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Forum January 2007

Author: ICGP

Publication Year: 2007

Contents

Editorial: Following the exposure of the inadequate care in Leas Cross, it is hoped that institutionalised elder abuse in any shape or form in an Irish nursing home will be a thing of the past, writes medical editor John Latham.
News: Cancer study reveals barriers to early diagnosis⿦ Meeting to focus on practice health and safety⿦ Core curriculum for GP training⿦ MICGP applications to take place online only... Awards presented at RCGP winter meeting.
Cover Story: It's time for action on cervical screening, writes Mary Short.
Feature: Tara Horan reports on the new web-based practice nurse guide.
Feature: A new emergency care project will support GPs nationwide, writes Gerard Bury.
GP IT: Brian Meade looks at some valuable website resources for GPs.
Medico-legal: Terence McCrann looks at the practicalities of hiring temporary staff.
Practice Management: Your practice-related questions tackled by the College Management in Practice Programme.
Diary: Round up of meetings and events of interest to GPs.
Neuropsychiatry: A look at depression, psychosis and cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease.
Clinical Review: David Price looks at anti-IgE therapy for severe asthma.
Clinical Review: Paul Carson looks at using immunotherapy to treat allergy.
Dermatology: A full skin examination is necessary to distinguish seborrhoeic dermatitis from psoriasis, writes Johnny Loughnane.
Women's Health: Mary Troy looks at how victims of domestic violence can be helped.
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.
Latham at Large: John Latham promises to refrain from any more late-night fry-ups.
From the Trenches: Michael O'Brien ponders the growth of personal grooming.
Distance Learning: Neurology: Management of Alzheimer's disease depends on the severity of the illness, the presence of behavioural and psychological problems and the level of social support available. (This module was facilitated by Dr Naveed Almas.)

Description

ICGP journal supplement

Format Weblink
Keywords periodicals
Publisher MedMedia Ltd
Classification periodicals
Volume 24
ISSN 0790-9977
Pages 63
Categories: Irish Content, Forum, ICGP Resources
External Link http://www.icgp.ie/go/library/forum?spid=F19C0FB2-BE00-1C27-AE90A9108884F632
Email: library@icgp.ie, Tel: 01 6763705, Fax: 01 6765850