Recherche scientifique en médecine de famille: expériences, barrières et besoins des praticiens [Scientific research in family medicine: practitioners' experience, barriers and needs].

Scientific data from family medicine are relevant for the majority of the population. They are therefore essential from an ethical and public health perspective. We need to promote quality research in family medicine despite methodological, financial and logistic barriers. To highlight the strengths and weaknesses of research in family medicine in the French-speaking part of Switzerland we asked practitioners from this region to share their experience, critics and needs in relation to research. This article summarizes their contribution in light of the international literature.

L'École de Salerne / traduction en vers français par M. Ch. Meaux Saint-Marc... ; [introduction de C. Daremberg]

[Regimen sanitatis Salernitanum (français). 1880]

Implementing an interfaculty series of courses on interprofessional collaboration in prelicensure health science curriculums.

Introduction: Interprofessional collaborative practices are increasingly recognized as an effective way to deal with complex health problems. However, health sciences students continue to be trained in specialized programs and have little occasion for learning in interdisciplinary contexts. Program Development: The project's purpose was to develop content and an educational design for new prelicensure interfaculty courses on interprofessional collaboration in patient and family-centered care which embedded interprofessional education principles where participants learn with, from and about each other. Implementation: Intensive training was part of a 45-hour program, offered each semester, which was divided into three 15-hour courses given on weekends, to enhance accessibility. Evaluation: A total of 215 students completed questionnaires following the courses, to assess their satisfaction with the educational content. Pre/post measures assessed perception of skills acquisition and perceived benefits of interprofessional collaboration training. Results showed a significant increase from the students' point of view in the knowledge and benefits to be gained from interprofessional collaboration training.

Mort subite cardiaque dans la famille : quel bilan chez les proches ?

La mort subite est fréquemment d'origine génétique, en particulier lorsqu'elle touche les sujets jeunes. Il existe dans ces situations un risque accru pour les proches, qui devraient bénéficier d'un bilan cardiologique et d'un conseil génétique, dans la mesure où des mesures thérapeutiques et/ou préventives sont disponibles. Les analyses génétiques post-mortem, ou autopsie moléculaire, permettent de préciser le diagnostic dans un certain nombre de cas. Ces nouvelles possibilités sont susceptibles d'améliorer le dépistage des sujets à risque, même si leur mise en oeuvre suscite nombre de questions éthiques, majorées par des cicronstances psychologiques difficiles. Des protocoles spécifiques d'évaluation et une information des professionnels doivent être développés.