The Senior Management Committee were asked to reinstate their commitment to PDRs and share why they believe they are important.
\n \n\n \n \nThe Senior Management Committee were asked to reinstate their commitment to PDRs and share why they believe they are important.
\n \n\n \n \nThe Senior Management Committee were asked to reinstate their commitment to PDRs and share why they believe they are important.
\n \n\n \n \nCOVID-19 is caused by a virus - so why would we consider treating it with an antibiotic like azithromycin? GP and DPhil Student, Kome Gbinigie, and Postdoctoral Researcher, Kerstin Frie, review the evidence.
\n \n\n \n \nGemma Hughes reflects on research into care organising technologies, led by Professor Sara Shaw and recently published in Social Science and Medicine.
\n \n\n \n \nThe number of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing globally, a condition that disproportionately affects South Asians. Text messages to support people to manage their diabetes show promise. They are cheap, accessible, and can positively impact blood sugar levels. Senior Qualitative Researcher Dr Suman Prinjha writes about her research (published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth) on how a text messaging system could support medication use in British South Asian people with diabetes.
\n \n\n \n \nFor people with heart failure, COVID-19 presents a challenge.
\n \n\n \n \nReflecting on the processes, challenges and insights gained from my fieldwork.
\n \n\n \n \nIn August 2019, Dr Stewart received a prestigious Teaching Excellence Award for her work tutoring medical students across the entire six-year undergraduate programme. The first in a series of GP tutor interviews, Dr Stewart talks about the enjoyment and energy which comes with teaching.
\n \n\n \n \nThe last few weeks have given all of us a crash course in conducting telephone and video consultations, no matter what our previous experience. The Communication Skills team were ahead of the curve earlier this year, designing a pilot session for medical students in non-face-to-face consulting. GP Tutor Dr Suzanne Stewart describes the work she has done putting this new module together.
\n \n\n \n \nDPhil student Georgia Richards argues why its time for doctors to rethink the prescribing of high-dose opioids for people with chronic pain.
\n \n\n \n \nNIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer, Dr Oliver van Hecke, writes about how infographics may be an effective tool to increase parents' understanding about antibiotic use. Oliver's project poster recently won first prize at the South West SAPC meeting in Bristol.
\n \n\n \n \nMost people share their end of year roundup during late December when everyone is too full of cake to read. Now you\u2019re back in the saddle, Brian McKenna, Honorary Research Fellow, presents the DataLab's roundup of everything they threw out into the world over the previous 12 months!
\n \n\n \n \nTaking any antibiotic makes developing antibiotic resistance more likely. Dr Oliver van Hecke, Clinical Lecturer and GP, writes about his latest study showing that even relatively low antibiotic use has potential health implications.
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