This content is machine translated Diagnostic safety Expertise as a key element Errors in diagnosis not only lead to an increase in mortality rates, but also to numerous legal cases. And they are often preventable. Current research shows: For all higher-level interventions…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Domestic violence Victims rarely confide The total number of violent crimes related to domestic violence (HG) has been steadily increasing in Switzerland since 2011. On average, one person dies every two weeks in Switzerland due… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Infectious diseases: useful information for the general practitioner Containing antibiotic resistance – prescribing antibiotics wisely Antibiotics are a very important pillar of modern medicine for the purpose of prophylaxis and control of bacterial infections. But used too often or over too long a period of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated ADHD under the sign of COVID-19 What impact stress can have on treatment management The Corona pandemic has kept the world on tenterhooks for two years now. The uncertainties, limitations and worries do not pass anyone by without a trace. On people with attention…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Statistics in 5 minutes Phase I, II or III? Interventional clinical trials can be divided into phase I, II and III. So far, so good. But what does that actually mean exactly? Here’s a quick refresher for those who…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Drug interactions What the family doctor needs to know Patients would make the title of this post more authoritative: Do my physicians safely protect me from avoidable risks due to inappropriate combination of drugs? This illustrates the standard to… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated The somewhat different knowledge Cancer therapy and fingerprinting: a search for traces of lost papillary lines. Fingerprinting before entering a foreign country? Quickly unlock your smartphone using fingerprint technology? What seemed self-evident yesterday can become impossible for cancer patients within a very short time. Although the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Assisted suicide in oncology A medical task? Oncology is a discipline in which dying and death are omnipresent. Thus, assisted suicide is also a common – and controversial – topic in daily oncology practice. While this has been…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 Pandemic costs not yet estimated The Corona pandemic still has us in its clutches – with immense implications for the health of the body and mind, as well as for healthcare costs. The Federal Council…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated "Digital Trends Survey 2021" Digitization of medical applications This year’s “Digital Trends Survey 2021” focuses on the use of digital technologies during treatment in the outpatient sector. Even if we are currently still a long way from computers…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Statistics in 5 minutes Statistical tests: Of sharpness and power The goal of every study and every statistical test is to reliably demonstrate effects that are actually present and sometimes not clearly apparent at first glance. However, often only a…
