Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma: a look at the key differences between BTS/SIGN and NICE

John White, James Paton, Robert Niven, Hilary Pinnock On behalf of the British Thoracic Society The British Thoracic Society first produced a guideline on asthma and its management in 1990. The first collaborative guideline with the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) using evidence-based medicine methodology was published in 2003 (1). It has since become a […]

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Reflective Practice, Comfort Zones, And Mistakes.

Doc2Doc user OmarhBore posted a blog this week on the futility of the current reflective practice system for junior doctors, suggesting alternative media for reflection, including poetry, amusing musings on NHS computer screens, and interpretive dance. He felt that the enforced reflections were too contrived, and there was more to be gained from reflection than […]

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