Commentary
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...
A Review of Geriatric Education in Singapore
The United Nations International Plan of Action on Ageing (IPA), formulated during the First World Assembly on Ageing in Vienna in 1982, listed gerontological...
Reflections on a Mass Homicide
The names “Virginia Tech” and “Cho” will be associated forever with the tragic mass homicide of 32 persons cum suicide by Seung-Hui Cho on...
Pharmacologic Treatment of SARS: Current Knowledge and Recommendations
Acute respiratory failure, which occurred in 20% to 25% of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients and necessitated ICU admission, was the primary cause...