I recently graduated in medicine from Townsville, Australia, and I still enjoy writing blogs on medicine and pharmacy-related topics. I appreciate writing about my experience on different placements or topics I'm interested in. As English is my second language, writing blogs is a hobby and a fun challenge!
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The consent form is a critical aspect of surgery. Before doing any major and minor procedures, the patient must consent to that particular surgical procedure. In addition, the consent form helps the patient understand the procedure, how it is basically done, its benefits, harms, alternatives, and complications.
By 1997, in order to increase reliability and reduce variability, Dr D. William Molloy and Timothy I. M. Standish developed the Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) which provided simple but detailed scoring instructions and reduced any ambiguity from the MMSE.
Part 2 demonstrates our assessment on ‘Learning How to Teach’ by using everything we had learned in Part 1. We had to showcase all our learning on teaching as my colleague and I had to prepare and present 2 lessons to a group of medical students.
I find this topic very interesting and invaluable, especially in a hospital setting where I could present a case study to a whole medical team. Learning how to teach enables the teacher to become better communicators, which is useful in physician to patient communication.
The 4P factor model formulation is a tool used in psychology and psychiatry where it is deemed necessary and useful. It is quick, easy-to-use and is a structured method to describe, assess and observe your patient’s narrative into a coherent and concise record. In a nutshell: “The formulation asks what is wrong, how it got that way, and what can be done about it”.
The Mental State Examination (MSE) is a tool used in psychology, psychiatry, psychological medicine or anywhere else where it is deemed necessary or useful. It is quick, easy-to-use and is a structured method to describe, assess and observe your patient psychological functioning and mental state.
I have made a guide on how to do an assessment and a comparative study on the release of an API in three chosen topical semisolid dosage form. I used the USP Dissolution Apparatus 2 and aspirin as my API. The purpose of this pharmaceutic exercise was to introduce us on how to use the dissolution methods and understand its relevance.
We live on Reunion Island which is a French island and has similar weather and humidity than some part of the Americas. During all my childhood to adulthood, I always saw that cacao tree making these cacao pods and I thought to myself… I am going to make chocolate.
I did a course called Sterilization of Pharmaceuticals Products for a whole semester. It was an introduction to pharmaceutical products that were prepared in a special sterile and aseptic environment. In this blog, I will show you how we made the labels and the sample production record.
A patient information leaflet feels more personal. It helps patients knowing more about their disease, how to control their conditions by means of medication or other and be more reassured. A patient leaflet is a great reminder and increases adherence as well as a better prognosis outcome.
It is always daunting to make a poster that displays a medication, a certain disease or a scientific paper. In this blog, I will be giving tips on what to do to get a clear, concise and well-articulated medical poster.
