/library/oar/handle/123456789/37089 2025-12-21T23:07:18Z 2025-12-21T23:07:18Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/21387 2017-08-30T01:30:38Z 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Secretary's report of college activities 2004-5 Abstract: Council and its meetings There were 14 meetings since the last AGM of 10,h August 2004. Council posts during 2004/2005 were assigned as follows • Dr.Pierre. Mallia - President and Secretary for Ethics • Dr. Andrew P Zammit - Vice President • Dr. Noel Caruana - Honorary Secretary • Dr. Michael Cordina - Honorary Treasurer • Dr Michael Borg - College Registrar • Dr.).K Soler - Secretary for Research and Publications • Dr. Malio R. Sammut - Secretary for Education • Dr. Savior Cilia - Secretary for Infonnation and Communications • Dr Adrian Micallef - Secretary for Quality control and audit • Dr. Anthony Xuereb - Member • Dr. Jurgen Abela - Member • Dr Renzo Degabriele - Webmaster • Dr Philip Sciortino - Member • Dr Mario Grixti - Chairman of SAC subcommittee It was also decided that the following subcommittees would be set up to facilitate the working of the Council It was stressed that the aim of the council would be to involve the college members as much as possible. The subcommittees set up we re: l. Statute subcommittee 2. Research subcommittee 3. Ethics subcommittee 4. SAC subcommittee 5. Education Subcommittee During the council meeting of 30th August 2005 the president suggested some alterations in the responsibilities for certain posts on council, as follows: Dr Anthony Xuereb was asked to perform duties of International Secretary a post previously held by Dr J K Soler. Dr Jean Karl Soler was asked to act as College Registrar, while Dr Mmio GrL'(ti was asked to act as Secretary on SAC subcommittee. These changes were approved by the majority of councillors present at the meeting. Maltese Family Doctor It-Tabib tal-Familja MCFD·RCGP Teachers' Course The second Teachers Course. There were 19 applicants of which 14 eventually accepted to participate in the two-modules, each of five days, Teachers' Course. The first module was held in May 2004 with the second module being held in October 2004. Following approval by members at the EGM in April 2004, the College paid pan of the expenses, with the rest of the cost being paid by the participants. The Education subcommittee has been having contacts with he RCGP discussing the possibility of organizing the fourth and fifth modules during 2005/2006 The College had submitted a proposal for funding of these advanced courses to the European Social Fund Project.

2005-12-01T00:00:00Z Grech, Mary Lou /library/oar/handle/123456789/21386 2017-08-30T01:30:25Z 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Falls in the older person Authors: Grech, Mary Lou Abstract: Falls are the most common cause of injury in the Older Person (OP) and become more frequent with advancing age. There is a higher chance that a fall in an OP leads to trauma due to decreased protective reflexes and saving mechanism.

2005-12-01T00:00:00Z Caruana, Noel /library/oar/handle/123456789/21383 2017-08-30T01:31:40Z 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Thyroid disease : diagnosis and management of Hyperthyroidism Authors: Caruana, Noel Abstract: This short review article aims to provide updated information on the diagnosis and management of hyperthymidism. A second article will focus on the management of hypothymidism.

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Title: Family medicine quo vadis? Abstract: We are witnessing great changes around us. In preparation to Malta's accession into Europe the Department of Health has set up the Specialist Accreditation Committee (SAC) to organize a system of registers in which to classify medical practitioners. This is a long awaited wish come true for many of us, as it has placed Family Medicine at par with its sister specialties....on paper! But let us take a closer look to see if there have been indeed any changes at the roots.

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