Read all our latest health and wellness articles, news, views and podcasts
Blog
All the doctors and associates that work at HealthFirst are expats themselves, members of the Anglophone international community. We know what it is like to move country and all the highs and lows that that entails. Take a listen to our child psychotherapist, Rachel Melville-Thomas being interviewed on exactly this subject on World Radio Switzerland: […]
18th October 2011
Blog
At HealthFirst, we continually update the content of our courses according to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) guidelines. This organisation fosters the production, collation and dissemination of evidence based information on the best resuscitation practices round the world. One of the emerging facts is that starting good, effective chest compressions as early as […]
14th October 2011
Blog
If you haven’t already had those questions, they will come… Children will find the answers one way or the other, whether from you, the playground, the internet. It can be an uncomfortable subject but take a listen to Rachel Melville-Thomas, Child Psychotherapist, talking to Dr Penny Fraser about how to manage the conversations. http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/kids/kids-in-mind-talking-comfortably-about-sex-with-ch.shtml?26895
12th October 2011
Blog
So you have checked for Danger (to yourself and any third parties) and it is safe to approach someone who has had an accident or become unwell – What’s next? Check for a Response from the person. Firmly rub their collar bones on both sides (in an adult or child above the age of 1). […]
5th October 2011
Blog
This was the health promotion slogan from 1948 to encourage people to use handkerchiefs to sneeze into and then disinfect them afterwards. These days we tend to use disposable tissues and disinfect our hands afterwards but the principles are still the same. If you would like to know more about preventing and treating infections in […]
4th October 2011
Blog
Thank you to all of you who came to say hello at the Expat Expo in Geneva yesterday. It was good to meet you face to face! We have a lucky winner of our raffle, who received a 100CHF voucher towards one of our courses. We look forward to seeing you all on one of […]
3rd October 2011
