Although public concern about climate change has grown in recent years and is being shown to pose a serious threat to public health, many policy recommendations and calls from experts, including health professionals, appear to fail to receive the necessary political backing and support. Policies and possible solutions the public may be willing to consider […]
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Greener Leader Blog Series: Leadership on the climate emergency must extend beyond NHS sustainability
Consciousness and concern about the climate emergency are growing across society – the evident impact on the health and wellbeing of global populations is acknowledged by healthcare institutions underscored by robust evidence. Articles about the response to the threats we face feature with increasing frequency across medical literature and this is to be welcomed. However, […]
Ensuring the oceans have a voice by Dr Richard Hixson and Dr Georgie Sowman
2020 was a year of virtual meetings. We travelled less, met more, said “you’re still on mute” frequently and learnt new terms like ‘Teams fatigue’. Covid-19 was here, humanity feared for its future and single use medical equipment was ordered, used/not used, and incinerated. There was genuine fear from patients and healthcare staff; deaths occurred […]
Difficult health conversations are no game – but VR could transform how they unfold by Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield
This article was originally published on the RSM website. Original article link Having difficult conversations with patients is an undeniable reality in healthcare. The way these exchanges unfold can have profound consequences, shaping the doctor-patient relationship and leaving lasting impressions. A collaboration I was heavily involved in between the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) and […]
Introducing the “Greener Leader” Blog Series
The climate crisis is arguably the biggest leadership challenge that humanity has ever faced. It is a prime example of system complexity illustrated by our rich interconnectivity and our interdependence on the delicate ecosystem which sustains all of our lives. Healthy people cannot exist on a poorly planet; we are Earth and Earth is us. […]
In conversation with Dr Jamiu Q. Busari
To watch this interview, please follow this link Hello I’m Domhnall MacAuley and welcome to this BMJ Leader conversation where we talk to key opinion leaders around the world. Today we’re in the Caribbean and I’m talking to Jamiu Busari. Jamiu is a real globetrotter so, rather than tell you where he’s been, let me […]
Blog 1: Building a foundation of professional exclusion by Jo Hartland, Susannah Brockbank, Viktoria Goddard
Welcome to this first blog in the series “We need to talk about professionalism”, where we will explore the ways in which professionalism governs the acceptance of marginalised people within healthcare careers. Co-authored with Dr Jo Hartland (they/them) and guest authors, we will explore key concepts that will illustrate this issue. We hope this prompts […]
In conversation with Professor Amanda Goodall
To watch this interview, please follow this link Hello. I’m Domhnall MacAuley and welcome to this BMJ Leader conversation. Amanda has the most remarkable title – Professor of Leadership. Tell me a little about this title and about your career so far. AG: Well, I joined academia relatively late after a career working with leaders […]
Leadership in Crisis Management: Lessons from Emergency Medicine in the initial wave of the Covid-19 pandemic by Yongtian Tina Tan
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced healthcare leaders across the country and the world to adopt tools in crisis management, quickly organizing and adapting responses to rapidly evolving patient volumes and needs. Through trial by fire, emergency and hospital leadership across the US has needed to build new capacity, re-invent workflows and create novel algorithms to […]
Drop Bio Health Pioneers At-Home Sampling for Clinical Research. By Cagla Ertugrul
Thanks to their convenience and personal privacy, at-home sampling and test kits first gained a foothold in the over-the-counter market with the introduction of pregnancy tests in the 1970s, followed in the 1990s by products for detecting sexually transmitted diseases. Since then, the product category has expanded widely to include self-administered swabs for DNA and […]