The Specialist Forum Volume 13 No 11 November 2013 | Page 3

THE SPECIALIST FORUM VOL 1 3 NO 1 1 NOV 2013 EDITORIAL Managing Editor René Bosman | Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] ADVERTISING SALES Trevor Kalil | Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] Publishing Manager Johann Gerber Layout and Design Allison McCallum MEDIA24 MAGAZINES BUSINESS & CUSTOM General Manager Dev Naidoo Production Manager Angela Silver Financial Manager Jameelah Conway ACCOUNTS Meda Fisher | Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS Petro Cunning | Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] MEDIA24 MAGAZINES BUSINESS & CUSTOM CONTACT DETAILS Physical Address Media24 Magazines Business & Custom 5 Protea Place, 3rd Floor, Sandton Tel: [phone] | Fax: [phone] Postal Address PO Box 784698, Sandton, 2146 Web Address www.media24business.com PRINTING Printed and bound by Paarlmedia MEDIA24 MAGAZINES CEO Media24 Magazines John Relihan CFO Media24 Magazines Raj Lalbahadur Financial Manager Jameelah Conway Email: [email protected] SAPPF HPCSA fee norm determination process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 4 SAMED The hidden costs of managing wound care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 8 Market Forum Pg 10 HIV/AIDS Survival curves on ARTs still improving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 12 Dr David Spencer New psychiatric treatment algorithms for HIV patients . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 15 Sexual health Sexually transmitted infections in SA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 18 Pain Combination therapy recommended for tension-type. . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 21 headaches Studies confirm safety and efficacy of lornoxicam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 24 Anaesthiology N2O does not increase risk of MI, new study shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 30 Diabetes The value of self-monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 32 Ethics Retention of medical records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 36 CPD Ethics article questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pg 39 Asthma Safety and effectiveness of budesonide in asthma patients. . . Pg 42 ISSN: 2218-8282 Copy price: R29.00 While precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of its contents and information given to readers, neither the editor, publisher, or its agents can accept responsibility for damages or injury which may arise there from. All rights reserved. © Media 24. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, photocopying, electronic,mechanical or otherwise without the prior written permission of the copyright owners. & Custom Endorsed by the CDE Centres for Diabetes Excellence Official Journal of The South African Specialists Official Journal of The South African Medical Device Industry Association