It is beginning to sink in that this societal upheaval is not just a temporary “time out,” writes William Cayley […]
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William Cayley: Statistics are people too
In our ongoing preoccupation with the number of “cases” of covid-19, we must not forget that behind every number is an individual, says William Cayley […]
William Cayley: Can we beat the productivity paradox by working smarter, not harder?
During my morning drive recently, a radio story on the “productivity paradox” caught my attention. Briefly put, the story explored economists’ concerns that despite ongoing technological development, our actual work productivity […]
William Cayley: It’s time for evidence based solutions rather than political healthcare agendas
America needs to set aside ideologically driven approaches to healthcare, argues William Cayley […]
William Cayley: We must not forget the forgotten
A week ago, the news was awash with shock, dismay, and outrage over President Trump’s executive order of 27 January, which temporarily suspended the United States’s refugee program and indefinitely […]
William Cayley: Measurement or action?
As our measurements and metrics in medicine proliferate and multiply, it is exceedingly tempting to think that our increased ability to measure correlates directly with an increased ability to care […]
William Cayley: Comprehensiveness, diversity, and primary care
As medicine continues to grow in complexity and diversity, it is fair to ponder what roles may be best suited for the medical workforce of the future. A recent opinion […]
William Cayley: Numerical minimal change disease
What difference makes a difference? We often encourage patients to make small behavioral changes, in the hope that even one step in the right direction is at least small progress. […]
William Cayley: What is your story?
Much has been written in recent years about “narrative medicine” or “narrative based medicine,” and there has even been discussion of how to integrate “narrative” and “evidence based” medicine in both journal […]
William Cayley: Systems wisdom
In a recent BMJ blog Steve Ruffenach made some excellent points on the importance of balancing “accept” and “except” in approaching “Tech” in medicine. However, as we continue to feel the pressure […]