Dermatology
Prof. H. F Jordaan
According to the study longitudinal melanonychia (LM) is wider in subungual melanoma (SUM) than in benign LM
The aim of this article is to evaluate the demographic and clinicopathologic characteristics of LM in a Korean population and to identify the predictor of SUM against benign LM.
3 CPD points
General Medicine
Dr. C.F. Okafor
Early bronchiolitis and childhood asthma: Any association?
This review examines whether early bronchiolitis has any association with the development of childhood asthma.
3 CPD points
Psychiatry
Dr. C. Hayward-Zeelie
A Review of the Pharmacological Management of Anxiety Disorders
The aim of this article is to enable healthcare professionals to know the different therapeutic alternatives available to manage anxiety disorders.
3 CPD points
Infectious Diseases
Dr. M. Rabe
How to prevent rabies in South Africa
The aim of this article is to update clinicians with regards to rabies in animals and humans in South Africa.
3 CPD points
Anaesthesiology
Dr. C. Rumboll
Pre-operative approach to the paediatric adenotonsillectomy patient for the anaesthetist
The aim is to make the anaesthetist aware of the background pathologies that the paediatric patient may have that require adenotonsillectomy as treatment, as these pathologies will influence the intra-operative and post-operative anaesthetic management of the patient independent of the surgery.
3 CPD points
Pollution Control
Dr. Johan Schoeman
Intra-urban variance in space and time of PM2.5 in dense, low-income settlement on the South African Highveld
The aim of this study is to evaluate how ambient PM2.5 varies in space and time inside a dense, low-income community that uses solid fuel burning for cooking and heating purposes to better understand the intra-urban variability of air quality in a low-income settlement.
3 CPD points
Implantology
Dr. J. Hartshorne
Management of peri-implant diseases
The aim of this article is to summarise the most recent scientific evidence on protocols for the non-surgical and surgical management of peri-implant diseases.
3 CPD points
Speech Therapy
Mrs. S. Salijee
Articulation therapy to improve speech intelligibility in Dysarthria
The aim of this article is to look at more frequent and intensive session to improve articulation in Dysarthria, and in so doing, to improve the overall speech intelligibility.
3 CPD points
Microbiology
Ms. S. Cohen
The Value of Point of Care Testing for Infectious Diseases
The aim of this article is to provide information on point of care testing and how this could impact on clinical patient management and the required availability of diagnostic results for the treating physician within a shorter time frame.
3 CPD points
Pharmacology
Mrs. C. Barkhuizen
Metformin as Alternative Strategy to Multidrug Resistant Bacteria
This article provides valuable and alternative recommendations to combat resistant bacteria.
3 CPD points
General Emergency Care
Ms A. Pretorius
A look at possible predictive factors in paediatric appendicitis diagnosis in Emergency Centres
The aim of this article was to review a study regarding the use of clinical predictive factors when diagnosing children with appendicitis in Emergency Centres. Diagnosis may usually be difficult due to poor communication or difficulty in physical exams.
3 CPD points
Social and Community Psychology
Mrs. B. Marsh
Helping schools to support grieving scholars
The aim of this article is to provide guidelines and practical advice for schools to follow when a student is bereaved.
3 CPD points
Physiotherapy
Mrs. M. Rossouw
A Review of the Elbow: Common tendinopathies
In this article current evidence on the management of elbow tendinopathies is reviewed.
3 CPD points
Occupational Health & Safety
Prof. Dr De Wet Schutte
The various obvious and less obvious forms of plastic pollution and its effect on human health and the environment
The aim of this article is to inform the reader of the global scientific debate about plastic pollution and some counter arguments. The reader is sensitised for the contribution of plastic pollution to the discourses on climate change and ocean and environmental sustainability.
3 CPD points
South African Journal of Industrial Psychology
Mrs. B. Marsh
The work experience of judges in An African Context
The aim of this article was to explore job demands and job resources and their effect on the wellbeing of judges in South Africa.
3 CPD points
South African Journal of Industrial Psychology
Mrs. B. Marsh
The impact of work related stress and burnout on the wellbeing of social workers
The aim of this article was to highlight the difficulties experienced by social workers and to suggest solutions which might lead to social workers experiencing a higher level of job satisfaction.
3 CPD points
Health SA Gesondheid - Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Cherise Janse van Vuuren
Multicultural Communication Barriers
The aim of this article is to explore the experiences of radiographers in a multilingual and multicultural radiography setting and describe the recommendations towards overcoming such barriers.
3 CPD points
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Silva Kuschke
Decentralising paediatric hearing screening services
The aim of this article was to compare a centralised tertiary model of hearing healthcare to a decentralised model by providing district hearing screening for children in a low-resourced setting.
3 CPD points