Innovations in MeasurementMarch 12, 2013
 Setting clear goals and finding measures that will mark progress toward them can improve the human condition – Bill Gates Innovations in education, nutrition, drugs, and technology can be a powerful force for improving health. But an innovation has no impact unless it reaches the people who need it. We need to find new ways to […] |
What’s In CokeMarch 5, 2013
You may never look at a can of Coca-Cola in the same way again after reading What Coke Contains by Kevin Ashton. The manufacture of a can of Coke begins in Pinjarra, Western Australia and ends in your local corner store via Greenland, Atlanta, Africa and South America.”The number of individuals who know how to make […] |
Tools for PracticeMarch 2, 2013
 My favourite podcast is the Therapeutics Education Collaboration Mike Allan is part of the podcast team, and is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, He leads a group at the Alberta College of Family Physicians that produces “Tools for Practice“, a biweekly article summarizing medical evidence with a focus on […]
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The Impact of Primary Care: A Focused ReviewMarch 2, 2013
The Impact of Primary Care: A Focused Review Scientifica Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 432892, 22 pages In this focused review paper, Leiyu Shi of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. aims to identify research evidence on the value of primary care both in the USA and internationally, focusing on the importance of effective […] |
Medicare’s Transitional Care Payment — A Step toward the Medical HomeMarch 2, 2013
Medicare’s Transitional Care Payment — A Step toward the Medical Home — NEJM“” The US medicare funders have acted to shift more funding to primary care. They have announced the creation of a fee for service item number for primary care clinicians to conduct a post discharge consultation and perform coordination activities after hospital or […]
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Guidelines for people, not dieasesMarch 2, 2013
 Hughes LD, McMurdo ME, Guthrie B. Guidelines for people not for diseases: the challenges of applying UK clinical guidelines to people with multimorbidity. Age Ageing 2013;42(1):62-69. The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) develops management guidelines for the UK NHS based on international best evidence. This study looked at five recent guidelines for […] |
Managing High Risk Asthma in Primary CareMarch 2, 2013
A study in Thorax this month demonstrated that a systematic approach to the care of patients with high-risk asthma using an at-risk register resulted in reduced hospitalisations and increased prescriptions of recommended preventative therapies. The cost to implement the system was $81 per patient, but resulted in net cost savings of approximately $200 per patient […] |
Are you an Aussie?January 26, 2013
Here are Richard Glover’s 43 top ways to tell if you’re a local. You know you’re Australian if … 1. You know the meaning of the word “girt”. 2. You believe that stubbies can be either drunk or worn. 3. You think it’s normal to have a Treasurer called Wayne. 4. You waddle when you […] |
Which of today’s ads will make our grandchildren laugh?January 22, 2013
They just don’t make ads like these anymore (apart from ads for margarine, vitamins, laundry detergents,beer, departments stores,bras …..) See the full gallery on Posterous I wonder which of our current advertisements will be laughed at by our grandchildren. Cars? Petrol? CDs? iPads? Plane travel? Hat tip to Brendan and Tanya |
Quora : A Happier New Year?January 2, 2013
How can you have a happier 2013? Perhaps you cpuld ask Quora. Quora is a question and answer website – ask a question, and the ‘crowd’ answers. Users can vote for the best answers, promoting them up the list, as well as editing other peoples answers to get the most correct response. Quora is a continually […] |
