This content is machine translated 1st Bern Atrial Fibrillation Day Current questions and answers about the most common cardiac arrhythmia Atrial fibrillation (VHF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, already affects about 100,000 people in Switzerland. Within the next 50 years, the prevalence is expected to double. Reason enough to give…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Congress of the American College of Cardiology (ACC 2014 Washington) News and scientific highlights At the end of March, more than 13,000 cardiologists from around the world gathered in Washington DC to present and discuss the latest scientific findings in the field of prevention,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Heart failure and heart replacement procedures When should the primary care physician refer the patient? Heart replacement procedures are increasingly important and highly effective therapeutic procedures for affected patients. Despite the progress made in recent years, they are still mistakenly seen as the “ultima ratio”.…
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…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Continuing education event at Winterthur Cantonal Hospital Any form of urinary incontinence is treatable The continuing education event of the Clinic for Urology on March 6, 2014 at the Winterthur Cantonal Hospital provided information on all aspects of the urethra and was held for…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Link website and social media Dialogue instead of monologue If the primary care physician engages in one-way communication with the practice website, it is usually visited by only a few patients. If he wants more traffic, he must actively…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Overweight and diabetes unfavorable for therapy success Diabetes mellitus and obesity have long been recognized as cardiovascular risk factors. They also have a negative effect on breast cancer patients: Compared to metabolically healthy and normal-weight patients, the…
