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• CEU Editor Focus
• New CEU's on eCPD
• Feature Article of the Month
• Industry News
• Articles of Interest
• Upcoming Conferences
• Service Enhancement Survey
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 Denise Lambrechts
Contributing Editor: Pharmacy
Denise completed her Diploma in Pharmacy in 1981. She has worked in
hospital, retail and distribution since then. She has been employed by UTI Pharma (previously known as I.H.D) since 1995 and currently she holds
the position of Regional Quality Assurance Pharmacist Manager.
Her interests include writing and maintaining of Standard Operating
Procedures, Training and Auditing.
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Denise to our Editorial Board and thank her for her contribution to eCPD.
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| Feature Article of the Month |
Assisted reproductive technologies
The desire to have a child is significantly influenced by societal assumptions about women's mothering role and, to a lesser extent, about men's virility as a mark of masculinity. Gender issues are thus central to the ethics of assisted reproduction. The social imperative to reproduce may have important implications for informed consent.
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Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT)
At the end of 2000, a decision was taken by the government of South Africa to implement a pilot programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. This resulted in two pilot sites being selected per province for the implementation of a PMTCT protocol developed by the national DoH. The pilot programme was largely funded by national conditional grants to each province.
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The effect of n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on pregnancy outcomes and foetal growth
Two long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid) are important to fetal and infant growth and development. In the cerebral cortex and retina, DHA constitutes a large percentage of the phospholipid fatty acids; AA, which is also essential for normal growth and development, is the precursor of eicosanoids.
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Transfusion-transmitted infections
Although there are early reports in the history of medicine that describe attempts to treat patients with human or animal blood products, transfusion medicine is a relatively young field that has developed only since the second half of the last century.
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4th SA AIDS Conference
31 March – 3 April 2009
The theme this year: ‘Scaling up for success’ recognises that there is an urgency to take stock of best practices in treatment and prevention and to scale these up sufficiently to begin to roll back the onslaught in numbers and impact that the epidemic is currently waging in Southern Africa. More than ever before we need to come together as a region, declare war on the epidemic and begin to see the rates in Southern Africa decline.
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South African Society of Physiotherapy International Congress 2009
30 April – 03 May 2009
The theme of the congress is “The Full Circle: educate and exercise.” This signifies how results from recent research has shown that physiotherapy has indeed come the full circle from treatment to prevention. One of the most important strategies physiotherapists can follow to facilitate prevention is to empower their clients to take control of their own health and wellness with exercises and education.
Register here...
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| Service Enhancement Survey: |
In an attempt to identify areas for the future enhancement of our
services, eCPD will conduct an on-line survey amongst our members over
the next few weeks. Participants will be in line for a lucky draw prize soon to be announced.
Your participation in this survey will be greatly
appreciated."
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Australian researchers have shown that people suffering from lower back pain can significantly reduce pain by learning to control their trunk muscles.
Agency says that there are serious and life-threatening risks associated with improper use.
For kids to achieve the most out of their school year, it is advised that they eat smart by making healthier food choices.
Researchers have discovered a potentially important new resistance factor in the battle against HIV: blood types.
Scientists have developed a ground-breaking method for testing the quality of a sperm before it is used in IVF and increase the chances of conception.
More time spent watching television as a child correlates to a less healthy diet later in life and may be related to advertising for fast foods and nutritionally poor snacks.
Interactive Dental Media, in association with W&H, introduces the Dental Practice Guide 2009