<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Physicians Journals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering Primary Healthcare, One Reflection at a Time]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:50:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Shades of Gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community-oriented palliative care will be difficult to sustain without patient education and a strong primary care system to support patients and families through treatment decisions. It is our ability to make these investments that will determine the shade of gold our end-of-life patients will eventually adopt.]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/shades-of-gold</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a442ba0dc061b2051d9b10f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:57:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_a687309b249547f5a44e13462524edbc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enhancing End-of-Life Care in Low and Middle-Income Countries: The Role of the SPICT-Low Income Setting Tool]]></title><description><![CDATA[ LMIC hospitals are frequently staffed by clinical officers and junior doctors with significantly less training in end-of-life care [9]. As ]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/enhancing-end-of-life-care-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-the-role-of-the-spict-low-income-sett</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678cee882427d7fb4318341c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:34:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_51d597f222764b9e90d55b090f7e911d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_420,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Having a Life: Christian Service Through Family Medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[True to our name, it is this awareness that family is an integral part of the disease complex that makes us family doctors. In fact, offerin]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/on-having-a-life-christian-service-through-family-medicine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678cd79abec9c77b56787aee</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:57:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_b17d61db5b724600b6d3ef686dc10e4e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_612,h_352,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Forth Bridges : A Story of Connections in Family Medicine ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The twilight scenery over the three bridges conveyed a story of connections: a connection of people, places, and times]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/lessons-from-the-forth-bridges-a-story-of-connections-in-family-medicine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6690df160afc161d6b92c9fa</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 07:51:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_27c5d9a0e23c436aa3b5540b9826a519~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Tania Gahama Ineza</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["When Caregiving Takes a Toll: How to Recognize and Combat Compassion Fatigue"]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Balint groups which are composed of doctors who regularly meet to reflect on cases and other challenges offer a healthy way to rejuvenate a]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/when-caregiving-takes-a-toll-how-to-recognize-and-combat-compassion-fatigue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665e3381432b6d574a308168</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:44:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_bc86de5716c24d60bba8849d4468c08a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Integrating Christian Values into Medical Professionalism: Rethinking the Role of Morality in Healthcare"]]></title><description><![CDATA[it is impossible to expect people to be good professionals if they have no reference to who a good human being is]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/integrating-christian-values-into-medical-professionalism-rethinking-the-role-of-morality-in-healt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6623c052a4ffdb5f8cc5071c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 13:32:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_05f13c52a8ca4a45bbe96bfe334a1b1c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_666,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving Early Infant Diagnosis for HIV-Exposed Infants: Quality Improvement Strategies from a  Near-Miss Case.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early infant diagnosis of HIV remains a major challenge in developing countries, resultantly reducing the life expectancy of HIV-infected in]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/improving-early-infant-diagnosis-for-hiv-exposed-infants-quality-improvement-strategies-from-a-nea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6601dfabfad212b21730cdab</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:38:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_06507b990e3447c3a86eea17f004c649~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_702,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Reducing the Hospital Stay for Elderly Psychiatric Patients: Utilizing the PDSA Cycle for Quality Improvement."]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prolonged hospital stays and a high percentage of bed occupancy are sometimes signs of poor quality care, especially for patients with chron]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/reducing-the-hospital-stay-for-elderly-psychiatric-patients-utilizing-the-pdsa-cycle-for-quality-i</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65e0fa3e1d066f88d063363f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 22:00:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_72778bb4776b4d84bc3de762ebb50e8c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Necessity of Clear Goals for Effective Primary Care Teams: A Journal Correspondence to a Study in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is therefore unsurprising that the study highlighted shared goals as a main contributor to team effectiveness. A possible challenge of go]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/the-necessity-of-clear-goals-for-effective-healthcare-teams-a-correspondence-to-a-study-in-china</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65c5449dc32c412a9f4721ca</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 21:49:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_2443d70ef3664fd896ff59cc4ba9e9cf~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_683,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Role of Medical Ministries in Christian Service: Distraction or Essential Contribution?]]></title><description><![CDATA[To tap into the full potential of
medical missions for the church, missionaries need to be vocal about the empowerment of God.
