Editorial: Finding a means to recognise and deal effectively with cocaine-induced harm is essential, writes medical editor John Latham.
News: GPs sought for screening project⿦ New chair for sick doctor scheme⿦ Barriers to diagnosing cancer⿦ National GP trainers⿿ workshop in Tullamore... Training in substance misuse intervention features.
Cover Story: Health screening of asylum seekers highlights some major issues.
Research: A new study has highlighted the need to establish an all-age immunisation register.
Feature: The MS Society is commencing a national exercise and activity programme.
Feature: Rolande Anderson reviews the ICGP/HSE alcohol aware initiative.
Practice Management: Your practice-related questions tackled by the College MiPP.
Open Forum: Barry Cosgrove looks at ways to bridge the GP-hospital divide.
IT Q&As: Your computer-related questions tackled by the NGPIT group.
Mental Health: Irish people are becoming more knowledgeable about mental illness, according to a new survey.
Clinical Review: Can primary care deal effectively with obesity management?
Allergy Casebook: The first instalment in a new series looks at florid allergic rhinitis.
Clinical Review: Challenges in treating hypertension in older people.
Neurology: Recognising early-onset Alzheimerâ¿¿s disease.
Clinical Review: Maria Lawlor looks at caring for patients with COPD, in the first article in a new series.
Women's Health: The use of combined oral contraception by older smokers presents major health risks, writes Bernie Lynch.
Clinical Review Service: A selection of reviews of papers from the worldâ¿¿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: Being the oldest in the class isnâ¿¿t all that bad, writes John Latham.
From the Trenches: Michael Oâ¿¿Brien looks at the alarming amount of parents entrusting childcare to strangers.
Distance Learning: Psychiatry: This monthâ¿¿s distance learning programme for GPs deals with severe depression. The programme is study leave-approved.
ICGP journal supplement
| Format | Weblink |
|---|---|
| Keywords | periodicals |
| Publisher | MedMedia Ltd |
| Classification | periodicals |
| Volume | 25 |
| ISSN | 0790-9977 |
| Pages | 67 |
| Categories: | Irish Content, Forum, ICGP Resources |
| External Link | http://www.icgp.ie/go/library/forum?spid=821EC7C4-19B9-E185-83EEF4B8B2802A71 |
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