Many people travel to high-altitude destinations, meaning clinicians are often faced with questions about how to prevent and treat altitude illness. Update your knowledge with this New Zealand Society of Travel Medicine summary of updated evidence-based guidelines with comments by senior lecturer Jenny Visser – it outlines the best prophylactic regimens, diagnostic approaches and treatment protocols for acute altitude illness
The 'Berlin statement' on concussion in sport: A summary of key points
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The 'Berlin statement' on concussion in sport: A summary of key points
Wednesday 16 August 2017, 11:46 AM

A new consensus statement on concussion in sport has revised recommendations for management and referral, and there is an updated edition of the SCAT screening tool
The "Berlin statement" - as it will no doubt come to be referred to - arose from the 5th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport (Be
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