Forum December 2007
Contents
Editorial: The human side of general practice must not be diminished by so called 'tick-box medicine', writes medical editor John Latham.
News: Council issues statement on general practice development, GP raises 60,000 euro in marathon, Cancer study wins award, General practices to participate in research, RateMyHospital.ie wins international award,
Cover Story: Nicholas O'Keeffe looks at GP involvement in sports medicine.
Winter Meeting 2007: Niall Hunter reports from the Winter Meeting, which took a close look at quality in patient care.
Cardiology: New guidelines on CVD risk emphasise total risk estimation. Niall Hunter reports.
IT Q&As: Your computer-related questions tackled by the NGPIT group.
Research: Sinead Fitzpatrick on the pros and cons of delayed prescriptions.
Practice Management: Your practice-related questions tackled by the College MiPP.
World View: Ann Shortt shares her experience as doctor on a fundraising trek in the Andes.
Clinical Review: Meningitis: Lisa Slattery provides a guide on prevention and diagnosis of meningitis.
Psychiatry: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Claire Gleeson and Declan Lyons look at post-traumatic stress disorder.
Distance Learning: Neurology: This month's distance learning programme for GPs deals with management of epilepsy. The programme is study leave-approved.
Dermatology: Psorasis: A new study on psoriasis reveals the serious impact on sufferer's lives. Olivia Fens reports.
Womens Health: PMS: Marie Whitty et al provide an overview of PMS.
Diary: Round up of meetings and events of interest to GPs.
Clinical Service Review: 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.
Latham at Large: Getting over preconceived ideas about patients' abilities can give you new insight, writes John Latham.
From the Trenches: Michael O'Brien looks at fatherhood and all that it entails.
Description
ICGP journal supplement
| Format | Weblink |
|---|---|
| Keywords | periodicals |
| Publisher | MedMedia Ltd |
| Classification | periodicals |
| Volume | 24 |
| ISSN | 0790-9977 |
| Pages | 51 |
| Categories: | Irish Content, Forum, ICGP Resources |
| External Link | http://www.icgp.ie/go/library/forum?spid=A088A5D5-19B9-E185-83CFF5334F9F8D55 |
