Issue 6, 2025 – Incorporating 2026 Medical Conference Planner

Issue 6, 2025 – Incorporating 2026 Medical Conference Planner

Modern Medicine is now available for you to read. We have some great articles featured in this edition:

  • Ethics (CPD) – When Work Consumes Your Identity
  • Technology – Supercharge Your Practice
  • 2026 Medical Congress Planner – (Supplement)
  • Neurology (CPD) – Migraine in 2026 | An Update on Management
  • Geriantology (CPD) – The Ravages of Prolonged Bed Rest
  • Geriantology (CPD) – Cardio-oncology – The Intersection Between Heart and Cancer Care
  • A RoundUp Section & more….

Also, a reminder that, not only do we have CPD questions available within the magazine itself, we also have an online CPD portal that allows you to score even more points by simply completing your test online.

February 1, 2026 by Uncategorized

Cardio-oncology – The Intersection Between Heart and Cancer Care

Cardio-oncology – The Intersection Between Heart and Cancer Care

Cardio-oncology is a rapidly emerging subspecialty that has gained momentum due to increasing insights into how cancer and its various treatment options can adversely affect the cardiovascular (CV) system. Many modern cancer therapies, including chemotherapy, targeted therapies, immunotherapy and radiotherapy, carry significant risk of cardiotoxicity, which can manifest acutely or many years after treatment. Cardio-oncology focuses on the different aspects of CV care for patients with cancer who are undergoing or who have completed cancer treatment and involves optimisation and management of CV health, early detection of cardiac complications of cancer treatment and long-term follow up and surveillance.

February 1, 2026 by Cardiology Geriantology Oncology

The Ravages of Prolonged Bed Rest | An Update on Multidisciplinary Care for the Deconditioned Patient

The Ravages of Prolonged Bed Rest | An Update on Multidisciplinary Care for the Deconditioned Patient

Deconditioning describes functional decline, progressive weakness and physiological changes that result from prolonged bed rest and inactivity. Frailty is a syndrome in which age-related physiological changes
are accelerated or exacerbated in multiple systems. Multisystem changes can occur within 24 hours of bed rest; these changes worsen with prolonged inactivity, potentially requiring more time to reverse (where possible). Deconditioning is more likely in patients who experience frailty. Due to the complexities
of these conditions, optimal management involves a multidisciplinary team comprised of GPs, specialists and allied health professionals.

February 1, 2026 by Geriantology

Migraine in 2026 | An Update on Management

Migraine in 2026 | An Update on Management

Migraine is a common and disabling neurological condition that affects quality of life. The ID-Migraine questionnaire can be used to identify patients with migraine in primary care, and screening for red flags for secondary headaches should be carried out using the SNNOOP10 list. The three key treatment strategies for migraine are a personalised management approach addressing lifestyle factors, acute medications and preventive medications. With modern treatments, most patients can expect substantial improvement in symptoms and quality of life.

February 1, 2026 by Neurology Pain

Supercharge Your Medical Practice for Efficiency and Profitability

Supercharge Your Medical Practice for Efficiency and Profitability

Healthcare systems around the world face significant challenges in achieving the ‘quadruple aim’ for healthcare: improve population health, improve the patient’s experience of care, enhance caregiver experience and reduce the rising cost of care.
In today’s complex environment, running a successful practice is a balancing act between financial outcomes and healthcare results. A well-managed practice frees up professionals and staff to spend their
time and resources on improving healthcare results.
Keeping abreast of ever-changing administrators and scheme agreements is complex and time-consuming. A well designed technology solution should take care of all the mundane tasks that are a necessary part of ‘good practice’ management, from billing and claim submissions to calendars and
recordkeeping.

February 1, 2026 by Technology

When Work Consumes Your Identity

When Work Consumes Your Identity

It is not uncommon in the fast-paced, competitive world that we live in for individuals to dedicate their entire lives to their career. It takes years of striving to reach the top of one’s field, often requiring a sacrifice of energy, time and personal relationships to get there. But what happens when one loses oneself in one’s work and one’s career becomes one’s whole identity? Psychologists call this phenomenon
enmeshment, which may lead to a painful identity crises when the career one has dedicated one’s life to, no longer exists.

February 1, 2026 by Ethics

Issue 5, 2025

Modern Medicine is now available for you to read. We have some great articles featured in this edition:

  • Ethics (CPD) – Negotiating the Slippery Slope of Work Stress and Burnout
  • Pulmonology (CPD)– Allergic Rhinitis
  • Rheumatology (CPD)– Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Unmasking the Masquerader
  • Psychiatry (CPD) – The First Psychotic Episode: Navigating Early-Stage Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses
  • A RoundUp Section & many more….

Also, a reminder that, not only do we have CPD questions available within the magazine itself, we also have an online CPD portal that allows you to score even more points by simply completing your test online.

November 14, 2025 by Uncategorized

The First Psychotic Episode: Navigating Early-Stage Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses

The First Psychotic Episode Navigating Early-Stage Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses

Psychosis is a clinical syndrome which may signal the onset of a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, and impact a young person over their lifetime. Early recognition, compassionate engagement and timely referral are critical in shaping long-term outcomes and supporting recovery. Engagement of the young person presenting with psychosis may be difficult; however, a therapeutic alliance focusing on collaborative care can yield many long-term benefits. Early and consistent treatment with antipsychotic medication remains the cornerstone of recovery in psychotic disorders. The Mental Health Care Act may need to be applied in enforcing treatment if there are acute concerns for safety and a likelihood or actuality of disengagement from treatment. The patient’s regular GP can play a vital role in monitoring adverse effects, especially in the setting of cardiometabolic risk. Despite the stigma associated with schizophrenia, functional recovery is possible.

Modern Medicine – Issue 5, 2025

November 14, 2025 by Psychiatry

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Unmasking the Masquerader

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Unmasking the Masquerader

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem, autoimmune disease that is challenging to diagnose because of its heterogeneous clinical manifestations, often relies on clinical expertise and appropriate laboratory testing. SLE is rare, affecting less than 0.1% of the global population, but its prevalence has been underestimated in Africa. Treatment for SLE aims to control disease activity, reduce flares and prevent organ damage. It includes a combination of anti-inflammatory agents, immunosuppressants, immunomodulatory agents and nonpharmacological measures. Long-term follow-up and monitoring are essential to assess disease activity, manage symptoms and prevent damage accrual in patients with SLE, with awareness of cardiovascular risk management and addressing complications during pregnancy.

Modern Medicine – Issue 5, 2025

November 14, 2025 by Rheumatology
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