
Single use catheters versus reusable catheters in lower urinary tract dysfunction
Urinary retention, simply defined as the inability to void urine voluntarily, is classified as acute or chronic. Acute urinary retention…


Specialist Forum June print CPD activity
Below you will find links to CPD articles produced for Specialist Forum‘s June’s 2022 issue.


Think twice before prescribing antibiotics
The WHO estimates that by 2050, nearly 10 million deaths per year and an overall GDP loss of US$100 trillion…

Bronchodilators: Central in the treatment of airway disorders
Cough is major clinical problem.


Seeking clarity in AOE/AOMT treatment
Middle ear infections like acute otitis media and externa occur frequently, but are they as straightforward as they are made…


The importance of low variability in a basal insulin
It is no small feat to match artificially induced insulin levels with naturally-occurring levels across a large patient population, especially…


What you need to know about urinary incontinence
Few ailments are as embarrassing as episodes of incontinence. While the prospect of losing control of one’s bladder may drive…


HA delays total knee replacement and reduces disease cost
Therapies that allow patients to avoid or delay surgery may help in reducing overall costs.


Do contraceptives cause weight gain?
A significant proportion of reproductive-age women use CHCs.


SA Ophthalmology Journal Autumn (May) 2022 vol 17 no 2
These are the CPD-accredited multiple-choice questions for the SA Ophthalmology Journal’s Autumn 2022


Getting rid of actinic keratosis
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are usually benign but can potentially transform into invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). To prevent this, a…


Diabetes: What patients want
It is a well-known fact that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is increasing worldwide. According to the International…


Spasticity as a sequela of stroke
The suddenness with which stroke occurs can leave the individual with a sense of fear and uncertainty about the future,…


The long and short of atopic eczema treatment
Atopy comes from the Greek ‘atopos’ meaning strange or unusual. The word ‘eczema’ comes from the Greek for ‘to boil…


Specialist Forum April 2022 CPD – breast cancer, chemotherapy & skin graft
Below you will find links to CPD articles produced for Specialist Forum‘s April 2022 issue.


The simple skin graft
Dr Nikki Allorto, Specialist Surgeon, Pietermaritzburg Burn Service, University of KwaZulu Natal and the Burn Care The PMB Way Initiative.

Resistance to chemotherapy may be exacerbated by phthalate exposure
According to GLOBOCAN data, more than 100 000 new cases of cancer were reported in South Africa in 2020. Breast cancer…

Overcoming endocrine resistance in patients with aggressive/metastatic breast cancer
Advanced or metastatic BCa (ABCa) occurs in about 6%–10% of newly diagnosed cases and many patients go on to develop…