Editorial
Chronic Disease Management: Challenges for Clinicians and the Way Forward
The healthcare, financial and social burden of chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, asthma, chronic obstructive airway disease, hypertension, chronic depression,...
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National Disease Management Plans for Key Chronic Non-communicable Diseases in Singapore
Like most other newly industrialised economies, Singapore has undergone a rapid epidemiological transition over the last 50 years. Chronic, non-communicable diseases have replaced infectious...
Original Article
Emergency Department Asthma: Compliance with an Evidence-based Management Algorithm
Attendance at the emergency medicine department (EMD) for acute exacerbation is an important milestone in the natural history of patients with asthma. It is...
Original Article
Variance Analysis Applied to a Stroke Pathway: How This Can Improve Efficiency of Healthcare Delivery
Stroke is the fourth principal cause of death in Singapore, and the leading cause of long-term disability amongst developed countries. Due to the spiralling...
Original Article
A Preliminary Evaluation of a Disease Management Programme for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension in a Primary Healthcare Setting
Chronic diseases are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. In most developed countries, the problems of a rising prevalence of...