Declan wrote
BTW did you see how the light has finally dawned on the hills of
academia
with a paper in a recent BMJ looking at why GPs prescribe antibiotics
for
URTIs even when they know they shouldn't? Did you ever read such shite?
Declan
>
>
> forwarding recent thwarted attempt to implement ebm
> (see below; bit long i know i know...)
> Declan what was so shite about the paper,
> http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/317/7159/637
> do i guess you're not very impressed by the feeble minded
> GPs, or could it be the feeble minded patients?
>
> owen dempsey
> GP
> West Yorks
> UK
> 'trained to move at a slow and loping pace'
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owen dempsey [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 04 September 1998 15:53
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: RE: Utilising EBM
> >
> >
> > another example: fired up with enthusiasm for ebm i boldly
> > appraised partners of the systematic review on rx of acute
> > otitis media; following site interesting
> >
> > http://www.nzgg.org.nz/library.htm
> >
> > how antibiotics reduced pain in 1 in 17 after 2-7 days and
> > caused side effects in 1 in 17 blah blah.........
> > obtained info leaflet for patients from New Zealand
> > guidelines group and went into battle:
> > http://www.nzgg.org.nz/library/gl_reg_wip/otolaryn_aom/handout.htm
> >
> > child with mild OM, info+++, negotiation with dad (mum not
> > there), decided to hold off with AB, brilliant.......NOT
> > i go home happy
> > partner receives irate phone call from mum 6pm, "what the
> > hell is going on, why hasn't Cherie benn given AB?? Doesn't
> > he know.... wouldn't you have?.........etc"
> > partner prescribes
> > moral? negotiate with the main man...ie mum
> > EBM sounds great, implementing it ain't so easy, and change
> > will be slow; i don't know of evidence of the best ways to
> tackle this
> >
> > owen dempsey
> > GP
> > West Yorks
> > UK
> > 'trained to move at a slow and loping pace'
> >
> >
> >
> >SNIP
>
>
> >
> > Got the URL for the paper?
> >
> > Paul Attwood
> > GP Thanet
> >
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