The first cases of H1N1 infection resistant to oseltamivir (Tamiflu) spreading from person-to-person were found in Wales last week. The spread of the resistant strain occurred at the University Hospital […]
Month: November 2009
Siddhartha Yadav reminisces about his BMJ Clegg Scholarship
The BMJ has now called for applications for the Clegg Scholarship 2010. So, I think this might be the right time to talk about my own experiences as a Clegg […]
Tony Delamothe: The Ethics of Assisted Dying – Lord Harries’s lecture
Because the House of Commons won’t touch end of life issues with a bargepole the House of Lords is the place to watch. So I went to hear the inaugural […]
Richard Smith on learning leadership from Henry V
Last week I was privileged to hear a brilliant talk—by Nicholas Janni—on what Henry V or rather Shakespeare has to teach us about leadership. Prince Harry was, as most people […]
Emily Spry: The devil is in the detail
It might seem odd that the most challenging folk to work with here are not the Sierra Leonean ones. Sometimes the toughest part is dealing with the endeavours of my […]
Douglas Noble on patient safety
Ineffectively communicated clinical information has been estimated to be responsible for up to 10% of all preventable medical errors. Stanton et al, in their recent book on clinical leadership, reveal […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Of mice and real people
Do you dither with your mouse? Who would have thought there could be any new angles on consultation analysis! Simon de Lusignan (St Georges, University of London) had some new […]
Annabel Bentley: Evidence of drugs and alcohol down the pub
A debate on the harms of drugs and alcohol hosted in a pub – surely not? This week I was lucky enough to visit the epicentre of drinking and critical […]
Behrooz Astaneh: Trial registry – the Iranian experience
Clinical trials are the cornerstone of medical research. Multiple publications of the results of a specific trial as well as non-publication of unfavorable results are among the problems facing the […]
Tony Waterston: Making the connection between education and practice … and a pipe band in Bethlehem
Attending the graduation ceremony for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Child Health Diploma programme in Ramallah I fantasised over the effect of the course on children’s health. […]