Queen Elizabeth on YouTube!

  When Queen Elizabeth bestowed an honorary knighthood on Bill Gates a couple of years ago, she admitted that she had never used a computer. Well, today the oldest reigning British monarch uses e-mail, and, upon urging by her grandaughters, she has this week launched a channel on YouTube, The Royal Channel, the Official YouTube Channel for [...]

Creating a Collaborative Intervention to Address Disparities in Depression: CME, Quality Improvement, and the Community

  The latest issue (v. 27, Issue S1) of the Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions is a special supplement addressing disparities in diagnosing and treating depression.  The lead editor and member of the Initiative for Decreasing Disparities in Depression (I3D)* steering committee is Donald E. Moore, Jr, PhD, Director, Division of Continuing Medical Education [...]

Plain English Campaign

  “fighting for crystal clear communication since 1979″
Anyone who appreciates plain English will enjoy this site:
“Plain English Campaign officially began in 1979, after founder Chrissie Maher OBE publicly shredded hundreds of official documents in Parliament Square, London. Entirely independent, the campaign funds itself through its commercial services, which include editing and training. We have worked [...]

Christmas Offerings from the Medical Journal of Australia

  For many years, the editors of the Medical Journal of Australia have held a Christmas Competition, and published the winning entries in the December issue. 
See also: Holiday Review from the CMAJ; BMJ Christmas issues  (I wonder why the Canadians are reluctant to use the word Christmas.)
This is from the December 2007 issue of eMJA: [read the [...]

Holiday Review from the CMAJ

   
December 4, 2008 update: the 2008 CMAJ Holiday Reading section is now available!
For years we have all enjoyed the BMJ Christmas issues.  The CMAJ publishes a similar December issue, and today the 2007 Holiday Review section appeared online.  This year’s review consists of several categories: Research of a holiday kind; Unsubstantiated opinion; and Auscultations. I especially enjoyed [...]

Professionalism in medicine: Results of a national survey of physicians

This study was just published in the December 4, 2007 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine [subscription required]:
Campbell EG, Regan S, Gruen RL, Ferris TG, Rao SR, Cleary PD, Campbell EG, Regan S, Gruen RL, Ferris TG, Rao SR, Cleary PD, Blumenthal D. Professionalism in medicine: Results of a national survey of physicians. Ann [...]