Commentary
Medication Use in the Transition from Hospital to Home
Hospital discharge can be a complex and challenging time for physicians and patients alike. Patients are being discharged sooner, often in the process of...
Family Medicine Education in Singapore: A Long-standing Collaboration between Specialists and Family Physicians
In the US, Canada and Australia, the postgraduate training of family physicians (FPs) involves the attachment of family medicine (FM) trainees to specialist departments,...
Providing Integrated Mental Health Services in the Singapore Primary Care Setting – the General...
Mental disorders are recognised as a major public health problem worldwide, and the management of mental health problems places an enormous burden on health...
Bridging the Gap Between Primary and Specialist Care – An Integrative Model for Stroke
Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is Singapore’s fourth leading cause of death, comprising 9% of all deaths, a crude death rate of 40.4/100,000, an age- and...
Should Beta-Blockers Still be Used as Initial Antihypertensive Agents in Uncomplicated Hypertension?
Beta-blockers have been widely prescribed to treat hypertension over the years.1 While the benefits of these agents in reducing cardiovascular events in people with...
Sociodemographic Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Public Health Education – A Comparison of Two...
Public health education is a cornerstone in the primary prevention of chronic diseases. In the United States, for example, studies have shown that cardiovascular...
The Concept and Implementation of “Distributed Learning” – Our Early Experience
The concept of “distributed learning” (DL) is not new and is probably still evolving. A suggested definition for this is the inclusion of students...
Remembering the Musi – SilkAir Flight MI 185 Crash Victim Identification
Our first impression of the Musi River was its huge size. From the air, the river looked as wide as the Straits of Johor...
Outcome-based Approach in Development of a Disaster Management Course for Healthcare Workers
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean with a population of 20 million. It is a multi-ethnic country with 82.7% Sinhalese,...
A Comparison of Learning Strategies, Orientations and Conceptions of Learning of First-year Medical Students...
During the learning process, learners are found to use specific combinations or patterns of learning activities which are termed learning strategies.1,2 It is believed...