Emergency Care > General Emergencies
Contributing editor: Annemarie Pretorius 

Emergency department management of alcohol withdrawal

Learn what Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome is, possible treatment in the ED, and how this may affect long term treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder.

3 CPD points

Emergency Care > Trauma
Contributing editor: Annemarie Pretorius 

Orthopaedic injuries due to parachute jumping amongst soldiers

Learn the type of injuries most commonly diagnosed, whether age was a factor in the rate of injury, and the trauma scoring systems used and treatment methods.

3 CPD points

Medical Technology
Contributing editor: Crystal-Anne Barkhuizen 

Vitamin D deficiency, its influence on estradiol levels and the effect of omega-3 fatty acid and vitamin D3 supplements

Learn the vital role of vitamin D in the metabolic processes in the human body, diseases associated with vitamin D deficiency, and the effects of vitamin D and Omega-3 fatty acid on the human body and its relationship with estrogen.

3 CPD points

Speech Therapy
Contributing editor: Sameerah Salijee 

Dysphagia Management during Covid-19

Learn about the Covid-19 pandemic, Covid-19 transmission routes, the shortage of PPE’s, aerosol generating procedures, coughing and aerosols, dysphagia, the advantageous and disadvantageous of swallowing studies, the role of Speech Language Therapist in Dysphagia assessments, and the guidelines for telehealth in swallowing therapy.

3 CPD points

Dentistry
Contributing editor: Johan Hartshorne 

Dental biomaterials in endodontics

The the classes of dental biomaterials used in endodontic therapy, the advantages and disadvantages of endodontic biomaterials, biomaterials used in vital pulp therapy, and irrigation, intracanal medicaments, and obturation.

3 CPD points

Physiotherapy
Contributing editor: Maryke Venter 

Effect of Sit-stand desk on office workers health outcomes

Learn the effect of SSDs on six different domains of workers’ health, pro’s and con’s of the use of SSDs, and further research required.

3 CPD points

Ethics and the Law
Contributing editor: Maryke Venter 

Consent and Medical Practice

Learn the issues that can arise in practice regarding consent, the factors that underlie consent, and what the doctrine of consent actually hopes to achieve.

3 CPD points

Medicine
Contributing editor: Prof Jordaan 

The clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of selected parasitic infestations are discussed

The clinical presentation, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of scabies, pediculosis, tungiasis, bedbugs, myiasis, demodicidosis, cutaneous larva migrans, Lyme disease, and treatment of onchocerciasis.

3 CPD points

Speech Therapy
Contributing editors: Sameerah Salijee  

Covid-19 and Speech Language Therapy

Learn of the COVID-19 pandemic, the reason why speech therapy could not continue in its traditional format during the pandemic, Telehealth, Telehealth and Speech Language Therapy, the essential need for Speech Language Therapy, especially during the critical period of speech and language development, the negative effects of family members of children with different disabilities and communication difficulties, adjustments/considerations that need to be made for Telehealth sessions, advantageous of Telehealth services, and the need for more research into the efficacy of Telehealth services and Speech Language Therapy services.

3 CPD points

COVID-19
Contributing editor: Sameerah Salijee  

Covid 19 and Medications that could be ototoxici

Learn the clinical presentation, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of scabies, pediculosis, tungiasis, bedbugs, myiasis, demodicidosis, cutaneous larva migrans, Lyme disease, and treatment of onchocerciasis.

3 CPD points

Medical technology
Contributing editor: Sarah Cohen  

Issues Relating to the Laboratory Diagnosis of infections Caused by Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

Learn how the outbreak of COVID-19 has emphasised the importance of the laboratory diagnosis of human coronavirus infections in order to limit the spread as well as to treat those patients who have a serious infection, hence various testing options are discussed here.

3 CPD points

Radiography
Contributing editor: Saretha Brüssow  

Perfusion Scintigraphy in Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Learn the Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH), lung scintigraphy techniques, lung V/Q scintigraphy and CT pulmonary angiography, and Pulmonary Endarterectomy,

3 CPD points