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Postgrad Med J
December 2024
Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Clarendon Way, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
Internal medicine training applications in the UK have become increasingly competitive. This article provides ten tips for optimizing internal medicine training applications covering portfolio development, teaching experience, project selection, and interview preparation. We outline strategies for maximizing application scores through efficient resource allocation, effective project selection, and structured interview preparation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Kidney J
October 2024
Erasmus Medical Centre, Transplant Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Video consultations have seen increasing use in nephrology since the COVID-19 pandemic with an aim to address constraints in F2F outpatient capacity and also patients' concerns around risks of infection when attending healthcare facilities. Nephrologists have learned through experience to use video consultations for providing routine follow up and also for triage of unwell patients. Advantages of video consultations include convenience, cost savings through avoiding clinic overheads, and reducing the carbon footprint of care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlant Dis
December 2024
USDA-ARS Plains Area, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center, Sunflower Improvement Research Unit, Fargo, North Dakota, United States;
Cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a globally important oilseed crop that is grown primarily in the Northern Great Plains region of the United States. In September 2018, sunflower stems exhibiting brown stem lesions centered on the leaf axils and accompanied by pith degradation, consistent with symptoms of Phomopsis stem canker (PSC) disease, were sampled from a commercial field of approximately 520 hectares in Polk County, MN (47°50'24" N, 96.
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November 2024
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Patient sexuality and intimacy comprise important dimensions of quality of life (QOL), making them essential topics for palliative care (PC) clinicians to address. Created with interprofessional input from PC, urology, gynecology, sexual health, oncology, psychiatry, psychology, nursing, and social work, this article offers 10 high-yield, evidence-based tips to better equip PC clinicians to address sexuality and intimacy for patients with serious illness. These tips highlight skills such as opening discussions, assessing concerns through a biopsychosocial model, and thinking through appropriate interventions to improve QOL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Kidney J
November 2024
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.
Patients with chronic kidney disease are frequently facing the challenge of weight reduction. Finding a weight loss strategy is on the one hand essential to reduce the co-morbidity risks in CKD but remains complex due to the metabolic abnormalities with declining renal function. Here, we provide ten tips to support our CKD patients on their journey, focussing on dietary and behavioural habits and health professional supportive therapies.
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