South African Burn Association

Thieves of the state and the South African Medical Association.

354 June 2013, Vol. 103, No. 6 SAMJ Thieves of the state and the South African Medical Association (SAMA) ‘SAMA upholds the principles of honesty, integrity and patientcentredness and does not condone any unethical practice by its members.’ This is reassuring to see in print, even though it should go without saying for a nation’s official medical association. The same SAMA mass e-mail’s striden...

Management of benign prostatic hyperplasia - South African Urological Association Guideline.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common conditions affecting older men. Strictly speaking, BPH is a histological diagnosis, and the term benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) is used when there is detectable enlargement of the prostate that is clinically not malignant. As a result of BPH, as many as 1 in 3 men over the age of 45 experience bothersome lower urinary tract sympto...

The history and achievements of the South African Veterinary Association.

This article, which was originally designed as a power point presentation, focuses on the role and achievements of the South African Veterinary Association (SAVA). It is an organisation that has fostered functional cohesion not only within the profession, but also with the broader society in providing a socially and economically supportive animal care system. Some major factors that have enable...

Burn care in South Africa.

Pain and anxiety experiences of South African adult burn injury patients during physiotherapy management

Division ol Phytotherapy. Faculty o l Health Sciences. Stellenboich University. ABSTRACT: Adequate management of procedural pain during physiotherapy management plays an important role in building a trusting relationship between the burn victim and the physiotherapist, and in ensuring desirable functional outcomes. However, the burn pain management regimens currently utilized in burn units, pri...