This content is machine translated Asthma update for the family doctor Diagnosis and treatment of adolescent patients The fact that asthma is a clinical diagnosis that can only be made by looking at all the findings together applies particularly to children and adolescents. Patients with rare asthma…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Family Medicine Innovative solution for succession planning There is a shortage of family physicians in Switzerland, especially in rural areas. A novel business model has developed solutions to this problem. The concept, which is based on cooperation…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Esophageal Cancer Early diagnosis and individual follow-up Esophageal cancer occurs on average at age 60. It is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related death. Robotic surgery allows more radical procedures under optimal visibility – for a better…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Autism spectrum disorders in childhood and adolescence. Role of primary care physicians and pediatricians in early intervention. Family physicians and pediatricians have a central role in the early identification of the autism spectrum. You must refer children with clearly suspected autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This is because…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Psychooncology in family practice Supporting, continuous and networked care by the primary care physician Early psychological support helps cancer patients and their families to cope with the disease and overcome possible fears. The primary care physician plays an important role in oncology patients as…
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 4 min This content is machine translated New anticoagulants Questions of practical application are to be clarified The new anticoagulants rivaroxaban, apixaban, and dabigatran promise several benefits, but are not suitable for all patient populations. Various questions arise in primary care practice, which were discussed at this…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Tariff discussion Bacon catches mice! In order to avert the GP initiative, Federal Councilor Berset has drawn up a master plan under great political pressure. In it, measures are taken up that are largely undisputed.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated New forms of practice Paradigm shift in primary care At present, practice structures are subject to multiform change. Various social parameters are recreating the environment in which medical practices must position themselves. Hansulrich Blunier, MD, Schüpfen, and Christoph Cina,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Exchange GP and hospital How can communication be optimized? It is clear that coordinated exchange between hospitals and primary care physicians is fundamental to the functionality of the health care system. But how can the interfaces between the two…