Switzerland Faces a lack of new GPs
Posted by: admin on: April 21, 2011
Fewer and fewer young doctors in Switzerland are choosing to become general practitioners. If this continues, the decline in the number of GPs could have a serious effect on health care, they warn.
- To better inform the general public of the situation, the association has launched a campaign demanding a change to health policy that encourages more students to embrace the profession.
- Only 10% of medicine students plan on careers as family doctors. By 2021, it is expected that 75 per cent will have retired.
Adherence to Treatment Guidelines Varies Widely in Colon Cancer
Posted by: admin on: April 20, 2011
- Young, healthy patients with early-stage colon cancer are more likely to be overtreated, whereas older, uninsured patients with higher-risk disease tend to be undertreated, according to an analysis of 236,964 cases.
- Treatment guideline adherence has been proposed as a potential measure of the quality of cancer care. Colon cancer guideline adherence is a potentially attractive quality measure since consensus on treatment standards exists among several agencies including the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), the American Society for Clinical Oncology, and the National Quality Forum, he said. However, nationwide assessment of current stage-specific colon cancer treatment practices is lacking.
- Using the National Cancer Data Base, Dr. Chagpar and his colleagues in the department of surgical oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, identified all patients diagnosed with colon cancer from 2003 to 2007. The database captures about 70% of all annual cancer diagnoses within the United States from more than 1,430 hospitals, and is a joint program of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the American Cancer Society.
CMA Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines Database
Posted by: admin on: April 20, 2011
Objective is to formulate clinical recommendations for the assessment of endometrial thickening when it is found on ultrasound in a postmenopausal patient without bleeding.
Updated Clinical practice guideline for managing febrile neutropenia in cancer patients
Posted by: admin on: April 20, 2011
- This guideline is intended for the use of antimicrobial agents in managing patients with cancer who experience chemotherapy-induced fever and neutropenia.
- Due to the previous iteration of this guideline in 2002, Department of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska have a developed a clearer definition of which populations of patients with cancer may benefit most from antibiotic, antifungal, and antiviral prophylaxis.
- Categorizing neutropenic patients as being at high risk or low risk for infection according to presenting signs and symptoms, underlying cancer, type of therapy, and medical comorbidities has become essential to the treatment algorithm.
- Risk stratification is a recommended starting point for managing patients with fever and neutropenia. Clinical vigilance and immediate treatment for all patients who present with fever and neutropenia should be treated swiftly and broadly with antibiotics to treat both gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21205990?dopt=Abstract
New Guidelines for Handling Food Allergies- Developed by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Posted by: admin on: April 20, 2011
- The guidelines were developed for healthcare professionals.
- In addition to important background information about food allergy, the guidelines contain 43 clinical recommendations that can help doctors determine whether you have food allergy and if you do, then customize your care. The guidelines provide the following information.
- Definitions of food allergy and disorders associated with food allergy.
- Descriptions of the development of food allergy and conditions associated with food allergy.
- Recommendations on
- Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and may result in death.
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