]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/the-role-of-medical-ministries-in-christian-service-distraction-or-essential-contribution</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65be6a686d739a4ec0a732d2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 16:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_1c0aa7863f7b4e5ea6ae031ff402d54d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_765,h_460,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navigating the Tension Between Guidelines and Clinical Judgment: A Case of an Infant with Severe Acute Malnutrition.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is, therefore, important to have a good understanding of the physiological rationale of the available evidence. As doctors, it is importa]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/navigating-the-tension-between-guidelines-and-clinical-judgment-in-evidence-based-medicine-reflecti</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65abde7d1a67dde1faaf577a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 15:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_772e5e37763d413eaed76a4d809e5b19~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shifting from Treatment to Wholeness: Challenges and Practical Solutions for Implementing Holistic Care in Kenya]]></title><description><![CDATA[While this definition highlights the multifactorial nature of wellness, many doctors all too often concentrate on the physical manifestatio]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/shifting-from-treatment-to-wholeness-challenges-and-practical-solutions-for-implementing-holistic-c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659c39e7d45fe873cac4b552</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:22:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_a76ead8c4bc2489a9f0dc43a64784dff~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ethics of Abortion through Deontological and Utilitarian Lenses: A Christian Perspective]]></title><description><![CDATA[The primary opponents of abortion globally are fundamentalists who believe in the sanctity of human life, whether unborn or born. Nonetheles]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/the-ethics-of-abortion-through-deontological-and-utilitarianism-lenses-a-christian-perspective-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">658976cb10b63bf94cedbc04</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 12:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_44bafb693dfe48fc9fe4df416d841ae2~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_750,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bringing Healthcare to the Unseen: The Power of House Visits and Community Health Partnerships]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Freeman &#38; Mcwhinney (2016), conducting home visits is a foundational principle in Family Medicine. ]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/bringing-healthcare-to-the-unseen-the-power-of-house-visits-and-community-health-partnerships</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6589753974295abde14d85bd</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 12:32:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_8093ec0614434c56af19510afcfe7a90~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_780,h_439,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the Interplay of Malaria and Poverty: Reflecting on the Tragic Death of an Adolescent. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[My case is about NC, a 16-year-old secondary school student who succumbed to malaria under the care of my care. ]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/reflecting-on-a-tragic-death-exploring-the-interplay-of-complicated-malaria-and-poverty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">656ce1e5e3ccba20295c3011</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2023 20:16:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_0f7e4e9f44d74dcbaf473a2183a7ab9e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyzing the Ethics of Informed Consent in Obstetric Deliveries: A Gibbs Reflective Cycle Approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[The patient KL was a 24-year-old primigravida at 39 weeks 4 days who came to the hospital due to lower abdominal pain that was progressively]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/analyzing-the-ethics-of-informed-consent-in-obstetric-deliveries-a-gibbs-reflective-cycle-approach</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65697bd74361d6177e5dce4d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:38:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_6066e94e828446a9875b3ac4f46a1b4c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enhancing Patient-Centered Care: Utilizing GCRS Scale for Consultation Assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A patient-centered consultation is one in which the patient's agenda is explored effectively and factored into the decision-making.  To acco]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/enhancing-patient-centered-care-utilizing-gcrs-scale-for-consultation-assessment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65685b4e2ab36b6215675d2d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:00:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_af5cd53e91d246bbaf41125352d9bfee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_860,h_560,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Steps to Improve Patient Dignity: ABCD Technique Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also, it sometimes requires vulnerability for doctors to express kindness and respect. A few doctors are nonetheless unwilling to let go of ]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/4-steps-to-improve-patient-dignity-abcd-technique-explained</link><guid isPermaLink="false">656795c8b179e507589e436c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_c0f345a876064adeb19bc5eca82ed785~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_740,h_380,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking the Stigma: How Family Medicine Can Enhance Primary Care Psychiatry]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Chibanda (2018), 14 percent of the global population is affected by mental health, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disord]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/breaking-the-stigma-how-family-medicine-can-enhance-primary-care-psychiatry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65678cae9ecf1274bc83c8fe</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:10:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_116b788940c14d18b09d0685b2ccd252~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving the Rational Use of Medicines: Examining the WHO Prescription Indicators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although some patients may require multiple drugs for comorbidities, most patients can be effectively managed by at most two drugs per encou]]></description><link>https://ianbasilkibet.wixsite.com/physicians-journals/post/preserving-antibiotic-effectiveness-the-importance-of-rational-use</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6567891053272e2abcfe5e49</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:57:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a14a8f_8452cf0e56934e7e8fe48f3f7a2a186e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_667,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Kibet Ian</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>