidase inhibitors (NIs) are stockpiled and recommended by public
health agencies for treating and preventing seasonal and pandemic influenza. They are used …

Background Bed rest is not only used in the management of patients who are not able to
mobilise, but is also prescribed as a treatment for a large number of medical conditions, a …