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Forum July 2010

Author: ICGP

Publication Year: 2010

Contents

Editorial: A much-needed review of the current methadone scheme is to be welcomed, writes medical editor John Latham.
News: Research conference proves to be a big hit... ICGP to award family planning certificates... ICGP contraception masterclass hailed as a great success... Updating practice details on ICGP website... Minister announces generic drug substitution scheme... Key role for primary care in new CVD policy.
Cover Story: Newly appointed ICGP director of quality and standards, Dr Margaret O'Riordan, talks to Niall Hunter.
Quality in Practice: Over-dependency on oral nutritional supplements can be avoided, writes Muireann de Paor.
IT Q&As: Your computer-related questions tackled by the national GPIT group.
Feature: Brian O'Mahony explains the significance of a new GP messaging system.
Clinical Review: Maeve C Durkan outlines the clinical ramifications of residual risk.
Practice Management: Your practice-related questions tackled by the College MiPP.
Distance Learning: Rheumatology: This month's distance learning programme looks at the management of rheumatoid arthritis.
Neurology: Memory Works is a new service aimed at the early detection of dementia as per international best practice, writes Kate Irving.
Clinical Review: C diff is increasingly appearing in the community, write Karen Burns and Fidelma Fitzpatrick.
Research: Fiona Kiely and Marion Donovan outline the results of a practice atopic eczema audit on children.
Latham at Large: John Latham finds that devoting adequate time to patients can be a difficult task.
From the Trenches: Michael O'Brien extols the virtues of taking some occasional time out to focus on your loved ones.
Diary: Round up of meetings and events of interest to GPs.
Clinical Review Service: A selection of reviews of papers from the world's leading medical journals, as chosen by our panel of GPs. Readers wishing to obtain copies of the papers can email their requests with reference number for each article.
Forum Distance Learning Modules: A listing of Forum distance learning modules from 2005 - 2010.

Description

ICGP journal supplement

Format Weblink
Keywords periodicals
Publisher MedMedia Ltd
Classification periodicals
Volume 27
ISSN 0790-9977
Pages 43
Categories: Irish Content, Forum, ICGP Resources
External Link http://www.icgp.ie/go/library/forum?spid=A695F894-19B9-E185-83260C690A4B20E9
Email: library@icgp.ie, Tel: 01 6763705, Fax: 01 6765850