Impact of a Doctor's Invitation on Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Cluster Randomized Trial.

Background: There is a need to improve participation in colorectal cancer screening. Our objective was to assess the impact of a signature from the patient's general practitioner on a letter inviting patients to participate in a colorectal cancer screening.

Method: We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial with 57 general practitioners established in Paris for more than 5 years, randomized to intervention or usual-care arms.

[A simulation exercise in a flu clinic].

A simulation exercise aimed at assessing the management and provision of ambulatory care in the context of a highly pathogenic influenza pandemic was conducted in a specifically dedicated consultation center (Centre de Consultation Dédié (CCD) à la grippe) based on official French guidelines. The exercise was carried out in a school in Paris equipped to simulate a "flu clinic". 3 practitioners provided treatment lasting 2 hours to nursing students acting as patients.

[Highly pathogenic influenza pandemic: results of a feasibility study in a general practice (SIMUGRIP-MG2)].

The French Pandemic Influenza Plan ("Plan National de Prévention et de Lutte Pandémie Grippale") places general practitioners at the heart of the provision of care to patients through consultations and house calls. The purpose of this study was to determine whether GP practices are able to provide treatment to flu patients within their premises in the event of a highly pathogenic influenza pandemic. A simulation exercise conducted in a GP practice (SIMUGRIP-MG2) was carried out in the autumn of 2009.

[A survey about determinants of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) vaccination among French general practionners patients. Motivac study].

The influenza A/H1N1 2009 immunization campaign did not have the accession of the French population resulting in a very low rate of immunization coverage. We conducted a cross-sectional study in spring 2010 to identify factors that led general practitionners (GPs) and their adult patients to be vaccinated or not; 43 GPs in France, included 668 patients; 29 GPs (67%) and 108 patients (16.5%) have been vaccinated; among 238 patients under vaccine priority indication 17% were vaccinated; 48% of patients thought they could receive effective treatment for influenza, 36% felt that the vaccine protected against influenza but 27% thought it did not meet usual safety criteria.

[French general practitioners' perceptions and use of neuraminidase inhibitors during the pandemic A(H1N1)2009 influenza].

The purpose of this study is to describe the perception of neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) during the pandemic A(H1N1)2009 influenza among general practitioners. A survey was conducted between 15 July and 15 September 2010 among a random sample of metropolitan French GPs. Among the 161 respondents, only 6% reported that they "often" prescribed NAIs during the pandemic A(H1N1)2009 influenza, while 69% reported that they prescribed NAIs "from time to time".