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GPs in England 'unconfident' discussing physical activity with patients – report: Less than two-thirds of doctors feel

GPs in England 'unconfident' discussing physical activity with patients – report: Less than two-thirds of doctors feel confident discussing activity levels and almost a third have never heard of national guidelines. "The majority of doctors in England are unfamiliar with recommended levels of physical...
Source: theguardian.com

Important for GPs to be aware of up to date clinical guidelines around physical activity, says RCGP

Important for GPs to be aware of up to date clinical guidelines around physical activity, says RCGP
Source: rcgp.org.uk

The secret of passing the MRCP part 1 exam. You may not like the answer but read on ... Going on the right course? Reading

The secret of passing the MRCP part 1 exam. You may not like the answer but read on ... Going on the right course? Reading the right books? Forming a question group? Signing up to an online question bank? Doing the right job whilst sitting the exam? Joining a Facebook forum? Doing past papers? All of...

College statement on MRCGP assessment. In response to an article in Pulse today on differential attainment in the Clinical

College statement on MRCGP assessment. In response to an article in Pulse today on differential attainment in the Clinical Skills Assessment, Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: "The purpose of the MRCGP assessment is to ensure GPs meet the highest standards to...
Source: rcgp.org.uk

Excellent tone in the opening paragraphs of Wing Commander Ed Nicol's editorial (RCP's Clinical Medicine July 2017). "we

Excellent tone in the opening paragraphs of Wing Commander Ed Nicol's editorial (RCP's Clinical Medicine July 2017). "we must continue to point out to ministers and those who control our purse strings, this [response to terror incidents] is how we aim to respond to all our patients"
Source: rcpjournal.org

Passing the MRCP - an approach to REALLY hard questions. In your revision for the MRCP you will come across very tricky

Passing the MRCP - an approach to REALLY hard questions. In your revision for the MRCP you will come across very tricky MCQs. You know the ones ... the ones that you have no idea what the correct answer is, or the correct answer surprises you, or they are discussed by other candidates who can't agree...

Person-centred care in a sustainable system: Dr Eileen Burns is President of the BGS. She is currently Clinical Lead for

Person-centred care in a sustainable system: Dr Eileen Burns is President of the BGS. She is currently Clinical Lead for integration in Leeds. The BGS position is based on three priorities: all older people can access person-centred care services when they need themfunding is structured on a basis...
Source: wordpress.com

Stroke, TIA Survivors Without Early Complications Still Face Increased Long-Term Risks: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by

Stroke, TIA Survivors Without Early Complications Still Face Increased Long-Term Risks: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD Adults who are clinically stable in the early period after a stroke or transient ischemic attack face increased risks for adverse outcomes years later, according...
Source: jwatch.org

Frailty among older persons living with HIV: a new burden for their clinical care: Alfonso Zamudio-Rodriguez holds a master’s

Frailty among older persons living with HIV: a new burden for their clinical care: Alfonso Zamudio-Rodriguez holds a master’s degree in Public Health and is interested in frailty of older persons living with HIV. He develops his work in the department of Dr. Ávila-Funes @geriatri…
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The new survivors and a new era for trauma research: Karim Brohi and Martin Schreiber, Guest Editors of the Special Issue

The new survivors and a new era for trauma research: Karim Brohi and Martin Schreiber, Guest Editors of the Special Issue on Trauma, describe a new era in exploration of the biology of injury response and translation of new opportunities into clinical practice. Karim Brohi. Martin Schreiber. PLOS Medicine....
Source: plos.org

Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies

"The Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) Consortium has refined its recommendations about the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of DLB, updating the previous report, which has been in widespread use for the last decade. The revised DLB consensus criteria now distinguish clearly between clinical features...
Source: neurology.org

Unraveling the IT Productivity Paradox — Lessons for Health Care — NEJM: Good article from RAND Corporation. There

Unraveling the IT Productivity Paradox — Lessons for Health Care — NEJM: Good article from RAND Corporation. There is ongoing debate about the wisdom of the $27 billion federal investment driving the adoption of health information technology (IT) under the Health Information Technology for Economic...
Source: nejm.org

Cancer Drug Fund didn’t deliver value ‘to patients or society’: A fund that spent more than £1 billion on expensive

Cancer Drug Fund didn’t deliver value ‘to patients or society’: A fund that spent more than £1 billion on expensive new cancer drugs in England had little clinical benefit, a study of 29 medicines has concluded
Source: newscientist.com

Patient-Reported Symptoms May Be Left Out of EMRs: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William

Patient-Reported Symptoms May Be Left Out of EMRs: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS "Patient-reported symptoms may fail to make it into a practice's electronic medical record (EMR), according to a study in JAMA … NEJM Journal Watch." It...
Source: jwatch.org

Effect of a Primary Care Walking Intervention with and without Nurse Support on Physical Activity Levels in 45- to 75-Year-Olds:

Effect of a Primary Care Walking Intervention with and without Nurse Support on Physical Activity Levels in 45- to 75-Year-Olds: The Pedometer And Consultation Evaluation (PACE-UP) Cluster Randomised Clinical Trial Tess Harris. Sally M. Kerry. Elizabeth S. Limb. Christina R. Victor. Steve Iliffe. Michael...
Source: plos.org

Time to move: Get up, Get Dressed, Keep moving: Dr Amit Arora is a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at University Hospital

Time to move: Get up, Get Dressed, Keep moving: Dr Amit Arora is a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Keele University. Many years ago I was su…
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Essential Tremor, Tremor Dominant Parkinson's Disease, Neuropathic Pain Treatment | INSIGHTEC "Exablate Neuro, is the first

Essential Tremor, Tremor Dominant Parkinson's Disease, Neuropathic Pain Treatment | INSIGHTEC "Exablate Neuro, is the first focused ultrasound device approved by the FDA to treat patients with essential tremor. Exablate Neuro is a non-invasive, image-guided personalized thalamotomy, treated through...
Source: insightec.com

Survive On Call - A QI Project to Improve Access to Hospital Clinical Guidelines Robert Penders. Mark Mallet. BMJ Quality

Survive On Call - A QI Project to Improve Access to Hospital Clinical Guidelines Robert Penders. Mark Mallet. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports.
Source: bmj.com

Improving clinical handover: Development of a web-based intensive care unit consultation system with structured reply generation

Improving clinical handover: Development of a web-based intensive care unit consultation system with structured reply generation Jasperine Ka-yee Ho. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports.
Source: bmj.com

US Hospitals Prepare for Penis Transplants: This Medical News & Perspectives story discusses the clinical advances and future

US Hospitals Prepare for Penis Transplants: This Medical News & Perspectives story discusses the clinical advances and future promise of penis transplants. Bridget M. Kuehn. JAMA.
Source: jamanetwork.com