• Theme of the month
• Letter from the Office
• New CEU's on eCPD
• Ethics Article of the month
• Industry News
• Articles of Interest
• Upcoming Conferences
• World Heart Day Picnic
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Dear eCPD Users
I would like to kindly remind all our eCPD users to keep obtaining your CPD points, as audits are continuing through
the year. Your CPD points are valid for 2 years from the date obtained.
eCPD also offers our users the option to purchase bulk credits, which is a cost-effective way for companies or
organisations to buy a large amount of credits at a discount price and sell them to practitioners or sponsor them to
do their CPD online. Please inform your Manager about this wonderful offer we have. Or contact us for more information.
Please note eCPD's annual price increase will take place this year on the 1st November 2009. If possible, purchase
enough credits now to prevent any disappointment regarding this matter. Your credits are also valid for 2 years from
the date purchased.
The eCPD office will be closed on the 25th September for the long weekend. Please email any queries to us and we will respond as soon as we return on Monday 28th september.
We are very proud of all our hard-working users and want to take this opportunity to thank each one of you for your
continued support to eCPD.
Kind regards
Ms. Gerna van Graan
Assistant Product Manager
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| Ethics Article of the month |
End-of-Life Care: Guidelines for Patient-Centered Communication
Primary care physicians have the opportunity to maintain long-term, trusting relationships with patients and are well
positioned to discuss difficult issues such as newly diagnosed cancer or terminal illness. However, primary care physicians
may not feel equipped to discuss end-of-life care. The lack of physician training in this area and patient or physician fear
may lead to discomfort when communicating bad news.
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Acute Heart Failure: An Evidence-Based Approach
Approximately 5 million people in the United States have heart failure, and some 550,000 new diagnoses are made yearly.
The condition affects 6% to 10% of those over age 65; due to our aging population and perhaps also because of success in
treating acute coronary syndromes, the incidence has doubled in the past 10 years.
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Cardiovascular Health and Disease in Women
Each year approximately 2.5 million U.S. women are hospitalized for cardiovascular illness, which also claims the
lives of 500,000 women annually; half these deaths are due to coronary heart disease. Despite the magnitude of this problem
and its adverse repercussions on the national public health, we have insufficient information about preventive strategies,
diagnostic testing, responses to medical and surgical therapies, and other aspects of cardiovascular illness in women.
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Omega 3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease
Omega 3 fatty acids from fish and fish oils can protect against coronary heart disease. This article reviews the evidence
regarding fish oils and coronary disease and outlines the mechanisms through which fish oils might confer cardiac benefits
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Management of Chronic Heart Failure
This study represents one of the largest cohorts exploring the relationship between hemorheological factors, vWF, and soluble P-selectin and CHF.
In the present study, the abnormal baseline hemorheological markers, vWF and soluble P-selectin, are consistent with observations of a hypercoagulable
state in CHF.
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10th Annual Congress of the South African Heart Association
Sun City: 22- 25 October 2009
The organising committee has put together a really outstanding academic program with a dedicated focus on 'the failing heart'
comprising of joint sessions with the cardiothoracic surgeons, paediatric cardiologists, interventional
cardiologists (SASCI) and CASSA.
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2nd Wonca Africa Regional Conference
Rustenburg: 25 - 28 October 2009
Wonca organises a World Congress every three years. Over 2000 attended the 2001 world conference in Durban, South Africa.
Topics include: The African context - culture and diversity in health, values, traditional beliefs, family,
generalists, connecting, leadership; Primary Health Care and Family Medicine – relationship, equity/advocacy,
intersectoral work, COPC; Training: the development of Training Complexes, the context of training and many more.
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ENT Congress
Cape Town: 1 – 4 November 2009
With the theme, “Expanding Our Horizons” they want to challenge your established preconceptions and practices by
having speakers from our and other disciplines presenting new and innovative developments and approaches in ENT.
To this end, they have assembled a group of really exciting international and local speakers, supported by pre-
and post-congress workshops.
Read more...
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In order to celebrate World Heart Day the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA will be hosting a family fun picnic at
Zorgvliet Wine Estate, nestled in the beautiful Banhoek Valley near Stellenbosch, on the 27th September.
Guests will be treated to live music, delicious goodies and endless activities for the kids. To find out more
about the picnic or to purchase your tickets please call Joelle on (021) 447 4222 or email: Joelle@heartfoundation.co.za
or visit their website at www.heartfoundation.co.za.
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Currently about 195 South Africans - or 13 minibus loads - die each day from heart disease.
Research has shown that swimming aids asthma symptoms in children. The activity has been proven to be an effective non-pharmacological intervention for children.
A new policy urging dentists to check for tell-tale signs of neglect when treating children with severe oral disease has been published.
Discovery of a deafness-causing gene defect in mice has helped identify a new protein that protects sensory cells in the ear.
HIV, the virus that causes Aids, is the most changeable pathogen encountered by modern science.
A specific protein on the surface of a common bacterial pathogen allows the bacteria to leave the bloodstream and enter the brain.
Using a new endoscopic technique, the surgeons entered from the toddler's scalp, above his hairline, to retrieve the tumour located in the middle of his forehead.
Several factors indicate that the neonatal brain, in contrast to other tissue, is particularly vulnerable to even a slight lowering of the Vitamin C level.