Round table discussion of session A: modelling convection and radiative transfer

Discussion and Round Table Presentation

Chairman Terblanche: Most of the discussion time will be spent reviewing the long-term management of patients after a variceal bleed. In the last 10 minutes we will attempt to place the role of prophylactic therapy in perspective. In my view there are some end-stage patients who should not be subjected to either emergency or definitive treatment. Unfortunately they are frequently difficult to i...

Pediatric dermatology; report of a round table discussion.

Antibiotic therapy; report of a round table discussion.

362 f!ed iutrics VOLUME 20 AUGUST 1957 NUMBER 2 T HE LIBERAL, though not indiscriminate, use of antibiotics in pediatrics has resulted in far more assets than liabilities, although the statement has been made that 90% of antibiotics used in this country today are wasted. Often the pediatrician is able to select the correct and most effective anti#{149} biotic on the basis of clinical examinatio...

Round Table Discussion Reducing osteoporosis: prevention during childhood and adolescence

Osteoporosis will become a large-scale global health issue as the world's population continues to age. In their article, Delmas and Fraser present a compelling argument describing the potential health crisis the world will face if osteoporosis is not made a high priority by the world health community. They estimate that the worldwide lifetime risk for osteoporotic fractures is as high as 40% in...

Round Table: Discussion with families and lay associations

This session was dedicated to patients, their relatives and delegates of Family Associations (the Progeria Family Circle, the European Association of Progeria Families; AIProSaB, the Italian Association for Progeria, Sammy Basso; AIDMED, the Italian Association for Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy; the Associazione Alessandra Proietti for Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy), with the main objec...