Key paediatric messages from Amsterdam

Key paediatric messages from Amsterdam

The Paediatric Assembly of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) maintained its high profile at the 2015 ERS International Congress in Amsterdam. There were symposia on preschool wheeze, respiratory sounds and cystic fibrosis; an educational skills workshop on paediatric respiratory resuscitation; a hot topic session on risk factors and early origins of respiratory diseases; a meet the expert ...

Key paediatric messages from the 2016 European Respiratory Society International Congress

In this article, the Group Chairs of the Paediatric Assembly of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) highlight some of the most interesting abstracts presented at the 2016 ERS International Congress, which was held in London.

Key community eye health messages

A swollen optic disc may be unilateral or bilateral • If associated with severe headache and relatively normal vision this probably indicates papilloedema due to raised intracranial pressure which requires urgent investigation and diagnosis. • If the vision is significantly reduced and there is no headache it is probably due to inflammation of the optic nerve (optic neuritis / papillitis) which...

Key community eye health messages

Essential surgery: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition.

The World Bank will publish the nine volumes of Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition, in 2015-16. Volume 1--Essential Surgery--identifies 44 surgical procedures as essential on the basis that they address substantial needs, are cost effective, and are feasible to implement. This report summarises and critically assesses the volume's five key findings. First, provision of essential surgical p...