The Hong Kong Practitioner VOLUME 28 / January 2006

The Hong Kong Practitioner - Title Index 2005
 
A clinical audit on International Classification of Primary Care coding in 4 primary care clinics and common errors in coding International Classification of Primary Care - 2 (W K Lam, K Y Ho, K K Ng, K H Kwok, L C Y Tsang) 344
A case study of perceptions about smoking and smoking cessation interventions among members of an uniform disciplinary force in Hong Kong (D T C Lai, D M W Lau) 334
A palliative care training programme for GP registrars - a UK Perspective (R Charlton) 23
A report on two discussion forums on "Building a Healthy Tomorrow", concerning the roles of family doctors and its implications (W C W Wong, B Y F Fong) 374
A retrospective analysis on the use of gemfibrozil in general outpatient clinics (K Kung, A Lam, P K T Li) 404
Are you looking after patients with low literacy level? (T P Lam)   401
An appraisal of the calibrated Framingham equation for Chinese and its application - Part II (W K Lam, Y T Wun, A K L Chan, L C Y Tsang) 68
An evidence based clinical audit on the process of management of smoking cessation in a primary care clinic (D M W Lau) 212
Anorexia nervosa in children and adolescents ( K Y C Lai) 142
Balancing professional and personal goals in a medical career (D Young) 197
Basic communicating and counselling skills for family physicians (D Y F Ho, O H L Wang, S M Ng, R T H Ho) 180
Bulimia nervosa presenting as acute cardiogenic shock (E M C Chau, W H Chow) 475
Changing the treatment paradigm to achieve best practice goals for type 2 diabetes mellitus (E Y L Tsui, R T T Young) 339
Chemical pathology case conference: acid-base disorders (C W Lam, T W L Mak, A Y W Chan, R W K Chiu, M H L Tai, M H M Chan, A C C Shek, S Tam) 294
Chemical pathology case conference - heavy metals (M H M Chan, R C K Cheung, A Y W Chan, E C W Lam, T W L Mak, A C C Shek, S Tam, C W K Lam) 94
Chronic glaucoma - A diagnosis not to be missed (M P Yiu, W Luk, K K Ip, Y K Yiu) 275
Clinical Quiz - A boy presenting with a spreading vesicular lesion (C Y Leung) 243
Clinical Quiz - A lady presenting with a mildly painful rash over her sole (K K Lo) 75
Clinical Quiz - A man presenting with a chronic scaly eruption (C Y Leung) 480
Clinical Quiz - A man presenting with a penile rash (W S Lam) 162
Clinical Quiz - A man presenting with an itchy rash on his chest (T S Au) 279
Clinical Quiz - A man with an itchy swollen plaque on his forearm (H F Ho) 115
Clinical Quiz - A man presenting with nail deformity (W S Lam) 386
Clinical Quiz - A man with an asymptomatic skin rash (K K Lo) 315
Clinical Quiz - A middle-aged man presenting with itchy lesions on his skin (T S Au) 31
Clinical Quiz - A woman with a brown papule on her left leg (R Su) 202
Clinical Quiz - A young girl with vascular lesion on her face (R Su) 436
Clinical Quiz - A young man presenting with sudden onset of skin eruption (H F Ho) 353
Developing high quality Family Medicine practice to safeguard the health of our population and towards a healthy development of our health care system (A Lee, W C W Wong, S Y S Wong, A A T Chuh, A T Lam, C K K Tsang) 368
Ear piercing: A review on the legislative regulations and potential health hazards; its relevance to family physicians (A M S Poon, A S Y Mak) 192
Exploring parents' understandings and concerns on self-management of childhood asthma (K Y Lai, K K L Lam, S C Lam, A C W Tang, L K K Yeung, M C S Wong, A Lee) 172
Factors affecting participation in cervical cancer screening among elderly Chinese women (A O Y Wong, K S Ho, W M Chan) 223
Falls prevention in the elderly - common causes and risk assessment (C T Sy) 103
Falls risk assessment and management system (FRAMS) - a decision support tool developed for general practitioners and their primary care team (D Young, S T Liaw, N Sulaiman) 306
Family medicine training - what have we not taught our trainees? (K Choi) 20
Fertilising medical science with humanity (S Chan) 361
From 911 to 1226: What Family Physicians can offer? (W W Lam)   1
