Publications by authors named "Angelo Zizzo"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the response and wait times for consultations requested by family physicians (FPs) to non-FP specialists in Hamilton, Ontario.
- A survey conducted in 2014 received responses from 34 practices and included data on 816 consultation requests, revealing that dermatology, surgery, and gastroenterology were the most referred specialties.
- Findings showed a significant 36.4% nonresponse rate from specialists' offices and an average wait time for appointments of 60.1 days, resulting in increased frustration for both patients and physicians.
Objective: To investigate changes in family doctors' attitudes about and participation in hospital activities and inpatient care in an urban hospital family medicine department from 1977 to 1997 and 2014.
Design: Cross-sectional survey design.
Setting: The Department of Family Medicine at St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton in Ontario.
Self-reported physician adherence to guidelines for measuring blood pressure.
J Am Board Fam Med
September 2013
Background: Diagnosis of hypertension, treatment, and follow-up depend on accurate measurement. This research study attempted to determine whether family physicians are all measuring blood pressure (BP) according to Canadian guidelines.
Methods: A short survey was mailed to all physicians within the Department of Family Medicine, St.