This content is machine translated General Internal Medicine Update Refresher From the penis pump to the “blue pill With the introduction of PDE5 inhibitors in the late 1990s, the treatment of erectile dysfunction experienced a breakthrough. However, ED is not an isolated phenomenon. It may be a manifestation…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated General Internal Medicine Update Refresher Sexually transmitted diseases in Switzerland – Status 2017 After HIV has lost much of its terror in recent years, the Swiss are once again taking more risks in their sexual behavior. Contraception is gladly dispensed with once in…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Spring Congress SGAIM 2017, Lausanne: "The Future is Now" Communication in emergency situations – “How do words save lives?” Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is characterized by typical elements of an emergency situation: It is time-critical, has the potential to cause stress, and optimally requires team building. Using CPR as an…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated EAACI/ESCD Skin Allergy Meeting 2017, Zurich Cutaneous vasculitis and hand eczema Vasculitis is a very heterogeneous disease. When the skin is involved, additional involvement of other organs may be present or absent. In addition, systemic vasculitis can also affect the skin.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 7th JHaS Congress, Thun Quality and patient-centeredness in the family medicine profession. What is quality in family practice? This was one of the guiding questions addressed at the 7th Congress of the Association of Young Family Physicians Switzerland in Thun. What does…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 123. Congress of the DGIM, Mannheim Gender Medicine Gender medicine is becoming increasingly important. At the annual meeting of the German Society of Internal Medicine (DGIM) in Mannheim in April 2017, gender differences in selected diseases were among…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 83rd Annual Meeting of the German Society of Cardiology, Mannheim, Germany The brain makes the heart sick – or vice versa? The heart and brain are closely linked in terms of health. This block of topics bridged neurological, cardiological, and psychological aspects in selected cardiac and cerebral diseases.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Trend Days Health, Lucerne Health 4.0: Fit for the digital transformation? During the 13th Trend Days Health in Lucerne, more than 800 decision-makers from the Swiss healthcare sector addressed the question of where digitization in healthcare will lead, which opportunities are…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 8th SGAD Symposium, Zurich Update on treatment recommendations for depression and burnout Prof. Edith Holsboer-Trachsler, MD, Basel, gave an overview of the 2016 update of recommendations for the somatic treatment of unipolar depressive disorders and presented the first Swiss treatment recommendations on…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Advanced training course in clinical oncology in St. Gallen Metastatic colorectal cancer “beyond surgery”. At the advanced training course in clinical oncology in St. Gallen, there was also a symposium on colorectal carcinoma, among other topics. In an overview, Prof. Dr. med. Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz,…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated ACC Congress, Washington PCSK9 antibody lives up to expectations Lowering LDL cholesterol is an important component of secondary prevention. For the first time, the “shooting stars” of lipid therapy, PCSK9 inhibitors, demonstrated a reduction in cardiovascular events. The FOURIER…
