Anonymity and independence

1983 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 24.1-24
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Government Agency ◽  
Final Version ◽  
Individual Agency ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Consensus View

Some readers question our independence, believing the Bulletin to be published by a government agency. Other readers dislike the anonymity of our articles, claiming that a named author would lend authority. In fact; each article is commissioned by the editors of the Bulletin from a specialist in the field; this draft, and the evidence on which it is based, is scrutinised carefully and then sent for comment to about 30 specialists chosen for their knowledge of the subject. These include general practitioners, hospital consultants, basic scientists, the manufacturers of any products mentioned in the article, and representatives of organisations such as the DHSS, the CSM and the ABPI. We consider all their comments when preparing the final version, particularly those based on adeouate evidence. All our articles are therefore published anonymously and express a consensus view, rather than that of any individual, agency or manufacturer.

Anomalies of Infants and Children

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1959 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-150
Author(s):  
JOSEF WARKANY
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Congenital Anomalies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Facial Bones ◽  
Functional Disturbances ◽  
Facial Clefts ◽  
The Subject

This book was written, according to the foreword, primarily for students and general practitioners. It is designed as a quick reference to aid in discussions with parents and to facilitate an understanding of the anatomic anomalies discussed, of the resulting functional disturbances and their treatment. The authors are plastic surgeons and the subject matter is chosen essentially from their point of view. They deal with a variety of congenital anomalies but also with disorders resulting from postnatal injuries. Such etiologically heterogeneous subjects as deformities of the skull and brain, facial clefts, hemangiomas, fractures and dislocations of the facial bones and dental caries are discussed.

Thank you to our contributors

1991 ◽  
Vol 29 (26) ◽  
pp. 104.1-104
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Advisory Council ◽  
Consensus View ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Many ◽  
Do So

Articles in the Bulletin have been unsigned since it began. This is because they aim to present a consensus view which incorporates contributions from many people, including specialists, general practitioners and members of the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the Bulletin’s Advisory Council. We are very grateful to them all, but although we have often been asked who they are, we cannot name the many hundreds who have helped us in any one year. However, we can at least name those not listed in our tailpiece who have taken a major share in the production of articles published in the last year, and do so now.

scholarly journals DESIGN OF MAIN BREAKWATER AT SINES HARBOUR

1976 ◽  
Vol 1 (15) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Dorrington Mettam
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Government Agency ◽  
Irregular Waves ◽  
Regular Waves ◽  
The West ◽  
The North ◽  
Flume Tests ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Engineering Conference

In March 1972 the author's firm in association with two Portuguese firms of consulting engineers, Consulmar and Lusotecna, were appointed by the Portuguese Government agency Gabinete da Area de Sines to prepare designs for the construction of a new harbour at Sines on the west coast of Portugal. The location is shown in Figure 1. The main breakwater, which is the subject of this paper, is probably the largest breakwater yet built, being 2 km long and in depths of water of up to 50 m. It is exposed to the North Atlantic and has been designed for a significant wave height of 11 m. Dolos units invented by Merrifield (ref. 1) form the main armour. The project programme required that studies be first made of a wide range of alternative layouts for the harbour. After the client had decided on the layout to be adopted, documents were to be prepared to enable tenders for construction to be invited in January 1973. This allowed little time for the design to be developed and only one series of flume tests, using regular waves, was completed during this period. Further tests in the regular flume were completed during the tender period and a thorough programme of testing with irregular waves was commenced later in the year, continuing until August 1974 when the root of the breakwater was complete and the construction of the main cross-section was about to start. The model tests, which were carried out at the Laboratorio Nacional de Engenharia Civil in Lisbon, were reported by Morals in a paper presented to the 14th International Coastal Engineering Conference in 1974. (ref. 2)

PEDIATRICS IN GENERAL PRACTICE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1959 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 369-370
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Medical School ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
The Subject

A STUDY of the general practitioners' opinions about that portion of their practice devoted to pediatrics is the subject of a recent report. In view of the fact that the great majority of pediatric care in the United States is provided by general practitioners, this report is of interest to pediatricians as well as general practitioners. In this study, approximately 125 general practitioners living in the state of Washington were interviewed. All of them had graduated from medical school after 1950. The data obtained showed that the proportion of general practice devoted to pediatrics in 1957 was virtually identical to that reported in the survey made by the Academy of Pediatrics in 1948. In 1948, one-third of the general practitioners' patients were children; the figure obtained in 1957 was 34%.

How to Identify Rheumatic Diseases by General Physicians

2020 ◽  
pp. 1533-1563
Author(s):  
Eduardo C. Contreras ◽  
Gustavo J. Puente
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioner ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Automated Algorithm ◽  
Disease Case ◽  
General Physicians ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Given ◽  
To Receive

A large part of the population in countries in process of development ignores what Rheumatic Diseases are, and general practitioners are in most cases unaware of enough information to identify them and the treatments to successfully control them. A proposal to help those general practitioners to detect if an articular condition belongs to a Rheumatic Disease case is to present them the clinical semiology that should lead them to redirect the given conditions to a specialist on the subject, a rheumatologist. The clinical semiology is presented by an automated algorithm inside a goal-based software agent, containing all the necessary information to identify the seven most common inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases, and fourteen of the non-inflammatory ones. The purpose of this tool is to provide the general practitioner with the correct information to redirect the patient with a rheumatologist, in order for it to receive the appropriate medication to be controlled.

scholarly journals Factors influencing general practitioners in the prescription of homeopathic medicines

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell Abratt ◽  
Julie Lanteigne
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Pharmaceutical Drugs ◽  
Alternative Medicines ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Subject

This study examines the factors influencing general practitioners' prescription behaviour. It differs from previous studies in that the subject is homeopathic medicines and not pharmaceutical drugs. The literature indicates very particular behaviour patterns of doctors prescription behaviour. The present study provides evidence which contradicts the previous studies. There is thus evidence that what applies to the prescription of ethical pharmaceutical drugs does not apply to the prescription of alternative homeopathic medicines. It follows that marketing practices for alternative medicines should differ from those used by pharmaceutical companies.

