The deeper reasons why parents wont vaccinate their kids
Worth a read. The deeper reasons why parents won’t vaccinate their kids. #FOAMedhttps://t.co/ruGR6MucK8 — Ian Miller (@theNursePath) February 4, 2017
Burden of invasive infections in critically ill Indigenous children in Australia
MJA online exclusive: Burden of invasive infections in critically ill #Indigenous children in Australia #openaccess https://t.co/nmaiCBMqL6 pic.twitter.com/t3CFakwszr — MJA (@theMJA) January 29, 2017
Rashes algorithm
General practice can be challenging for medical students and young students because they have not been ‘exposed’ to many rashes. Even GPs who have many years experience can occassionally be stumped. Here is a great algorithm/flowchart available from Patient.co.uk which can help us discern the likely causes – Link
Should we trust the doctor’s gut feeling?
Originally posted on Doctor's bag:
As I recently moved from country WA to the beautiful Sunshine Coast – which has also increased my commuting time – I have more time to listen to podcasts. I particularly enjoy BBC’s Inside Health with GP Dr Mark Porter. One of the recent topics on the show was…
Chronic secretory Otitis Media – with Dr Richard Lewis
Inspired by Dr Robin Park’s really great deep dive into the Grommet literature I got to thinking about CSOM in my world – the tropics. I decided to enlist Dr Richard Lewis, Perth-based ENT Surgeon and all round nice guy to hear about a really cool Ear Health project that he is involved in and…
FOAM4GP Map – Grumbly Grommets
Clinical Case: “Doctor, I want to have a referral to an ENT. Sophie keeps getting ear infections and I was told by a friend that grommets will help.” I get questions like these (or similar) quite regularly as there seems to be quite a push from local GPs to refer to ENT early for grommets.…
Glancing Resource – NICE Traffic Light Paediatric serious illness – 2013
Glancing Resources – Click to download – NICE Traffic Light 2013 2013 NICE guidelines – Traffic light system for identifying risk of serious illness in Paediatric populations. Suggestion – Print it and put it on your wall or in a clear plastic folder in your clinic room.
