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Medical Chronicle August 2019 CPDs

These are both CPDs produced for the August 2019 issue of Medical Chronicle, accredited for 3 points. This month’s CPDs focus on dry skin and skin integrity, and the cardiovascular complications of diabetes.

CPD POINTS: 3

Specialist Forum August 2019 CPDs

These are all 3 CPDs produced for the August 2019 issue of Specialist Forum, accredited for 3 points. This month’s CPDs focus on the link between bone and gut health, phthalates and fertility issues in women.

CPD POINTS: 3

Specialist Forum July 2019 CPDs

Attached are all of the CPDs produced for the July 2019 issue of Specialist Forum. Topics covered this month are NSCLC, dermatology in SA, metastatic breast cancer and cancer-associated thromboembolism.

CPD POINTS: 3

Medical Chronicle July 2019 CPDs

These are all three CPDs produced for the July 2019 issue of Medical Chronicle, accredited for 3 points. This month’s CPDs all focus on osteoporotic fracture diagnosis and treatment.

CPD POINTS: 3

Specialist Forum June 2019 CPDs

Attached are all three CPDs produced for the June 2019 issue of Specialist Forum, accredited for 3 points. Topics covered this month are ADHD, epilepsy management and ovulation induction.

CPD POINTS: 3

Medical Chronicle June 2019 CPDs

Here are all 3 CPDs produced for the June 2019 issue of Medical Chronicle, accredited for 3 points. Topics covered this month are blepharitis, onychomycosis and hyperpigmentation.

CPD POINTS: 3

Responsible use of testosterone therapy advocated

The global prevalence of male hypogonadism or testosterone deficiency (TD) ranges from 2.1%-12.8% in men between the ages of 40-79 years and the incidence of low testosterone and symptoms in middle-aged men varies from 2.1%to 5.7%, according to the 2018 European Association of Urology (EAU) guideline.

CPD POINTS: 1

Specialist Forum May CPDs

Attached are both CPDs produced for the May 2019 issue of Specialist Forum, accredited for 3 points. Topics covered this month are ADHD medication and teriparatide.

CPD POINTS: 3

Medical Chronicle April 2019 CPDs

Attached are both of the CPDs produced for the April 2019 issue of Medical Chronicle, accredited for 3 CPD points. Topics covered this month are xerosis considerations for black skin and magnesium/vitamin K for bone health.

CPD POINTS: 3

Specialist Forum April 2019 CPDs

Attached are all three CPDs produced for the April 2019 issue of Specialist Forum, accredited for 3 points. Topics covered this month are stress management in IBS, glucocorticoid therapy and ADHD.

CPD POINTS: 3

SAOJ Summer 2019 CPDs

See below for the quiz you need to answer to obtain CPD points for the Summer 2019 issue of the SA Ophthalmology Journal.

CPD POINTS: 3

Specialist Forum March 2019 CPDs

Attached are both the CPDs produced for the March 2019 issue of Specialist Forum, accredited for 3 points. Topics covered this month are fragility fractures and the correlation between hyperglycaemia and higher rates of cardiovascular disease.

CPD POINTS: 3

Identification and care of external genital warts

Genital warts are a symptom of certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and result in significantly reduced quality of life. A number of treatment options are available, but efficacy rates vary dramatically between treatments.

CPD POINTS: 1

Medical Chronicle March 2019 CPDs

Attached are all of the CPDs produced for the March 2019 issue of Medical Chronicle, accredited for 3 points. Topics covered this month are fungal toe infections, haemophilia and ocular allergies.

CPD POINTS: 3

Solar keratoses

Actinic or solar keratoses are keratotic lesions occurring on chronically light-exposed adult skin. They represent focal areas of abnormal keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation that carry a low risk of progression to invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

CPD POINTS: 1