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09/10/06
“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.” - Oscar Wilde
Like a new golfer, general practice is a frequent recipient of advice.
Towers of guidelines rise threateningly above our desks, taunting us in their unopened plastic sheaths. Evidence floods our mailboxes like spam does our email boxes. Your patient's cholesterol should be this, their BP should be less than such and such, everyone should take this, no-one should do that.
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10/09/06 
As previously discussed, clinical Information for GPs can be divided into two types -
1. New information that should be brought to our attention, as it concerns a common condition, and suggests a change in the way we practice. This type of information is sometimes called a POEM - Patient orientated evidence that matters.
See {page:Winning the information war : Putting POEMS in your brain-attic.}
It is estimated that about 3% of clinical articles fulfil the POEM criteria.
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14/08/06 
Ring, ring - why dont you give me a VOIP?
POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) and PANS (Pretty Amazing New Stuff) Read More |
25/06/06 
There are a number of different ways you can explain risk to your patients.
The Primary Care and Prevention Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Rhode Island, USA, have developed a tool to assist in explaining the benefits of lowering your cholesterol. This was a feature story on this week's Health Report
The tool is available online. Enter your age, sex, answer a few medical history questions, and enter your lipid results (unfortunately, using American units. To convert SI Units (m Read More |
18/06/06 
When you are next shipwrecked on a desert island, and find a laptop among the flotsam, you'll be glad to know that you'll be able to open all your own documents - of any type - with just one application, which you can download free. (Make sure that you are marooned on an island that has internet access).
Recent developments in web programming techniques have enabled the 'humble' web browser to perform all the functions normally associated with word processors, calendars, email clients, or Read More |
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