Straight from the horse’s mouth – or where to go for verified information about #coronavirus or any other medical topics.

Over the past years, months and days, we’ve all been exposed to #fakenews in one form or another. Some of it is obvious and maybe even funny. Other fake news maybe less obvious, especially if it comes through a friend or colleague. #coronavirus has led to many fast circulating examples of misinformation so here is… Read More Straight from the horse’s mouth – or where to go for verified information about #coronavirus or any other medical topics.

April 28, 2020 Dr Alice ByramLeave a comment

10 minute podcast updates

Sometimes reading a blog post or an article is hard to fit in. Try getting your updates with these podcasts in ENGLISH. An introduction to the GDPR for doctors. The difference between anonymisation and pseudoanonymisation in health data – stay compliant with GDPR. Polypharmacy. Communicating with patients.

April 15, 2020April 16, 2020 Dr Alice ByramLeave a comment

Why your #healthtech pizza can’t have too many toppings.

Have you ever been so exhausted with making decisions at work that you decide you just want pizza for dinner (any pizza, as long as someone else decides the toppings)? This decision fatigue (1) is a very real experience for all types of doctors and health professionals who spend their day taking important decisions with life or… Read More Why your #healthtech pizza can’t have too many toppings.

March 18, 2020April 15, 2020 Dr Alice ByramLeave a comment

Learning on the go

As most medics have to fit in their CPD (continual professional development) around seeing patients, meetings and life in general, there is a wealth of professional podcasts on offer. Although some of these are quite specialised, many of them use easily understandable language with explanation of specialist terms used to make them accessible to all… Read More Learning on the go

March 11, 2019 Dr Alice ByramLeave a comment

Silver trauma for the non specialist.

One of the joys of working in medicine is the life long learning as an individual but also as a profession. On the back of new data from the TARN database reflecting the reality of clinicians, there has been much talk as to how to assess and treat older patients who have had trauma. First of… Read More Silver trauma for the non specialist.

March 6, 2019April 3, 2019 Dr Alice ByramLeave a comment