This content is machine translated Skin cancer Melanoma, keratosis and co. – an overview of the current state of knowledge It was diverse, exciting and controversial – this year’s Skin Cancer Congress. The content ranged from hot topics, controversies in dermato-oncology and neoadjuvant therapy to rare skin tumors, side effect…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis New in diagnostics and therapy Since 2018, the update of the S3 guideline Prophylaxis, Diagnosis and Therapy of Osteoporosis (AWMF 183-001) took place after previous update of the underlying PICO questions (Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome questions) for systematic… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Future trends in dermatology More than a glance into the crystal ball Personalized medicine refers to diagnostics and treatment tailored precisely to the individual patient, which also makes use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI). This is a forward-looking trend, especially…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Human Biomonitoring First results of pilot phase provides representative data In Switzerland, there are several studies that include human biomonitoring. However, these do not yet provide data representative of Switzerland, so a national study is being considered. Now the first…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Psychooncology Challenges in communication for a good doctor-patient relationship Communication is one of the most important factors in the doctor-patient relationship. Patients’ quality of life, decision-making and adherence often depend on the doctor’s communication skills. In addition, a close… CME-Test
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Palliative care symptom and needs assessment. What screening tools are helpful? In view of the new and mostly well-tolerated therapies, the palliative life and treatment time of oncological patients is increasingly extended. It is a major challenge to identify patients in… CME-Test
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Patient-centered rounds in medicine Aligning care with the patient Patient-centered, patient-centered medicine respects and integrates individual preferences, values, or needs and has grown in importance in patient care in recent years. In clinical care, it is therefore important that… CME-Test
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 Hospital mortality – A look at the current situation A representative cohort study with data from more than 5000 hospitalized patients in Switzerland showed that compared with influenza A or B, the corona variant omicron was associated with a…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Teledermatology Evaluation of patient satisfaction Overall, the spread and acceptance of telemedicine services have increased in recent years. As a strongly visual subject, dermatology is particularly well suited for telemedicine applications. International studies show a…
View Post 24 min This content is machine translated Adherence in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Techniques of motivational interviewing (MI) Important developments in CF treatment and management strategies have led to improvements in the health status of people with this disease. It is widely recognized that survival is improving, at… CME-Test
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated CKD-MBD Therapy of osteoporosis in chronic renal insufficiency Renal dysfunction leads to serious changes in bone density and mineralization. These irregularities are grouped under the term CKD-MBD (Chronic Kidney Disease – Mineral and Bone Disorder) . A review…
