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Written by Daniel Sokol
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 |
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I was tempted to remove the slide on ‘consent and the trainee' in my presentation on informed consent. Too obvious, I thought. Surely everyone knows that consultants should not ask junior doctors to obtain consent for an unfamiliar procedure. All the published guidance states this simple rule. Last week, however, I met several Foundation Year 2 doctors from different teaching hospitals who felt bullied into obtaining consent for complex procedures. They were suffering in silence. |
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Written by JuniorDr Team
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Tuesday, 09 December 2008 |
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While we doctors are puzzling over squiggles on ECG traces, prescribing IV nystatin and ordering MR scans for patients with metal implants there are a bunch of people in the background quietly observing what's going on. Porters, students, secretaries and canteen staff see the other side of hospital medicine. We've asked them to tell all. |
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Written by JuniorDr Team
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Monday, 08 December 2008 |
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The Canary Islands have the sun, the island of Ibiza has the clubs and Malta has the history so why would you choose the Isle of Man? Well, if tail-less cats, horse-drawn trams and a big water wheel sound like a welcome change from sunburn, sore ears and showy sights it might just be the island getaway for you. |
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Written by JuniorDr Team
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Friday, 05 December 2008 |
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You get castrated by the consultants, nagged by the nurses and made to look stupid by the other students. "But, it doesn't have to be this way," you tell yourself. You should have the consultants begging at your feet, nurses under your power and be the top student on the firm. You should be a ‘SUPERMEDIC'. Here's how -
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Written by JuniorDr Team
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Thursday, 04 December 2008 |
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Imagine a world where patients are in control of their health information. Where they can browse their own lab results online, view prescriptions from their pharmacy and transfer medical records to and from hospitals at the click of a mouse. This is the world of healthcare as imagined by Google.
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