HPCSA serious injury narrative test guideline.

HPCSA disciplinary action - 'Custodian of professional morals?'.

To the Editor: In response to striking doctors, the HPCSA argues that it can investigate unprofessional conduct in the absence of a complaint because it is the custodian of professional morals. 1 The HPCSA did not always hold this position; for example, when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) made public the evidence of potential involvement of health professionals in human rights vi...

A foreign doctor's experiences with the HPCSA.

To the Editor: Mr Mkhize's letter 1 in response to the Editor's comments 2 on the performance of the Health Professions Council of South Africa makes interesting reading. One might have expected the registrar and CEO of our professional registration body to substantiate his defence of the performance of his institution by providing structured evidence, such as a 'customer' satisfaction survey o...

Top doctors want tougher perversity penalties.

IZINDABA 244 Leading lights in South Africa's medical fraternity are perturbed at the 'mild' sentences meted out to doctors in two high-profile kickback hearings after plea bargaining recently ended protracted legal battles. Among those prepared to speak out are Dr Kgosi Letlape, the current chairman of the South African Medical Association, Professor YK Seedat, a past SAMA president, and Profe...

Computational Chemistry Applications: Performance on High-End and Commodity-class Computers

COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE NARRATIVE THERAPY AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY ON RESILIENCE AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION OF PEOPLE WITH CANCER WITH LOW PSYCHOLOGICAL TOUGHNESS

Introduction: In some countries, cancer is considered the second cause of death after cardiovascular diseases. In Iran, cancer is the third cause of death after cardiovascular diseases and accidents. It can be said that cancer is a serious and potentially life-threatening disease that has negative physical and psychological effects on patients. Methods: The current research was semi-experimenta...