Dementia is a growing public health challenge around the world. It is already a major problem in developed countries, but incidence and prevalence are set to increase rapidly in developing […]
Kieran Walsh
Kieran Walsh: Pharmacogenetics—the future is networks
Pharmacogenetics is an area of rapid growth in the UK and internationally. It offers enormous opportunities and challenges to healthcare professionals and healthcare systems. Just one single opportunity is the […]
Kieran Walsh: Your new interdisciplinary team member—the robot
Interdisciplinary team learning and working have been in vogue for several years now. Both are based on the fact that healthcare is a team activity. For example, we cannot function […]
Kieran Walsh: Taking my own medicine
Influenza is a serious illness and so we need to do all that we can to treat and prevent it. Until recently, prevention has largely evolved around vaccination. But now […]
Kieran Walsh: Why do we learn?
The current Olympic weight-lifting champion is Lasha Talakhadze. He can lift over 250 kg. This is an impressive feat for a human being—but a forklift truck can do considerably better. […]
Kieran Walsh: E-learning—do directors of education need an upgrade?
E-learning in medical education has been around for twenty years. Some studies have shown it to be as effective as traditional forms of education—at least for selected learning outcomes. [1] […]
Kieran Walsh: Clinical decision support—only works when used
Clinical decision support can improve health outcomes and reduce the risk of medical error. But it isn’t always used. And a bit like a wondrously effective drug—when it’s not used, […]
Kieran Walsh: One health, one love, one curriculum
One health is “the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines—working locally, nationally, and globally—to attain optimal health for people, animals, and the environment.” The One Health Congress is a place for experts and […]
Kieran Walsh: Learning on the ward
The ward round is an excellent opportunity for medical education. It is an opportunity to learn about taking a history, examining patients, ordering tests, and making decisions about management. If […]
Kieran Walsh: The case against medical education
Bryan Caplan is an American economist and author of a popular new book—The Case against Education. He thinks that much of our education system is a waste of time and […]