Making evidence from scientific studies available to clinical practice has been expected to
directly improve quality of care, but this expectation has not been realised. The notion of …

Background Inspired by American examples, several European countries are now developing
disease management programmes (DMPs) to improve the quality of care for patients with …

BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very common and have been treated with
apparent success with antimicrobials for many years. However, there is a paucity of placebo…

BACKGROUND International comparisons of health care systems have shown a relationship
at the macro level between a well-structured primary health care plan and lower total …

… De Sutter equally contributed to this paper. J. De Maeseneer formulated the core ideas and
was involved in the final editing. A. De Sutter elaborated the literature and contributed to the …

… De Sutter AI, De Meyere MJ, De Maeseneer JM and Peersman WP. Antibiotic prescribing
in acute infections of the nose or sinuses: a matter of personal habit? Family Practice 2001; 8: …

… Jan M De Maeseneer Jan M De Maeseneer … Willems SJ, Swinnen W and De Maeseneer
JM. The GP's perception of poverty: a qualitative study. Family Practice 2005; 22: 177–183. …

The increasing availability of medical evidence in clinical practice was expected to improve
the quality of care. However, this has not been realized. A possible explanation is that quality …

… De Maeseneer J. Het voorschrijven van antibiotica bij luchtwegproblemen. Een explorerend
… De Sutter AI, De Meyere MJ, De Maeseneer JM, Peersman WP. Antibiotic prescribing in …

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted embedded inequities and fragmentation in our
health systems. Traditionally, structural issues with health professional education perpetuate …