on Saturday 20 September 2003 03:23, Rakesh Biswas wrote:
> "Its a pity that a profession so devoted to care of individuals should
> care so very little about individuality."
As a GP I'm conscious that a managerial approach evident in our new
contract is pressing us to deliver more standardised care.
Clearly this is because the managers and politician, some of whom have
learned some medicine or spoken to the great and good about it, believe
that this is better than the current approach, and I'm not able to show
they are wrong.
Genomic research may let us predict the best drug (or other treatment) for
someone, compared to others with the same health need, or the required
frequency and type of monitoring of a standard treatment on a better basis
than we do at the moment, but I would find it handy to be able to show
that people vary, and show that it is possible to look at someone and
choose the best first or second hypertension drug for instance.
I am quite sure they do, and I can, but I can't _prove_ it.
Or can I?
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