This content is machine translated Organ donation and transplantation Legal regulation and organization in Switzerland A lot has happened since the first tissue transplant. Not only that complete organs are now being transplanted. The transplantation was also put on legal footing.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Interview with Dunja Kern Look Good…Feel Better: What Appearance Has to Do with Convalescence The loss of hair and eyelashes due to cancer therapy further weakens patients. Because self-esteem suffers. In beauty workshops, patients learn how to conceal the visible traces of their treatment.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Burnout among medical professionals Specifications and bureaucracy are increasingly burdening More and more administration, economic pressure and political requirements that lead to conflicts of values with professional ethics – doctors have to be careful that their work does not become…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Skin Cancer Prevention Irrational risk assessment by sunless tanning products? Sunless tanning products may contribute to riskier UV radiation exposure behaviors, according to a recent study from the Mannheim Public Health Institute.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Burnout among medical professionals Family physicians are particularly at risk More and more administration, economic pressure and political requirements that lead to conflicts of values with professional ethics – doctors have to be careful that their work does not become…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Home Treatment Acute treatment at home for people with mental illnesses For those who need care for their mental illness but cannot or do not want to do so in an inpatient setting, there is an alternative: home treatment is increasingly…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Folic acid as a supplement and dietary supplement New and known facts about vitamin B9 Folic acid is important for cell growth and division and prevents neural tube defects. Optimal folate status is especially central for women of childbearing age. Therefore, folic acid supplementation is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Interdisciplinary pain management Keeping an eye on the dependence potential of analgesics Findings from interdisciplinary pain research are also relevant to everyday dermatological practice. As with other indications, effects and side effects should be carefully weighed in this context (e.g., risk of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Digitization - but the right way! The Lean Approach in the Medical Practice The basis for successful digitization is not software, but good organization. Lean management involves all employees in order to optimize work processes.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Doctor-patient relationship The consultation as a therapeutic tool The physician can only grasp a patient’s unique experience of illness through a human encounter with the patient. By actively listening and asking questions, even the consultation has a therapeutic…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Tariff system TARPSY One year after introduction: A mood picture What are the opinions regarding the implementation of TARPSY in psychiatric institutions? The authors asked health care providers, hospital managers, and controllers about the strengths and weaknesses of the system.
