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The Challenge of Managing MultimorbidityAugust 1, 2011
To a very great extent, success in Chronic Disease Management is concerned with managing multi-morbidty – the co-occurence of two or more chronic conditions in one patient. In the primary care setting, 50% of patients aged over 65 have three or more chronic conditions, and 30% have five or more. The patients enrolled in clinical […]
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The Productivity Tricks and Daily Habits of Famous PeopleJuly 30, 2011
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IHI Seminars : Transforming the Primary Care Practice & Improving AccessJuly 25, 2011
Our American friends at The Institute of Healthcare Improvement have two courses coming up that may be of interest. Transforming the Primary Care Practice If you are going to be in Washington DC in September (27-29th), you may like to attend a three-day program called Transforming the Primary Care Practice. “Primary care and the patient-centered […]
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Circles, Huddles, Sparks and Hangouts: Google takes on FacebookJuly 6, 2011
Google has had a few forays into the workd of Social Media.’Buzz’ was the buzz last year. Itwas closed within the 12 months as it failed to gain traction. However, Google has very very deep pockets, and this week they launched Google Plus. Google Plus brings together all the Goggle Services (Search, Mail, YouTube, Apps, […] |
JK Rowling and the Benefits of Failure and Crucial Importance of ImaginationJune 22, 2011
JK Rowling admits to being very nervous before she delivered the Commencement Address to the Harvard Alumni Association in 2008. No wonder, its a big gig. ‘The Commencement’ is the American term for the what we call a Graduation Ceremony. The Harvard Alumni Association have only been organising the Harvard Commencement since 1867! The year […] |
Barbara Starfield – a tireless advocate for family medicine and primary careJune 16, 2011
 The work of Barbara Starfield has been an inspiration for practice improvement. Her studies demonstrate that the to key to improving the health of our communities is the better provision of primary care. She has lectured in Australia on a number of occasions, including at a previous AGPN forum, where I was lucky enough to […] |
Advertising : Coke is Good for YouJune 5, 2011
Coke is good for you! Smoking is good for you! Radiation is good for you! See the full gallery on Posterous oobject.com has collected some vintage ads claiming dubious outrageous health benefit for the products they advertise. This could never happen now – could it? 🙂 |
CoolTool: The Fisher Space Pen vs the PencilMay 27, 2011
I love my Fisher Space Pen. [[posterous-content:pid___3]] The West Wing, Series 3, Episode 21 “We Killed Yamamoto”, (2002) : Josh and Toby come in with Leo. JOSH Hey. LEO We spent millions of dollars developing a pen for the astronauts that would work in zero gravity. Know what the Russians did? TOBY Used a pencil? […]
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TED in Sydney: Ideas worth spreadingMay 25, 2011
Since 1984, TED has hosted some of the world’s most inspiring thinkers, with the aim of “leveraging the power of ideas to change the world“. Initially a one off event, the TED lecture series has been held annually since 1990, firstly in Monterey, then Long Beach and Palm Springs, and now internationally. Initially the focus […] |
