The ethics of guest authorship in biomedical publishing have been discussed for many years. A recent blog on this topic by Dr Barbour on the COPE website says that in […]
Month: February 2010
Peter Lapsley: Whither the general physician?
From this patient’s perspective, the ‘Easily missed’ and ‘Diagnosis’ series begun in the BMJ last year are particularly welcome. Many physicians are described informally as ‘diagnosticians’ but, as a layman, […]
Georg Röggla: Peter Sawicki’s dismissal
Nutrition in Critical Care Medicine was the main topic in the lectures at the ‘Wiener Intensivmedizinische Tage’ in Vienna (February 10th to 13th, 2010), one of the biggest ICU meetings […]
Helen Jaques: Halfpipes and helmets – how Olympic athletes could reduce head injuries in skiers and snowboarders
The Winter Olympics this year in Vancouver have been particularly gripping, and not just for the close finishes on lots of the events. Thanks to the poor conditions, even the […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Bishops, doctors and, God
Remember being called to the headmaster’s office? Of course not. All you doctors were goody-goodies, never misbehaved. But, when I see the 24 Irish Bishops summoned to Rome after publication […]
Martin McShane: Specialised
Commissioning of specialised services is done across the region. I had to drive to another county for the meeting where we were going to decide what to invest in. These […]
Louise Kenny: Gateshead to Guatemala
Strangely enough, I think I may have found it a more difficult transition returning back to work in the UK, than the initial challenge of starting work in Guatemala. Working […]
What we’re reading 19 February 2010
In the BMJ editorial office, we often come across interesting articles, blogs, and web pages. We thought we would share these with you. Some are medical, some techie, and some […]
Helen Jaques asks what makes a good doctor?
Back in 2006 the British Medical Association asked almost 1,000 doctors what core professional values were most important for the practice of medicine, and the respondents came up with all […]
Emily Spry: Five storeys up in Freetown
Most of my job here in Freetown requires skills not covered at Medical school or my GP training thus far. For a start, most of my role here is about […]