Ron Winkens
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Albers-Heitner P, Winkens R, Berghmans B, Joore M, Nieman F, Severens J, et al.
Scand J Caring Sci
. 2012 Jun;
27(2):253-9.
PMID: 22651242
Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a very common problem, but existing guidelines on UI are not followed. To bring care in line with guidelines, we planned an intervention to involve...
2.
Winkens R, Guldemond F, Hoppener P, Kragten H, van Leeuwen Y
BMJ Case Rep
. 2011 Dec;
2009.
PMID: 22171234
Pectus excavatum is usually considered meaningless and without clinical significance. The following case may put a different complexion on the matter. A healthy 59-year-old male patient complained of progressive heart...
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Derkx H, Rethans J, Muijtjens A, Maiburg B, Winkens R, van Rooij H, et al.
Qual Saf Health Care
. 2010 Jun;
19(6):e1.
PMID: 20584701
Objective: To assess the quality of the content of reports of telephone consultations at out-of-hours centres and to investigate to what extent the reports reflect the actual telephone consultation. Design...
4.
Bolt C, Baur L, Stoffers J, Lenderink T, Winkens R
Curr Cardiol Rev
. 2010 May;
5(2):112-8.
PMID: 20436851
The incidence and prevalence of dyspnea increases with age. Frequently, for the general practitioner with his limited diagnostic facilities, it is impossible to separate dyspnea from cardiac causes and non-cardiac...
5.
Trietsch J, van der Weijden T, Verstappen W, Janknegt R, Muijrers P, Winkens R, et al.
Implement Sci
. 2009 Feb;
4:6.
PMID: 19222840
Background: The use of guidelines in general practice is not optimal. Although evidence-based methods to improve guideline adherence are available, variation in physician adherence to general practice guidelines remains relatively...
6.
New methodology for using incognito standardised patients for telephone consultation in primary care
Derkx H, Rethans J, Maiburg B, Winkens R, Knottnerus A
Med Educ
. 2009 Jan;
43(1):82-8.
PMID: 19141001
Context Many countries now use call centres as an integral part of out-of-hours primary care. Although some research has been carried out on safety issues pertaining to telephone consultations, there...
7.
Akbari A, Mayhew A, Al-Alawi M, Grimshaw J, Winkens R, Glidewell E, et al.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
. 2008 Oct;
(4):CD005471.
PMID: 18843691
Background: The primary care specialist interface is a key organisational feature of many health care systems. Patients are referred to specialist care when investigation or therapeutic options are exhausted in...
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Derkx H, Rethans J, Muijtjens A, Maiburg B, Winkens R, van Rooij H, et al.
BMJ
. 2008 Sep;
337:a1264.
PMID: 18790814
Objective: To assess the quality of telephone triage by following the consecutive phases of its care process and the quality of the clinical questions asked about the patient's clinical condition,...
9.
Albers-Heitner P, Berghmans B, Nieman F, Lagro-Janssen T, Winkens R
J Eval Clin Pract
. 2008 May;
14(5):807-11.
PMID: 18462277
Background: Urinary incontinence is a common problem, affecting quality of life and leading to high costs. There is doubt about the use of clinical practice guidelines on urinary incontinence in...
10.
Albers-Heitner P, Berghmans B, Joore M, Lagro-Janssen T, Severens J, Nieman F, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res
. 2008 Apr;
8:84.
PMID: 18412964
Background: Urinary incontinence affects approximately 5% (800.000) of the Dutch population. Guidelines recommend pelvic floor muscle/bladder training for most patients. Unfortunately, general practitioners use this training only incidentally, but prescribe...