Some weeks I read medical magazines & journals and wonder at the effort we put in to the accumulation of 'irrelevant' knowledge. But this week I have been stimulated and challenged by a number of articles in the BMJ, if you are fortunate enough to have access, links are provided below.
Shared decision making - BMJ 2012;344:e256
Where will Records Access fit in to enhance shared decision making, and help to close the 'perception-reality gap?
Matters of Life & death and quality of life - BMJ 2012;344:e775
Will it just be the 'major' items in Health records that interest patients, or are there things that to clinicians appear trivial, that patients will consider important to understand and address?
Stop the medicalisation of old age - BMJ 2012;344:e803
Will patient and advocate scrutiny of records suggests that we (clinicians) often pursue targets/protocols and guidelines rather than the informed best interests of the older people we treat?
More questions to ponder......
Then again - I could spend all my time debating the issues and questions and be to busy to change anything or try for myself.....
Peter Short
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