A Brazilian adaptation of our PACK training programme for primary care doctors and nurses went live last week in the Southern city of Florianὸpolis, or Floripa as it is known […]
Month: July 2016
Suzanne Gordon: Encouraging all members of a medical team to speak up
The oval, mahogany table dominates the center of the large conference room. A number of chairs circle the table and dot the perimeter of the room. Every week, a group […]
Richard Smith: Another step towards the post-journal world
Recently I asked a leader of a major research funder what proportion of its grants led to a publication. “I’ve no idea,” he answered, “but it’s probably 20-30%. What bothers […]
Tessa Richards: N-of-1 research
Wimbledon is over (well done Andy Murray), but London still has a wealth of other treats to offer. A trip to the Science Museum, for example, where the Beyond the […]
Andy Haines: Why health partnerships are good for global health
Global health is in a state of constant flux. Trends are perpetually changing and evolving, and new challenges arise on an almost weekly basis. The great gains seen in the […]
Alice Gerth: What to do about junior doctor morale?
Negotiations, four emergency care only strikes, a threatened imposition, one full strike, a referendum rejecting the contract and an imposition. It’s been an interesting few months. Many junior doctors are […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review—11 July 2016
NEJM 7 July 2016 Vol 375 Bayesian cancer trials I’m glad I haven’t got any cancer that I know of. I’m not unique in that, but I’m of an age […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . A memorandum about referendums
So, we now know the results of the referendum, and the government will have to decide how to proceed to the next stage of negotiations. I am talking, of course, […]
Avril Danczak: Selling statins to patients
“Are you ashamed of yourself now?” This was a patient’s response when her doctor wanted to start her on a statin. Every week I work with up to 30 General […]
Katherine Sievert, Suong Le, Paul O’Neill: Engaging new migrant populations—a lesson in humility
Our Rohingyan community leader sits with us in Springvale Community Centre, Melbourne, Australia, educating us on what he perceives as the major risks for the transmission of hepatitis B virus […]