Exploration of primary care models and timely access to care in New Brunswick (Canada).

Background: This correlative study aimed to examine how the different primary care models (physicians in solo practice, physicians in collaborative practice, physicians and nurse practitioners in collaborative practice, after-hours clinics, community centers, or emergency rooms) were associated with their capability to offer timely access to their patients. The data collected from the primary care provider's perspective was to complete the New Brunswick Health Council results on patients' perspective.

Methods: A convenience sample of 120 primary care providers (33 physicians in solo practice, 33 physicians in collaborative practice, 27 providers in collaborative practice with nurse practitioners, 2 providers working in after-hours clinics, and 10 providers in Emergency departments) responded to an online survey about their primary care models and accessibility.

Exploration of how primary care models influence job satisfaction among primary care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick: a descriptive and comparative study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted human resource gaps and physician shortages in healthcare systems in New Brunswick (NB), as evidenced by multiple healthcare service interruptions. In addition, the New Brunswick Health Council gathered data from citizens on the type of primary care models (i.e.

Contribution of intercellular links to ultrasonic absorption of liver tissue.

The method discussed aims to characterize the ultrasonic absorption of liver tissues between 3 and 8.75 MHz by the slope of its linear variation with frequency. A transmission measuring device has been used and a data processing system has directly calculated this slope, which is reduced when the strength of intercellular links are lessened by mild treatment with trypsin, although the cells are left intact.