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What is Family Medicine?
Family Medicine (FM) is a monthly clinical medical journal read
predominantly by general practitioners. Family healthcare is the essence of a
GP's workload, and the focus of FM. Divided into child health (including a
special focus on adolescents), women's health and family health, each month FM
provides doctors with practical, focussed articles on conditions commonly
encountered in general practice. Other facts about FM:
- All editorial is commissioned and is written by healthcare specialists
which is then peer reviewed by our medical advisors to ensure the
highest quality editiorial.
- FM reports on meeting worldwide to provide updates on some of the latest
clinical developments
- Leading articles are written by medical experts to provoke and inspire
readers
- FM includes surveys which represent readers' views on certain areas
of general practice
- Roundtables are also published which present the highlights of
lively discussions between opinion leaders on specified therapeutic areas
- Book, CD-ROM and website reviews
- A technology section
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The market
Family healthcare represents a massive proportion of the general
practitioner's workload and accounts for more than £300 million worth of
NHS prescriptions every year-a figure set to increase as new generations of
drugs increase the choice available to GPs.
Family Medicine is a clinical monthly journal which focuses on
women, children, adolescents and the family. The journal represents a valuable
source of information for today's busy GPs.
Editorial
Family Medicine is the aimed at GPs and hospital doctors with an
interest in children's, women's and family health. Each month Family Medicine
brings doctors practical, focussed articles on a diverse range of clinical
areas, written by healthcare specialists. The journal also incorporates
significant clinical developments presented at meetings worldwide to help keep
readers up-to-date, and short leading articles written by opinion leaders and
medical experts to provoke and inspire readers.
Family Medicine includes:
- Leading articles written by opinion leaders and medical experts to provoke
and inspire readers
- The latest treatment and management of prevalent diseases
- Special sections on women's, child and family health (including a focus on
adolescents)
- Reports on recent clinical meetings held worldwide
- Letters from readers
- Book, CD-ROM and website reviews
- A technology section
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- Ophthalmology
- Epilepsy in women
- Constipation
- Malaria preventio
- Nutrition in coeliac disease, IBS and IBD
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| April 2001 |
May 2001 |
- Food allergies
- Testicular cancer
- HRT (part 2)
- Conditions that make babies cry
- Setting up a travel service in general practice
- Schizophrenia (part 1)
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- New series: ophthalmology (conditions affecting the front of the eye)
- Miscarriages
- Neonatal jaundice
- Children with eating problems
- Schizophrenia (part 2)
- Contraception series begins: teenagers
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| Jan/Feb 2001 |
March 2001 |
- Mediterranean diet
- Natural vs synthetic insulin
- Vaginal candidiasis
- Urinary tract infections in children
- Anxiety (part 2)
- HIV 9part 2)
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- Zoonosis
- HRT
- Premature babies
- Travel vaccinations
- Phytoestrogens
- Prostate cancer
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| November 2000 |
December 2000 |
- Presbyacusis
- Reader survey: Post-partum contraception
- Post-partum contraception
- Acute gastroenteritis in childhood (part 2)
- The returning traveller
- IBD
- FM Reports: Breast cancer in Brussels; olive oil in Palma; epilepsy in
Florence, Soya in Brussels
- Reader offer: Sony vaios
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- HIV
- Launch of new nutrition series: Asian diet
- Postpartum contraception
- Anxiety
- Enuresis
- FM Reports on the American Heart Association meeting
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| September 2000 |
October 2000 |
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian cysts
- Childhood fever
- Travellers with pre-existing medical conditions
- Asthma in adults
- FM Reports from the CINP, Brussels (neuropsychopharmacology)
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- Spasticity
- PCOS
- Infertility
- Acute gastroenteritis in childhood (part 1)
- The returning traveller
- Management of nasal mucosa
- FM Reports: Diabetes in Jerusalem; statins' psoriasis; anogenital warts
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| June 2000 |
July/August 2000 |
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Short notes on menorrhagia
- Infantile colic
- Asthma in primary school children
- Fitness to fly
- Anorexia
- NEW SERIES: Drug review: Implanon
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- Cystitis
- The pregnant traveller
- Insulin resistance
- Sleep problems in children
- Migraine and the first consultation
- Occupational hazards
- Asthma in teenagers
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| April 2000 |
May 2000 |
- New travel medicine series begins: risk assessment
- Vaginitis
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Cystic fibrosis
- NEW SERIES: Case study: chlamydia infection
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- MS
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- Vitamins and minerals
- Endometriosis
- Asthma in toddlers and pre-school children
- High risk travellers
- Scars
- Case study: contact dermatitis
- Revision notes: erectile dysfunction
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| January/February 2000 |
March 2000 |
- Four steps to sleep
- Mothers over 35
- What's new in breast cancer?
- Febrile convulsions
- Time to tackle obesity
- Chiropractic
- Digital photography
- Index 1999
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- Stop patients smoking
- Scratch and itch
- PMS
- New asthma series begins: asthma in the under-twos
- Treating obesity
- Hay fever
- IBS
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Circulation
- Highly targeted circulation
- Delivers to key prescribers
- Committed to editorial excellence
- Relevant editorial environment
- Written for doctors by doctors
- Designed to be comprehensive and user friendly
- Cost effective
- Offers a wide range of marketing opportunities
Family Medicine's circulation crosses both general practice and hospital
specialists, providing a unique opportunity to reach key prescribers efficiently
and cost effectively. This targetted circulation, which we are building into a
fully requested circulation, comprises more than 16,000 GPs and hospital
doctors, and is sent exclusively to professionals with a declared interest in
children's, women's and family health.
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Special projects
Telephone Terence Bradley, Business Development Manager on (0207) 772
8300 for more information about any of the above special projects
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Advertising
Please contact Peter Sayer on (0207) 772 8466; or Simon Dearing on
(0207) 772 8463
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Staff and location
Family Medicine is located at: Isis Building, Thames Quay, 193 Marsh Wall,
London E14 9SG; tel: (0207) 772 8300; fax: (0207) 772 8597. Please
contact the Editor on (01342) 719785
Editor
Harriett Ainley |
Medical Editors
Fintan Coyle MB BS
Harry Brown MB chB |
Office Manager
Julie Fuller |
Production Manager
Paul Morton |
Publisher
Peter Sayer |
Project Manager
Victoria Bush |
Subscriptions/circulation
Stephanie
Coutinho |
Advertisement Manager
Tracy Fox |
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