This content is machine translated Pediatrics Pediatric Traumatology for the Practice – Update on Upper Extremities. Due to the different ages and biological developmental stages (maturity stages) of growing patients, recognizing and treating a fracture in childhood is not always easy. It takes some experience to…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Second St. Gallen EORTC Conference Multimodality treatment of advanced rectal cancer. Which drugs are suitable for neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy? If there is a complete clinical response, should we wait or operate? And which patients benefit from adjuvant treatment? These were some of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated EPA Congress in Munich What were the highlights? At the EPA Congress in Munich, the focus was on depression, schizophrenia and alcohol dependence. Studies show that early restoration of positive affect, in particular, is related to response in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Alcohol dependence treatment Establish reduction of alcohol consumption as a therapy goal The therapy of alcoholics is quite a difficult task. Psychosocial support measures are often initiated, which may not always be the only correct course given the advances in medication. Recently,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Progressive schizophrenia Cognitive improvement has functional relevance – even in the short term Experts discussed new research results and findings on biomarkers, neuroimaging, and cognitive impairment in schizophrenia at the EPA Congress in Munich. The focus was on the question of new therapeutic…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Family Doctors Day Bern Anxiety disorders and depression are difficult to distinguish Two diseases or one clinical picture with different facets? This question remained unanswered at the Bern GP Conference in Bern. In contrast, there were important recommendations for managing anxiety disorders…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Job description family doctor David, Goliath or Hercules after all? At the fourth congress of the Young Family Physicians of Switzerland (JHaS) at the Thun Congress Center, Prof. Dr. Thomas Rosemann, MD, Zurich, on the tasks of today’s family doctor.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Swiss Society for Anxiety and Depression Therapy options and future trends On April 10, 2014, the fifth annual symposium of the Swiss Society for Anxiety and Depression (SGAD) was held at the Dolder Grand Congress Center in Zurich. High-profile speakers provided…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Update Neurology St. Gallen Good news with practical relevance In St. Gallen, interested parties were able to attend a series of lectures for the seventh time, which focused on an annual review of developments in the field of neurology.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Unequal treatment of patients with rare diseases Evaluation of the FOPH under criticism In March, the FOPH published its evaluation of the implementation of Article 71a and b of the Ordinance on Health Insurance (KVV). The evaluation provides plenty of material for discussion.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Depression The positive affects must be restored at an early stage At the EPA congress in Munich, the focus was on advances in the therapy of depressive patients. It is the early improvement in positive mental health that is critical for…
