The University of Antwerp, Belgium, recently hosted the 75th meeting of the European General Practice Research Network. Paul Van Royen, dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at […]
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Muir Gray: Setting objectives for systems of care
Read the rest of this series of blogs about designing and planning population based systems of care here. Step 3: Setting objectives Having defined the scope of the system and […]
Richard Smith: We need more doctor entrepreneurs
The NHS, UK PLC, and the wider world will all benefit if we have more doctor entrepreneurs willing to take risks and start up companies. Starting up a company can […]
David Kerr: Pooky night
When I was growing up in Scotland, celebrating Halloween was a major event in the calendar and something to look forward to at this grim time of year. Everyone got […]
Richard Smith: Meet and learn from Dr Twitter
At a meeting in Copenhagen earlier this week Bertalan Mesko was introduced as “the world leader in social media and medicine.” After listening to him and looking at some of […]
Julian Sheather: Time to claim kin with the volcanologists?
No, I am not about to declare myself a closet trekkie. I have in mind the decision by Judge Marco Billi to jail six Italian seismologists for giving ‘false assurances’ […]
Tracey Koehlmoos: Training the next generation of NCD researchers in developing countries
Who will be the leaders working on the front lines in the battle against the rising tide of non communicable diseases in developing countries? Who will prepare them to take […]
Pritpal S Tamber: The time is right to put patients at the heart of healthcare
The clinical data collected by hospitals in England is almost completely useless. So says Tim Kelsey, the recently appointed National Director for Patients and Information. It’s so bad, he believes, […]
Desmond O’Neill: You don’t make peace with your friends
It is not often that I find myself quoting Moshe Dyan, but his aperçu that you don’t make peace with your friends has gained wide currency. In medical terms this […]
Kieran Walsh: Am I getting value for money out of my medical school tuition fees?
In the nineteenth century there were few standards in medical education. Students would often do an apprenticeship with a general practitioner and gradually gain experience in the trade. They had […]