CLINICAL METHOD

1. Problems for clinical judgement: 1. Eliciting an insightful history of present illness Donald A. Redelmeier, Michael J. Schull, Janet E. Hux, Jack V. Tu, and Lorraine E. Ferris Can. Med. Assoc. J. 2001; 164: 647-651. [PDF]  
2. Problems for clinical judgement: 2. Obtaining a reliable past medical history Donald A. Redelmeier, Jack V. Tu, Michael J. Schull, Lorraine E. Ferris, and Janet E. Hux
   Can. Med. Assoc. J. 2001; 164: 809-813. [PDF]
3. Problems for clinical judgement: 3. Thinking clearly in an emergency Michael J. Schull, Lorraine E. Ferris, Jack V. Tu, Janet E. Hux, and Donald A. Redelmeier Can. Med. Assoc. J. 2001; 164: 1170-1175. [PDF]
4. Problems for clinical judgement: 4. Surviving in the report card era Jack V. Tu, Michael J. Schull, Lorraine E. Ferris, Janet E. Hux, and Donald A. Redelmeier Can. Med. Assoc. J. 2001; 164: 1709-1712. [PDF] 
5. Problems for clinical judgement: 5. Principles of influence in medical practice Donald A. Redelmeier and Robert B. Cialdini Can. Med. Assoc. J. 2002; 166: 1680-1684. [PDF]
6. Problems for clinical judgement: introducing cognitive psychology as one more basic science. Donald A. Redelmeier, Lorraine E. Ferris, Jack V. Tu, Janet E. Hux, and Michael J. Schull Can. Med. Assoc. J. 2001; 164: 358-360. [PDF]

CONTINUITY OF CARE

1. Patient Self-management of Chronic Disease in Primary Care. Bodenheimer T, Lorig K, Holman H, Grumbach K. JAMA.  2002;288:2469-2475. (PDF)
2. Effect of computerised evidence based guidelines : Computer support is complex intervention..Emery, JD BMJ. 326(7385):394. [no PDF of Letters available. Link to BMJ archive]
3. Association between practice size and quality of care of patients with ischaemic heart disease: cross sectional study.Majeed, A et al. BMJ. 326(7385):371-372, [PDF]
4. Practice based, longitudinal, qualitative interview study of computerised evidence based guidelines in primary care. Rousseau, BMJ. 326(7384):314, February 8, 2003.[PDF]
5. Chronic Illness Management: What Is the Role of Primary Care? Rothman, A and Wagner, EH. . Ann Int Med.2003;138:256-261.[PDF]
6. The Future of Primary Care Sox, HC. Annals of Internal Medicine. 138(3):230-231, February 4, 2003.
7. Management of chronic heart failure.Cowie, MR and Zaphiriou, A BMJ. 325(7361):422-425, August 24, 2002.[PDF]
8. Organising care for chronic illness.Von Korff, M et al. BMJ. 325(7355):92-94, July 13, 2002.[PDF]
9. Management of chronic disease : Life is a chronic disease. Mackenzie, G BMJ. 324(7335):487, February 23, 2002.[no PDF of Letters available. Link to BMJ archive]
10. Managing chronic disease. Loefler I. BMJ. 323(7306):241, July 28, 2001.[no PDF available. Link to BMJ archive]
11. General Internal Medicine at the Crossroads of Prosperity and Despair: Caring for Patients with Chronic Diseases in an Aging Society. Larson, E Annals of Internal Medicine. 134(10):997-1000, May 15, 2001.
12. Good medical practice for occupational physicians.Koh D, Lee S-M. Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 60(1):1-2, January 2003.(PDF unavailable see Library)
13. Disease Management Update. Disease Management & Health Outcomes. 10(10):661-672, 2002.(PDF unavailable see Library)

THE MEDICAL INTERVIEW or HISTORY

1. Up To Date:
   • Integrated patient-doctor interviewing. Robert C Smith, MD
   • A patient-centered view of the clinician-patient relationship. Thomas L Delbanco, MD and Margaret Gerteis, PhD
2. Two words to improve physician-patient communication: what else?Barrier PA, et al. Mayo Clin Proc 2003 Feb;78(2):211-4
3. Interviewing when family members are present. Lang F, et al. Am Fam Physician 2002 Apr 1;65(7):1351-4

PHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS

1. Evaluation of the obese patient. Practical considerations. Med Clin North Am 2000 Mar;84(2):387-99, (via MDConsult)
2. The complete physical.Rathe R. Am Fam Physician 2003 Oct 1;68(7): p1439, 1443-4 (PHS Library)
3. Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis. by Steven R. McGee. W B Saunders; 1st edition (March 16, 2001). ISBN: 0721686931
4. Revisiting physical diagnosis during the medical residency: it is time for a logbook--and more. Mangione S; Peitzman SJ Acad Med 1999 May;74(5): p467-9 (PHS Library)

QUALITATIVE CLINICAL REASONING

JAMA Users Guide to the Literature I — XXV.

END OF LIFE

1. End-of-life decision-making in six European countries: descriptive study van der Heide A, et al.  Lancet 362,  Number 9379 19 July  2003 
2. Euthanasia and other end-of-life decisions in the Netherlands in 1990, 1995, and 2001. Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD, et al. Lancet 362,  Number 9379 19  July  2003
3. BMJ series on death and dying:
   • Papers:
     • Doctors' emotional reactions to recent death of a patient: cross sectional study of hospital doctors Redinbaugh EM, et al.BMJ 2003; 327: 185.
     • Effects of euthanasia on the bereaved family and friends: a cross sectional study Swarte NB, et al. BMJ 2003; 327: 189
     • A systematic review of physicians' survival predictions in terminally ill cancer patients Glare P, et al. BMJ 2003; 327: 195.
   • Editorials
     • The best places to die. BMJ 2003; 327: 173-174.
     • Patient centred death. BMJ 2003; 327: 174-175.
     • Helping people bereaved by suicide BMJ 2003; 327: 177-178.
   • Education and Debate including:
     • Planning for a good death: responding to unexpected events. Saunders Y, et al. BMJ   2003;327:204-206  and Commentary: mother's response, A healthy view of dying, Patients' voices are needed in debates on euthanasia, Historical and cultural variants on the good death