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Submitted by Barb Corapi on Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:46
Eight percent (8%) of the population lives with a rare disease. Many rare diseases present with complex, relapsing symptoms that are similar to more common conditions. For primary care clinicians, recognising which of these common symptoms hides a rare disease is challenging. Clinicians have to balance the risks of over-investigating against the risks of missing a consequential rare disease.
Submitted by Barb Corapi on Mon, 02/19/2024 - 14:34
In his newly launched book – Curing Stubborn Depression - Professor Paul Fitzgerald brings his 20 years of experience in psychiatry to dispel the myths surrounding depression and its care, and delves into the emerging range of new treatments transforming the management of persistent depression.
Depression is a complex condition that can result in treatment resistance over time, where standard treatments no longer produce the results they once did for patients. But, there is hope.
Submitted by Barb Corapi on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 21:32
Please join us a for a special SMP Seminar, where we will have the pleasure hearing from Muhamad Alif Bin Ibrahim, who will be visiting from Singapore. Details of Alif's talk are below. Tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided after the seminar. We encourage you to bring along a mug to help us minimise waste. Please note that there will not be a seminar on Thursday 7 March.