Tips and Shortcuts

TIPS AND SHORTCUTS

1. USEFUL WEBSITES

Information for GPs
http://www.nelh.nhs.uk (National Electronic Library for Health)

http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/homepage.cfm

http://www.bnf.org/bnf/

www.epodiatry.com

www.postgradmed.com

www.prodigy.nhs.uk


Interactive websites

http://www.doctors.net.uk

http://www.jointzone.org.uk/

http://www.onmedica.net

http://www.bmjlearning.com




2. RESEARCH PAPERS

HOW TO READ A PAPER SERIES

· Trisha Greenhalgh and Rod TaylorHow to read a paper: Papers that go beyond numbers (qualitative research)BMJ, Sep 1997; 315: 740 - 743.

· Trisha GreenhalghHow to read a paper: Papers that summarise other papers (systematic reviews and meta-analyses)BMJ, Sep 1997; 315: 672 - 675.

· Trisha GreenhalghHow to read a paper: Papers that tell you what things cost (economic analyses)BMJ, Sep 1997; 315: 596 - 599.

· Trisha GreenhalghHow to read a paper: Papers that report diagnostic or screening testsBMJ, Aug 1997; 315: 540 - 543.

· Trisha GreenhalghHow to read a paper: Papers that report drug trialsBMJ, Aug 1997; 315: 480 - 483.


3. REFERALS

· ring the ENT SHO on call at UHL for an emergency appointment within the next week e.g. for microsuction
· on-call ophthalmologists at Kings very helpful.



4. USEFUL THOUGHTS

Richard Smith, past editor1 Thoughts for new medical students at a new medical school
1 BMJ, London WC1H 9JR rsmith@bmj.com

“I asked the students when I spoke to them, "What was the greatest invention of the 20th century?" Was it quantum mechanics, aircraft, penicillin, the atomic bomb, the double helix, the randomised controlled trial? I suggested (slightly tongue in cheek) that it was D W Winnicott's "the good enough mother." (Actually, it was jazz.) The attempt to be the best mother in the world, the best neurosurgeon, or the best medical editor will end in tears. Being a good enough mother is to be a good mother, whereas the attempt to be the best will guarantee that you won't be (indeed, you may be a highly damaging mother). Similarly, you should aim to be a good enough medical student and doctor.”
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/327/7429/1430

5. LEAFLETS

· Family Planning Association leaflets when talking to people about contraception etc.

· A+E cards for those discharged with musculoskeletal problems


6. 10 MINUTE CONSULTATIONS BMJ

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/collection/10_minute_consultations

Childhood eczema Miriam Santer, Sue Lewis-Jones, and Tom Fahey BMJ 2005;331:497 , doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.497

Red eye Sharon K Bal and Gary R Hollingworth BMJ 2005;331:438 , doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7514.438

Anaphylaxis Aziz Sheikh and Samantha Walker BMJ 2005;331:330 , doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7512.330

Bell's palsy Jo Piercy BMJ 2005;330:1374 , doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7504.1374

Hyperhidrosis Jo Piercy BMJ 2005;330:1127 , doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1127

Irritable bowel syndrome William E Cayley, Jr BMJ 2005;330:632 ,

Vertigo J Kanagalingam, D Hajioff, and S Bennett BMJ 2005;330:523

Headache Sharon K Bal and Gary R Hollingworth BMJ 2005;330:346 ,

Tinnitus S Alam Hannan, Farhhan Sami, and Michael J Wareing BMJ 2005;330:237

Family history of breast cancer Anneke Lucassen and Eila Watson BMJ 2005;330:26

Newly diagnosed hypothyroidism H U Rehman and T A Bajwa BMJ 2004;329:1271 ,

Morbilliform rash Caroline Furness, Rita Sharma, and Anthony Harnden BMJ 2004;329:719 ,

Using the NO TEARS tool for medication review Tessa Lewis BMJ 2004;329:434 ,

Female dyspareunia Liz Ryan and Keith Hawton BMJ 2004;328:1357 ,

Management of diastolic heart failure in older adults Ali Ahmed BMJ 2004;328:1114 ,

Acute cough in children Alastair D Hay, Knut Schroeder, and Tom Fahey BMJ 2004;328:1062 ,

Persistent crying in babies A R Gatrad and Aziz Sheikh BMJ 2004;328:330 ,

Recurrent urinary tract infection in women Josip Car and Aziz Sheikh BMJ 2003;327:1204 ,

Breast feeding and obesity in childhood: cross sectional study L Li, T J Parsons, and C Power BMJ 2003;327:904-905

Cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infection Pippa Oakeshott and Phillip Hay BMJ 2003;327:910 ,

Acute low back pain Josip Car and Aziz Sheikh BMJ 2003;327:541

High result in prostate specific antigen test M Mokete, A R Palmer, and K J O'Flynn BMJ 2003;327:379

Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus Susan M Smith BMJ 2003;326:1371 ,

Adverse drug event Nick Dunn BMJ 2003;326:1018

Polyarthralgia Jo Samanta, Julia Kendall, and Ash Samanta BMJ 2003;326:859 ,

Chronic low back pain Jo Samanta, Julia Kendall, and Ash Samanta BMJ 2003;326:535 ,

Chronic cough Graeme P Currie, Robert D Gray, and John McKay BMJ 2003;326:261 ,

Food allergy Aziz Sheikh and Samantha Walker BMJ 2002;325:1337 ,

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Janusz Jankowski, Roger Jones, Brendan Delaney, and John Dent BMJ 2002;325:945

Removal of ear wax T Aung and G P Mulley BMJ 2002;325:27

Paraesthesia Badal Pal BMJ 2002;324:1501

Newly diagnosed hypertension Christine A'Court BMJ 2002;324:1375 ,

Genital herpes Pippa Oakeshott and Phillip Hay BMJ 2002;324:1076 ,

Rhinitis Samantha Walker and Aziz Sheikh BMJ 2002;324:403

Psychosis first episode Helen Lester BMJ 2001;323:1408

MMR immunisation Anthony Harnden and Judy Shakespeare BMJ 2001;323:32 ,

Prostatic symptoms Andrew Farmer BMJ 2001;322:1468

Dyspepsia Brendan C Delaney BMJ 2001;322:776

Binge eating Deborah Waller BMJ 2001;322:343

Menorrhagia Sally Hope BMJ 2000;321:935