Drought relief schemes for the 'Pastoral Zone'.

1982 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
IB Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Primary Industry ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Consensus View ◽  
Spatial Diversification ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

In this article I have attempted to firstly provide a consensus view of graziers to sound drought strategies; secondly, outline Government policies or action directed towards assisting graziers affected by drought; and finally, address the subject of drought policy as it relates to conservation of the rangeland resource. Drought strategies discussed include pre-drought (e.g. fodder reserves, conservative stocking), longer term (e.g. increasing property size, spatial diversification of grazing blocks) and in-drought (e.g. reduce stock numbers early in drought). Grounds for Government intervention and aid for drought affected producers are analysed with regard to both the individual farmer's needs and the impact nationally of low return from a drought-affected primary industry. Aspects discussed include provision of better infrastructure (e.g, new roads), taxation concessions, a National Drought Fodder Reserve, land tenure policy, the Rural Adjust- ment Scheme and credit and freight concessions. From the conservation viewpoint, it is pointed out that officially declared 'droughts' occur too frequently and there are no incentives for graziers to either act early before a drought becomes firmly established or to delay re-stocking after the drought has broken. It is concluded that a balance between in-drought assistance and long term assistance needs to be struck, and that drought policies should be directed towards 'good' management strategies. If this can be achieved then primary producers should be less dependent on relief schemes.

scholarly journals Konsensus Dokter Umum Mengenai Materi Inti Anatomi Sistem Reproduksi Wanita Untuk Mahasiswa Kedokteran

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
INTAN PRATIWI ◽  
YUNIA HASTAMI ◽  
NANANG WIYONO ◽  
SITI MUNAWAROH
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Reproductive System ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Core Material ◽  
Female Reproductive System ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
Delphi Round ◽  
The Subject

<p><strong><em>Introduction</em></strong><strong><em>:</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><em>The anatomy of the female reproductive system is one of the basic sciences of medical clinical practice needed by general practitioners. Until now there has been no standardization regarding anatomical material of the female reproductive system that medical students need to know. Meanwhile, the medical curriculum has undergone many changes that have impacted on reduced learning time resulting in a reduction in anatomical material given to students. This causes the different emphasis on anatomical material given to be different for each medical institution. This study aims to compile the subject matter of the anatomy of the female reproductive system in order to facilitate anatomical learning for medical students.</em><em> </em></p><p><strong><em>Methods</em></strong><strong><em>:</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><em>This research is a qualitative research with Delphi method two rounds. </em><em>The s</em><em>ubjects were general practitioners </em><em>from 9 institutions </em><em>in Indonesia selected through purposive sampling as many as 20 people. The initial Delphi questionnaire was compiled based on three anatomical textbooks, one anatomic terminology, and one study on the anatomical core material. Delphi round I panel is asked to choose material that are important and can add material if it doesn't already exist. Delphi round II panel was asked to rank 1-4 in each material. Researchers set a consensus level of 53%</em><em>.</em><em></em></p><p><strong><em>Result</em></strong><strong><em>s: </em></strong><em>The results of Delphi round I obtained 176 materials from a total of 178 materials and no additional material was obtained. Delphi round II obtained 84 (47.72%) core anatomical materials from 176 material.</em><em></em></p><p><strong><em>Conclusion</em></strong><strong><em>: </em></strong><em>General practitioners consensus of core materials of female reproductive system anatomy is 84 materials.</em><em></em></p>

Preamble: Préambule, Preamble/Préambule

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schabas William A
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Criminal Court ◽  
Rome Statute ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
International Justice ◽  
General Philosophy ◽  
Final Version ◽  
Underlying Principle ◽  
The Subject

This chapter comments on the Preamble to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The Preamble consists of eleven paragraphs and some 305 words. It addresses several of the important principles that underpin the Statute, such as complementarity and gravity, the commitment to address impunity, and the obligations of States with respect to international justice in general. The Preamble also provides an appropriate place for the Statute to make reference to such instruments as the Charter of the United Nations. Although the final version of the Preamble provides indications as to the general philosophy animating the Statute, the earlier versions actually influenced the drafting process, most notably in the debate as to whether complementarity was merely an underlying principle or whether it required specific provisions and mechanisms for its implementation, and as regards the importance of gravity or seriousness in establishing the subject-matter jurisdiction of the Court.

Panama constitutional reform will be contentious

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Constitutional Reform ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Agricultural Reform ◽  
Content Type ◽  
National Assembly ◽  
Final Version ◽  
Legislative Agenda ◽  
Current Reform ◽  
The Subject

Subject Constitutional reform. Significance The National Assembly on October 28 approved a constitutional reform package, one of the key electoral pledges of new President Laurentino Cortizo. Parliament must vote again in January on a final version of the reform, before that is put to a referendum in mid-2020. However, the October version has been the subject of strong criticism by various interest groups, suggesting it may have to be altered before the January vote. Impacts International and business concerns over perceived impunity may incentivise legislators to revise the current reform proposal. Cortizo will worry that same-sex marriage disputes could spark a conservative backlash, as in they did in Costa Rica in 2018. A prolonged constitutional reform process could delay other items on Cortizo’s legislative agenda, such as agricultural reform.

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