Geriatric rehabilitation: continence promotion in family practice - management of urinary incontinence in elderly (M L Tsang, C K Tam, H P So) 455
Internet - What's in the web for family physicians - attention deficiency and hyperactivity disorder (A K Y Tang) 312
Internet - What's in the web for family physicians - diagnostic ultrasonography (A K Y Tang) 245
Internet - What's in the web for family physicians - evidence based medicine (A K Y Tang) 77
Internet - What's in the web for family physicians - mood disorders (A K Y Tang) 160
Internet - What's in the web for family physicians - online orthopaedics references (A K Y Tang) 478
Internet - What's in the web for family physicians - PDA medical software (A K Y Tang) 384
Introduction to geriatric rehabilitation (L K Au) 417
Investigations and screening - what are the differences and does it matter to family physicians? (A A T Chuh) 121
Knowledge and practice concerning severe acute respiratory syndrome among the institutionalized elderly in Hong Kong (L Lui, J H W Chung, W W Y Chung, Y W Hung, J K Y Ko, W C Lo, R S Y Wu, R C H Yau, C Y Yung) 134
Learning style preferences for Hong Kong GPs recruited in a distance- learning course (L McCall, B Klein, L Piterman, T P Lam) 261
Letter to The Editor - Publication list on local vocational training (Y T Wun)   33
Letter to The Editor - Healthcare reform consultation document - what Family Medicine is about (D K T Li) 283
Management of systemic hypertension: an update for primary care physicians (N N Chan, P C Y Tong, J C N Chan) 4
Management update of child physical abuse in primary care (P C H Cheung) 43
Medical nutrition therapy for diabetes mellitus ( R Y Chan) 149
Medical Rehabilitation Update: Using metered-dose inhaler in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (H P So) 411
One mid-summer's day (K K L Tsim) 281
Outcome and appropriateness of referrals to emergency department (T K Wong, Y T Wun, D V K Chao) 286
Outcome evaluation of ingrowing toenails management (S Y Leung, K M Lai) 324
Practical approach to maculo-papular rash in pregnancy in family practice (C M Yan) 300
Prevalence of ASCUS and age as a predictor of outcome in Hong Kong Chinese women (H M Hung) 253
Refractive surgery update (A C K Cheng, S K Rao, D S C Lam) 15
Richard Doll and the death of smoking (J A Dickinson) 321
Scabies in an elderly nursing home (X L Sun, T S Au, S K S Foo) 230
Screening of hepatocellular carcinoma: the rationale behind (L F Cheng, E P Y Fung) 469
Selecting antibiotics for acute otitis media - is it important? (W K Lee, B W Y Young) 380
Striking a balance between individual patient demands and public health resources - the role of the primary care physician (M C S Wong, M W L Chung, N C L Yuen, S K S Foo) 62
Talking to patients, carers and colleagues - communication skills count (D V K Chao) 41
The contributions of family medicine research (C L K Lam) 169
The diagnosis and management of premenstrual dysphoric disorder in primary care (K Y Mak) 108
The greatest irony of all (R W M Chow) 249
The importance of exercise in childhood (D Owens) 81
The prescription pattern of first-line antihypertensives among family medicine trainees in Hong Kong - Part 2: in the presence of diabetes (M C S Wong, R Y Chung) 83
The prescription pattern of first-line antihypertensives among family medicine trainees in Hong Kong - Part 3: in the presence of hyperlipidemia (M C S Wong, R Y Chung) 123
The role of the family doctor in building a healthy tomorrow (C L K Lam) 363
The use and efficacy of statins in Hong Kong Chinese dyslipidaemic patients in a primary care setting (K Kung, A Lam, P K T Li) 450
Thyroid swellings - principles and approach to treatment (S K Ng, B C H Leung, T C W Hung, A C Vlantis, M C F Tong) 424
Uncertainty in medicine: Cliché or oblivion (B W K Lau) 209
Update on dementia - Part 1: Mild cognitive impairment, screening and diagnostic assessment (C C Chan, P T Lam) 235
Update on dementia - Part 2: Prevention, pharmacotherapy and supportive care (C C Chan, P T Lam)   268
Update on the management of common urological problems in children (K K W Liu, M W Y Leung)   53
What do we fear? (S Borwein) 447