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Jochen Cals

Professor, GP, Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University
Verified email at maastrichtuniversity.nl
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[HTML][HTML] Patient information leaflets to reduce antibiotic use and reconsultation rates in general practice: a systematic review

…, M Alink, FCJ Falkenberg, GJ Dinant, JWL Cals - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Patients’ knowledge and expectations may influence prescription of antibiotics.
Therefore, providing evidence-based information on cause of symptoms, self-management and …

Effect of point of care testing for C reactive protein and training in communication skills on antibiotic use in lower respiratory tract infections: cluster randomised trial

JWL Cals, CC Butler, RM Hopstaken, K Hood… - Bmj, 2009 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the effect of general practitioner testing for C reactive protein (disease
approach) and receiving training in enhanced communication skills (illness approach) on …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of internet-based training on antibiotic prescribing rates for acute respiratory-tract infections: a multinational, cluster, randomised, factorial, controlled …

…, E Douglas, S Tonkin-Crine, S Anthierens, JWL Cals… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background High-volume prescribing of antibiotics in primary care is a major driver of
antibiotic resistance. Education of physicians and patients can lower prescribing levels, but it …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitude and practice of antibiotics: a questionnaire study among 2500 Chinese students

…, Z Ren, W Yang, Y Chen, Y Fu, X Chen, JWL Cals… - BMC medical …, 2013 - Springer
Background Recently, many scientists including bacteriologists have begun to focus on
social aspects of antibiotic management especially the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) …

Point-of-care C-reactive protein testing and antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: a randomized controlled trial

JWL Cals, MJC Schot, SAM de Jong… - The Annals of Family …, 2010 - Annals Family Med
… Author contributions: Jochen Cals and Rogier Hopstaken conceived … Jochen Cals wrote the
first draft of the manuscript, all authors commented on it and all further revisions. Jochen Cals

[HTML][HTML] C-reactive protein testing to guide antibiotic prescribing for COPD exacerbations

…, R Phillips, H Melbye, C Llor, JWL Cals… - … England Journal of …, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Point-of-care testing of C-reactive protein (CRP) may be a way to reduce
unnecessary use of antibiotics without harming patients who have acute exacerbations of chronic …

Current and future use of point-of-care tests in primary care: an international survey in Australia, Belgium, The Netherlands, the UK and the USA

J Howick, JWL Cals, C Jones, CP Price… - BMJ open, 2014 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Despite the growing number of point-of-care (POC) tests available, little research
has assessed primary care clinician need for such tests. We therefore aimed to determine …

Public beliefs on antibiotics and respiratory tract infections: an internet-based questionnaire study

JWL Cals, D Boumans, RJM Lardinois… - British Journal of …, 2007 - bjgp.org
Background Patient expectations are among the strongest predictors of clinicians' antibiotic
prescribing decisions. Although public knowledge, beliefs, and experiences of antibiotics …

[HTML][HTML] Point-of-care C-reactive protein testing to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics for non-severe acute respiratory infections in Vietnamese primary health care …

…, HR van Doorn, DTV Vu, JWL Cals… - The Lancet Global …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Inappropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infections is common in
primary health care, but distinguishing serious from self-limiting infections is difficult, …

Does well-child care education improve consultations and medication management for childhood fever and common infections? A systematic review

…, JY Verbakel, GJ Dinant, JWL Cals - Archives of disease in …, 2017 - adc.bmj.com
Background Fever is common in preschool children and is often caused by benign self-limiting
infections. Parents' lack of knowledge and fever phobia leads to high healthcare …