Polycythemia: diagnosis and Management in Primary care.
Polycythemia: Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care Introduction Polycythemia is uncommon, but an elevated hemoglobin…
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Evidence-based summaries of current medical literature, carefully prepared by Dr Charles Schoeman to help healthcare professionals quickly refresh their knowledge and support everyday clinical decision-making.
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Why this resource was created
We’ve all experienced it. You read an excellent article, only to see a patient a few days later and struggle to remember the details.
For many years, I have made concise summaries of important medical articles for my own reference. Following my retirement, I decided to share these summaries with fellow practitioners, creating a practical and growing clinical knowledge resource.
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Retired Family Practitioner. qualified 1982 Stellenbosch University.
Meet Dr Charles Schoeman
Dr Charles Schoeman is a retired Specialist Family Practitioner with more than 35 years of experience in family medicine. Throughout his career, he regarded medicine not simply as a profession, but as a calling—one centred on serving patients, continually learning, and mentoring younger doctors. In retirement, he believes it is time to give back to the medical community by sharing the knowledge he has gathered over decades of practice. This growing library of evidence-based medical summaries reflects his passion for lifelong learning and his commitment to equipping fellow healthcare professionals with practical, accessible clinical knowledge when they need it most.
“I have often said that a good Family Practitioner needs three B’s: Be available, Be willing to help, Be knowledgeable — Through this platform, I hope to help you with the last one.” Dr.C.C.Schoeman M.B.Ch.B (Stell) M.Fam.Med
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