Salams
Just wondering how GPs counsel women wanting a termination, whether you do it differently depending on the faith of the woman or not?
Also how do you counsel women wanting a method of contraception that works as an abortifacient?
wasalam
umm safiya
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Salaams
As Doctors we prescribe medication to our patients all the time. If the patient is a Muslim/Jew would you prescribe the same drug but in an alternative form in order to avoid any haram/Non-Kosher ingredients (gelatine in capsules etc) eg Ramipril tablets rather than capsules or Lansoprazole FastTab rather than capsules etc?
What if the 'halal' form is more expensive/conflicts with you Practice/PCT Prescribing Policy/Guidelines?
Masalaam
Stranger in a strange land
As Doctors we prescribe medication to our patients all the time. If the patient is a Muslim/Jew would you prescribe the same drug but in an alternative form in order to avoid any haram/Non-Kosher ingredients (gelatine in capsules etc) eg Ramipril tablets rather than capsules or Lansoprazole FastTab rather than capsules etc?
What if the 'halal' form is more expensive/conflicts with you Practice/PCT Prescribing Policy/Guidelines?
Masalaam
Stranger in a strange land
Salams,
I was wondering about how people deal with death and illness. I cannot seem to sleep when a patient dies, and it affects me for a while. A lady I sent into hospital in March with a hemiparesis was found to have multiple brain tumours and she died this week. Seeing her on all the drugs she was on was very upsetting. Sometimes I don't even realise why I'm not myself and later I realise all the things that went on at work, then I understand why. If they are Muslim, they have hope and long to meet Allah, but what about when they aren't, it seems like all they have to look forward to is more pain and then a black hole?
I'd be really grateful if anyone could explain their coping mechanisms, esp Umm Nour, working in Palliative Care.
wasalam
UmmSafiya
I was wondering about how people deal with death and illness. I cannot seem to sleep when a patient dies, and it affects me for a while. A lady I sent into hospital in March with a hemiparesis was found to have multiple brain tumours and she died this week. Seeing her on all the drugs she was on was very upsetting. Sometimes I don't even realise why I'm not myself and later I realise all the things that went on at work, then I understand why. If they are Muslim, they have hope and long to meet Allah, but what about when they aren't, it seems like all they have to look forward to is more pain and then a black hole?
I'd be really grateful if anyone could explain their coping mechanisms, esp Umm Nour, working in Palliative Care.
wasalam
UmmSafiya
Sunday, December 30, 2007
I work as a full-time GP and would like to share some points on praying at work:
What do others do when it comes to wudhu/salaat whilst at work?
Practical considerations:
1. Doing wudhu - making masah would help as the sink is sooo small and awkward to get my foot in...I use Sealskin waterproof socks (as recommended by Sidi Fraz Rabbani of Sunni Path).
Whilst this works well, I do get some weird looks as the socks are thick and v out of place with my suite/shoes.
2. Getting all your salah (zohr/Asr/Mughrib) done on time when your sooo busy with being on call, seeing extra pts, home visits, meetings, etc etc.
Any thoughts or advice on this would be appreciated
What do others do when it comes to wudhu/salaat whilst at work?
Practical considerations:
1. Doing wudhu - making masah would help as the sink is sooo small and awkward to get my foot in...I use Sealskin waterproof socks (as recommended by Sidi Fraz Rabbani of Sunni Path).
Whilst this works well, I do get some weird looks as the socks are thick and v out of place with my suite/shoes.
2. Getting all your salah (zohr/Asr/Mughrib) done on time when your sooo busy with being on call, seeing extra pts, home visits, meetings, etc etc.
Any thoughts or advice on this would be appreciated
Saturday, May 20, 2006
NLH - Complementary and Alternative Medicine
NLH - Complementary and Alternative Medicine:
"The library aims to include the best available evidence for complementary and alternative medicine and will be updated regularly. At present it includes Cochrane systematic reviews, other systematic reviews which have been appraised and included on the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), and Clinical Evidence reviews focusing on specific CAM interventions for various medical conditions."
"The library aims to include the best available evidence for complementary and alternative medicine and will be updated regularly. At present it includes Cochrane systematic reviews, other systematic reviews which have been appraised and included on the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), and Clinical Evidence reviews focusing on specific CAM interventions for various medical conditions."
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
HPV vaccine and adolescents' sexual activity :
"The vaccine must be given before HPV infection is acquired. It is most likely to be recommended for 11-12 year olds, because by the ninth grade (age 14-15) 28% of girls in the US are sexually active. This has prompted some advocates of premarital abstinence to charge that HPV vaccination will condone or promote sexual promiscuity. However, its impact will probably be small because multiple factors are associated with initiation of sexual activity; fear of sexually transmitted infections is not a major reason for abstinence, and condom availability programmes have not been associated with behavioural disinhibition."
This is coming soon on the NHS!
"The vaccine must be given before HPV infection is acquired. It is most likely to be recommended for 11-12 year olds, because by the ninth grade (age 14-15) 28% of girls in the US are sexually active. This has prompted some advocates of premarital abstinence to charge that HPV vaccination will condone or promote sexual promiscuity. However, its impact will probably be small because multiple factors are associated with initiation of sexual activity; fear of sexually transmitted infections is not a major reason for abstinence, and condom availability programmes have not been associated with behavioural disinhibition."
This is coming soon on the NHS!
Friday, May 12, 2006
Jerusalem Arabs have higher rate of heart attacks than Jews
"The authors write that differences in access to ambulance services, as well as lifestyle factors, may also help to explain the high mortality among Palestinians."
"The authors write that differences in access to ambulance services, as well as lifestyle factors, may also help to explain the high mortality among Palestinians."
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Book: Caring for Muslim Patients -- Galanti 322 (7280): 242 -- BMJ
MashaAllah this book has contributions from Sidi Abdal Hakim Murad and Sidi Abdal Aziz Fredricks. A good read!
MashaAllah this book has contributions from Sidi Abdal Hakim Murad and Sidi Abdal Aziz Fredricks. A good read!
'Surma' dangers in the spotlight
"The effects of lead poisoning include anaemia, kidney problems and damage to the nerves that may include fits. Even at relatively low levels, chronic exposure to lead may cause learning and behaviour problems."
"The effects of lead poisoning include anaemia, kidney problems and damage to the nerves that may include fits. Even at relatively low levels, chronic exposure to lead may cause learning and behaviour problems."
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