Our two minute talks this week were about malaria. I have put in links for the HPA malaria page and CDC malaria page as well as the UK guidelines: HPA Advisory Committee on Malaria Prevention in UK Travellers, UK malaria treatment guidelines. Journal of Infection 2007; 54(2):111-21

KG’s handout for malaria prophylaxis has been voted into the permanent collection.

Please remember that the talks need to be precise and the source of information quoted so that its authenticity can be weighed. Non-UK guidance may not be appropriate to management of a condition in the UK.

For next week there will be a lighter topic choice. Two minutes on a film or book which has influenced your practice of medicine, and why.

The paper for discussion on Tuesday will be Time, Now, to Recover the Fun in the Physical Examination Rather Than Abandon It. ARCH INTERN MED 166, 603-604, MAR 27, 2006

You can get it via the elibrary.

Interesting topics

Malaria – see above.

Dr Gilchrist, welcome to the fold. Please look at the 'training' link on the right.

MJM