https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21643 2026-04-15T21:30:43Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21649 Title: Physicians and domestic violence Abstract: Domestic violence, spouse abuse, and battering all refer to the victimization of a person with whom the abuser has or has had an intimate relationship. Domestic violence may take the form of physical, sexual and psychological abuse, is generally repeated, and often escalates within relationships. Most evidence indicates that domestic violence is predominantly perpetrated by men against women. Some evidence suggests that women are just as likely to use violence against male partners as men are against female partners. It is clear that the impact on the health of female victims of domestic violence is generally much more severe than the impact on the health of male victims. 1994-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21648 Title: Antibiotic prophylaxis in obstetric and gynaecological surgery Abstract: Infectious complications have a great influence on the outcome of surgery. They not only increase the work load for health care workers, the need for additional surgery medication and costs but just as important are an additional source of morbidity and sometimes mortality for our patients. Infectious complications prolong hospital stays and certainly decrease success rates in surgery considerably. There is therefore no doubt that the prevention of postoperative infections is of the paramount importance. The surgeon's skill and knowledge are the most important factors in preventing post operative wound infections and antimicrobials are no substitute for surgical expertise. Antibiotic prophylaxis cannot correct fundamental surgical errors. 1994-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21647 Title: The family with a disability Abstract: I would like to start by quoting the Head of Psychology at the University of California, an international authority on autism, Dr. Lovaas, who during the research that led to his excelIent programmes admitted; "The first serious mistake we made was to treat the children within an institutional (hospital or clinic) environment ... We had hospitalized the children in the first place because we still held the old view we had been taught, that children like those with whom we worked were ill. It seemed to follow then, that since they were ill, they needed treatment, ideally in a hospital. Given our background, it was an easy mistake to make. We decided then to change the place of treatment from the institution to the children's natural environment; that is we began to treat him in his home and school. We were successful and this brought us to question the necessity or desirability of using a hospital as a teaching and learning environment. Our goal was to help these children to live and function in the real world and not in an artificial setting, such as an institution." 1994-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21646 Title: It-Tabib tal-Familja : issue 6 Editors: Soler, Jean Karl Abstract: 1/ Editorial -- 2/ Dr. J. Muscat - The family with a disability -- 3/ Dr. M.A. Borg - Antibiotic prophylaxis in obstetric and gynaecological surgery -- 4/ Dr. J. Joslin - Physidans and domestic violence -- 5/ Nora Macelli - Statutory welfare units -- 6/ ISDE workshop : role of the general practitioner in environmental protection -- 7/ Evaluation of the Winter and spring 1994 CPD meetings -- 8/ Dr M.R. Sammut - Training seminar on community psychiatry. 1994-10-01T00:00:00Z