MMSA External Meeting with Dr. Chris Fearne to voice medical students’ concerns about the building of the Barts Medical School in Gozo – 19th November 2014
The Global Issue of Antibiotic Resistance: Can We Solve It?
Shafia Khanum, Dr Azra Pachenari (Middlesex University, London)
The health crisis: to die for Maastricht ?
By Francesco CarelliProfessor Family Medicine, Milan and RomeEURACT Council, Executive The crisis we are experiencing not only implies a severe impact on the socio-economic conditions of the people , but also has serious consequences on the determinants of population health. Not to say about the…
Medical Indemnity Insurance – what you need to know
This video is intended to give an overview of Medical Indemnity Insurance and is the first video of its kind on The Synapse. For this interview we invited
Coeliac Disease, Food Allergies and Food Intolerance
Coeliac Disease and Food Intolerance seem to be receiving more exposure as times goes by and are even at times these terms are used interchangeably.
Advances in the management of peripheral vascular disease in Diabetics
In this eLearning video, Prof Kevin Cassar discusses the recent advances in the management of peripheral vascular disease in diabetic patients and what can be done by health care professionals to improve the early diagnosis and management of peripheral vascular disease.
Obesity – the role of Bariatric Surgery
Obesity is responsible for multiple chronic medical conditions. Treatment of obesity is never easy and successful treatment more often than not requires a multidisciplinary approach. Bariatric surgery has an ever increasing significant role in the management of obesity. In this video, Mr Axisa discusses the…
Antibiotics – Handle with Care
The first World Antibiotic Awareness Week aims to increase awareness of global antibiotic resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.
The Role of the Sports and Exercise Medicine Specialist
In this video, Dr Kirill Micallef Stafrace gives us an insight on a relatively new speciality – that of Sports and Exercise Medicine
The Synapse Interview – Rationalising Use of Antibiotics in Respiratory Tract Infections
Rational use of antibiotics is essential for appropriate management of bacterial respiratory tract infections and the minimisation of antibiotic.
Investigation and Management of Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction is a common sexual problem in men. The aetiology can range from psychogenic to vascular problems.
Vaccines and Vaccine Preventable Illness
Welcome to another edition of TheSynapse eLearning series where we discuss the topic of vaccines and vaccine preventable illness.