This content is machine translated Metastatic basal cell carcinoma Individualized treatment strategy using hedgehog inhibitors. Targeted therapy with hedgehog inhibitors is available for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic basal cell carcinoma. Patients who initially show a good response but develop secondary resistance during…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Quality management in healthcare Patient orientation as a basic principle Addressing aspects of patient-centeredness helps improve compliance. Comprehensive and comprehensible patient education and information form the basis for making informed decisions in the sense of “shared decision making” – an…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Climate change How does the climate crisis affect the lungs? The climate crisis has undoubtedly reached Europe and Switzerland, not to say taken hold of them. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), the past summer of 2022 was the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated AI-assisted skin cancer detection Deep learning algorithm to accelerate dermatopathology assessment. AI-based algorithms have the potential to support dermatopathology diagnosis making in the future. Currently, many research efforts are underway in this regard. Among other things, a deep learning algorithm was…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Radiation Oncology Challenges and changes in practice The theme of the 2022 ASTRO Annual Meeting was “Artificial Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence: caring for the patient in a wireless world.” The central role of human interaction in patient…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Guideline recommendations 2022 Update on secondary prevention of ischemic stroke and TIA. This year, the German Society of Neurology (DGN) and the German Stroke Society (DSG) published the new S2k guideline ‘Secondary prevention of ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack’. This contains…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Genitourinary cancers Effective therapy management up-to date “Shaping the future together” was the motto of this year’s urology congress. Because health care must evolve. It is not only colleagues in the field of urology who are in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Wound Management Means and objects list (MiGeL) – important changes at a glance In Switzerland, means and objects that serve the treatment or examination of a disease and its consequences are among the compulsory benefits of compulsory health care insurance. The effectiveness, appropriateness…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Colorectal cancer screening What are the most important quality standards for colonoscopy? Colonoscopy is an important screening procedure to detect and remove adenomas and polyps that can potentially lead to colorectal cancer. For several years, a high adenoma detection rate has been…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pain therapy with non-opioid analgesics Benefit-risk assessment and patient education In Switzerland, paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and metamizole are available as non-opioid analgesics. NSAIDs or metamizole should be considered if acetaminophen does not provide adequate pain relief. A differentiated…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Lower leg ulceration in geriatric patients. Revascularization options in arterial ulcer – a review. About ten percent of all patients with a leg ulcer suffer from an arterial ulcer. The wound environment shows trophic disorders of the skin and skin appendages. Therapy of arterial… CME-Test
