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How genomic information is accessed in clinical practice: an electronic survey of UK general practitioners (2020)
Journal Article
R. H. Evans, W., Tranter, J., Rafi, I., Hayward, J., & Qureshi, N. (2020). How genomic information is accessed in clinical practice: an electronic survey of UK general practitioners. Journal of Community Genetics, 11(3), 377–386. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-020-00457-5

Genomic technologies are having an increasing impact across medicine, including primary care. To enable their wider adoption and realise their potential, education of primary healthcare practitioners will be required. To enable the development of suc... Read More about How genomic information is accessed in clinical practice: an electronic survey of UK general practitioners.

Improving identification & management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: pre- and post-intervention study (2018)
Journal Article
Weng, S., Kai, J., Tranter, J., Leonardi-Bee, J., & Qureshi, N. (2018). Improving identification & management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: pre- and post-intervention study. Atherosclerosis, 274, 54-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.04.037

Background and Aims: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a major cause of premature heart disease but remains unrecognised in most patients. This study investigated if a systematic primary care-based approach to identify and manage possible FH imp... Read More about Improving identification & management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: pre- and post-intervention study.

Strategies for identifying familial hypercholesterolaemia in non-specialist clinical settings (2018)
Journal Article
Qureshi, N., Weng, S. F., Tranter, J. A., Da Silva, M. L., Kai, J., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2018). Strategies for identifying familial hypercholesterolaemia in non-specialist clinical settings. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012985

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: The purpose of this review is to assess the effectiveness of interventions to systematically improve identification of FH in non-specialist settings compared t... Read More about Strategies for identifying familial hypercholesterolaemia in non-specialist clinical settings.

Feasibility of improving identification of familial hypercholesterolaemia in general practice: intervention development study (2016)
Journal Article
Qureshi, N., Weng, S., Tranter, J., El-Kadiki, A., & Kai, J. (2016). Feasibility of improving identification of familial hypercholesterolaemia in general practice: intervention development study. BMJ Open, 6, Article e011734. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011734

Objectives: To assess the feasibility of improving identification of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in primary care, and of collecting outcome measures to inform a future trial. Design: Feasibility intervention study. Setting: 6 general practi... Read More about Feasibility of improving identification of familial hypercholesterolaemia in general practice: intervention development study.