Correction to: Twenty-five years on: revisiting Bosnia and Herzegovina after implementation of a family medicine development program.

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors opted to correct the name of co-author Amra Zalihić from Zahilić to Zalihić. The original article has been corrected.

Twenty-five years on: revisiting Bosnia and Herzegovina after implementation of a family medicine development program.

Background: The wars that ravaged the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the 1990's resulted in the near destruction of the healthcare system, including education of medical students and the training of specialist physicians. In the latter stages of the war, inspired by Family Medicine programs in countries such as Canada, plans to rebuild a new system founded on a strong primary care model emerged. Over the next fifteen years, the Queen's University Family Medicine Development Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina played an instrumental role in rebuilding the primary care system through educational initiatives at the undergraduate, residency, Masters, PhD, and continuing professional development levels.

Prevalence of mental and social disorders in adults attending primary care centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of mental and social disorders in adults who attend primary care health centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Methods: Sixty-nine family physicians from the Primary Care Research Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina each invited 20 randomly selected patients from their practices to complete the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), which consists of 26-58 questions about symptoms and signs of depression, anxiety, somatization disorder, eating disorders, and alcoholism. A total of 1574 patients were invited to participate in the study.

Smoking behaviour, knowledge and attitudes among Family Medicine physicians and nurses in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Background: Smoking rates among the general population in Bosnia and Herzegovina are extremely high, and national campaigns to lower smoking rates have not yet begun. As part of future activities of the Queen's University Family Medicine Development Program in the Balkans Region, technical assistance may be provided to Bosnia and Herzegovina to develop of national tobacco control strategies. This assistance may focus on training doctors and nurses on smoking cessation strategies with a view to helping their patients to stop smoking.

Post-traumatic stress disorder among family physicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Background: The traumatic events experienced by thousands of people in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992-1995 conflict may have a lasting effect on the mental health of the country, characterized by high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A diagnosis of PTSD among family physicians could affect their ability to diagnose and treat patients for depression, anxiety and PTSD.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of PTSD among family medicine physicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Ontario Family Medicine Residents Cohort Study: factors affecting residents' decisions to practise obstetrics.

Background: The number of family physicians practising obstetrics in Canada is declining. On the assumption that factors related to the obstetrics training of family medicine residents may be influencing this trend, we conducted a cohort study of residents' stated intentions with regard to practising obstetrics, their educational experiences and their subsequent obstetric practice.

Methods: We followed a cohort consisting of all residents who enrolled in family medicine residency programs in Ontario in 1994 and 1995.