This content is machine translated Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) No pill will help… The term non-alcoholic fatty liver disease encompasses a spectrum of findings ranging from simple steatosis or fatty liver to steatohepatitis as an inflammatory form to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. There…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Long-COVID “The first two months are still considered a grace period”. Many patients complain of persistent symptoms after they have recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection. In such cases, the first path usually leads to the family doctor, but the armamentarium available to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Earnings Work as an independent doctor in Switzerland An analysis by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office concludes that the net annual income of self-employed physicians in Switzerland is 162,455 francs. All those who additionally work as an affiliated…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Palliative Care An increasing challenge for the medical profession Palliative care is a medical discipline that has become increasingly important in recent years. The focus is on the treatment of disease-associated complaints. The survival time of sufferers with non-curable… CME-Test
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Pastoral care in health care Professional association founded In order to actively shape the future of the chaplaincy profession in healthcare, the associations of Catholic and Protestant chaplaincy in German-speaking Switzerland are joining forces to form the professional…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Colorectal cancer screening in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease Virtual chromoendoscopy without additional benefit Patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease who undergo colonoscopies for surveillance significantly reduce the risk of dying from colorectal cancer. White light videoendoscopy (WLE) is still considered the standard,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Outsourcing of complex patient cases Centers for rare diseases The National Coordination of Rare Diseases (kosek) has recognized three new Swiss centers for the evaluation of patients with unclear diagnoses and complex courses in 2021. Referrals are made by…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Telemedicine Teledermatology in practice In the Swiss healthcare system, telemedicine has been an important tool in acute medical care for 20 years. For acute and general health concerns, digital offerings are the first port… CME-Test
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Recognize and understand wound biofilm Therapeutic possibilities and their limits Wounds colonized with biofilms are one of the greatest challenges in chronic wound care. An estimated 2% of the population in Central Europe suffer from chronic wounds, with the risk… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated The cards on the table How much does a self-employed doctor earn in Switzerland? The median hourly wage of self-employed physicians in medical practice is 90 francs, and the annual income is 162,455 francs net. This is the conclusion reached by the Swiss Federal…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Statistics in 5 minutes Back to the Basics: Regression Analysis In many clinical studies, regression analysis is an important basis of statistical evaluation – and thus of the results found. For example, most physicians have probably also heard or read…
