dr walker asks hi Dr Walker, john here, was looking for the actual cost of HFNC “HFNC systems are more expensive than low-flow systems with an approximate cost of about $2600.” cheers *long post but can skip to start and end for summary it seems a bit odd that a simple google search could not […]
Read more "re – High-Flow “Nasal Cannula?"hmm game changers ……………. common sense in some cases but should always be promoted John P. A. Ioannidis (born August 21, 1965, in New York City) is a Professor of Health Research and Policy at Stanford School of Medicine, the University’s Rehnborg Chair in Disease Prevention and director of its Prevention Research Center, and co-director, […]
Read more "game changing research"back to basics critical thinking focused therapies recognition and abandonment of inefficient costly and time wasting techniques recognising that sensitivity and specificity are concepts to be used on symptoms and signs not just tests and research research where positive patient outcome is the main goal, not financial gain, celebrity,advertising or creating new markets […]
Read more "What do you think will be the most important medical discovery in the next 100 years?"game changing rare simple concepts focused inexpensive intuitive safe specificity or sensitivity treat important problems patient related address a specific need stand the test of time eg MET call system ccu icu aspirin penicillin safe vaccines that have stood the test of time and don’t produce monetary profit cath labs anaesthesia hand washing x-rays insulin […]
Read more "characteristics of great medical innovations"Modern medicine seems to be distancing itself from the patient We’re focusing more and more on inanimate objects than we are on people The more tests, protocols or electronics the more reliant we become on them but are they of benefit? and are they actually more effective than the skills we possess Current scrutiny of […]
Read more "closing the gap on the patient"firstly decide whether you want to run as an expert team focusing on great value products that your customers want you do this by listening to them, or a business focusing on making money. marketers and your shareholders, it’s a question on where you choose to focus, expertise or business the more happy customers you […]
Read more "customer service"Floating around the medical scene fairly recently is the concept of Evidence based medicine and that most medical methods currently used are founded on it. a google search on it evidence based medicine shows -About 44,300,000 results and it even has its own wikipedia page Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a form of medicine that aims to […]
Read more "The evidence based meme"Multiple system errors exist – Overemphasis on low yield costly tests v astute history taking with focused and thorough examination We are producing less clinicians and more test reliant drones If you cannot come to a reasonable diagnosis without ANY tests in most situations, are you really a doctor? When training we had to justify every test […]
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