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Tobacco and Harm Reduction
There’s no question about it -if you don’t feel so well, if you are feeling stressed and anxious, smoking a cigarette will make you feel better for a while. Many a soldier for whom cigarettes were supplied as part of their daily rations, will tell you so.
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Completing the OSCE is a race against the clock. With eight minutes to complete a short case, and nineteen minutes to complete a long, you need to think clearly and quickly - the last thing you want is to hear the bell ring when you’re just getting started!
There’s nothing quite like that sinking sense of terror when you’re about to sit an exam.
Between 2007 and 2010 smoking rates in the general community dropped from 26% to 19%. For people with psychotic disorders the rate did not drop at all.
Here are a few general tips on how to FOCUS for those of you considering sitting the written FRACGP exams.
As an examiner, one of the most disappointing things I find about candidates’ preparation for the OSCE is their inability to do a good physical examination on a patient.
The Australian Birth Trauma Association https://www.birthtrauma.org.au/ defines birth trauma as “Psychological problems arising from the circumstances of the delivery ……...or the process” of childbirth.
Did you know that peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is asymptomatic in 50-75% of cases, an alarming statistic when we consider that PAD is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease (the biggest cause of death worldwide).
In November 2017 the astronomical world was bubbling with excitement when the first interstellar object ever seen from Earth entered our solar system. Finally, after 8 months deliberation, the scientific jury decided that, despite lacking some of the usual characteristics, this object could indeed be classified as a comet.
A short video on the latest evidence and practical advice for GPs regarding patients presenting with a severe toothache.