https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/35554 2026-04-22T10:53:47Z 2026-04-22T10:53:47Z Boffa, Michael J. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/22122 2017-09-30T01:25:15Z 2001-12-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Laser treatment of Port-wine stains Authors: Boffa, Michael J. Abstract: A state-of-the-art pulsed dye laser machine to treat port-wine stains and other vascular lesions has been available in the Malta Health Service since 1999. This article reviews the pathophysiology and clinical features of port- wine stains and describes the principles of laser treatment for this condition.

2001-12-01T00:00:00Z Savona-Ventura, Charles Mifsud, Anton https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/22121 2019-11-01T08:46:16Z 2001-12-01T00:00:00Z

Title: A developmental cranial anomaly from antiquity Authors: Savona-Ventura, Charles; Mifsud, Anton Abstract: Two skull specimens datable to the Classical Age showing the presence of a rare developmental anomaly are recorded.

2001-12-01T00:00:00Z Yaman, Hakan https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/22120 2017-09-30T01:25:07Z 2001-12-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Preceptions of residents' working conditions in family medicine : a cross-sectional survey in Turkish academic training hospitals Authors: Yaman, Hakan Abstract: Family medicine (FM) has been recognized as a medical specialty in Turkey since 1984. [n 1985 the first residents in FM were accepted to teaching state hospitals and were educated for FM specialization. [n the nineties education for FM experienced an increase in residency places. [n 1995 alone approximately 300 residents were accepted for post- graduate training in FM. Besides university departments, 9 teaching hospitals in 4 larger cities (Istanbul, Ankara , [zmir and Adana) offer postgraduate education (1 ,2). According to the current curriculum in FM, residency lasts 3 years. [t consists of 5 main fields (Internal Medicine , Pediatrics, Gynecologyand Obstetrics, Psychiatry and General Surgery). On completion of the 3-year course and after passing the examination, the graduates are awarded a Specialist of FM title from the Ministry of Health. Most residents are trained in teaching hospitals of the Health Ministry. Despite a high educational demand in these institutions, no FM department has been established yet and no official position for FM training coordinator exists. The aim of this study is to record perceptions of trainees in FM about their working places and to determine needs for education.

2001-12-01T00:00:00Z Svab, Igor https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/22119 2017-09-30T01:25:04Z 2001-12-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Professional independence in general practice Authors: Svab, Igor Abstract: The first association one gets when thinking about independence in is that independence is good. We all want to be independent and free. For me, coming form Slovenia, this feeling is perhaps even deeper. Slovenia regained its independence after a thousand years of being ruled by Germans, Austrians, Italians, Hungarians and Serbs. Nevertheless, we have always cherished the fact that we are different and have tried hard to maintain our independence as much as possible. What is interesting is that even though it took us a thousand years to reach independence, we are now trying very hard to join the European union. We are trading our independence for a value of belonging to EU. And the feelings of pride that we are achieving its standards are comparable to the feelings of pride when we became independent from Yugoslavia. This is a strange contradiction. When I lecture about independence to medical students, I do that in a context of family as a unit of care. I try to describe family as a system and how it develops over time and the problems it faces during various stages. I can not do that without addressing the systems theory, which is very useful in describing complex systems.

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