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Fight back. Never yield: Atrial Fibrillation
This is no time to yield to atrial fibrillation (AF). As a former clinical pharmacist and academic working in the internal medicine ward and ambulatory clinic of a busy teaching hospital in Ethiopia, I encountered numerous cases where patients suffer from potentially preventable ischemic stroke due to AF.
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A tree change is in the wind
Change seems to be the theme of 2020. In our region, as with many in Australia, it started with bushfires, before a jump to the left into ‘COVID Capers’.
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A story about a Psychiatrist’s clever daughter and how she saved his life
Psychiatry is ideally suited to videoconferencing but there are perils and pitfalls that become apparent once you engage with it that can be quite discouraging. Our guest blogger is Dr Zelko Mustac, a Sydney psychiatrist who has worked for many years in Western Australia and is very conscious of the difficulty of delivering psychiatric care to rural and remote areas. Here is his story:
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Physician Heal Thyself
Unfortunately many doctors feel the need to manage their own health (or more often not manage it) in the absence of other professional advice. It’s as though they see it as a personal & professional failure to have to ask for help.
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