Purpose: This article explores primary care physicians' (PCPs) self-reported approaches and barriers to management of patients with dementia, with a focus on comparisons in dementia care practices between PCPs in 2 states. Design and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, questionnaires were mailed to 600 randomly selected licensed PCPs in…

At the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, a pediatric-psychiatric liaison program has evolved in which pediatric residents learn the principles and skills necessary to manage the emotional, behavioral, and family problems that may be an integral part of the patient's symptoms. (Author/LBH)

Sixty-one pediatricians surveyed by questionnaire provided data on training recommendations, education received in behavior management and development, personal evaluation of such training for practice, and the most frequent behavior questions asked by parents across five developmental age categories. (Author/LBH)

A program was devised at the Iowa College of Medicine to solicit volunteer mothers and their toddlers to help teach well-baby examinations. Peers were used to review the adequacy of the examination relative to specific anatomic-procedural items; the mothers evaluated the affectual aspect of the mother-student, child-student relationship. (LBH)

In 1972 the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) initiated studies leading to a report that identifies the important components of competency needed in pediatrics. Three dimensions of competence were identified: subject matter, abilities, and tasks. Each of these is discussed. (LBH)