BMJ Best Practice website and app wins Silver in W3 Awards
For immediate release: Wednesday 17 October 2018 The online clinical decision support tool was named a winner in “Mobile Features – Best User Experience” and in “Website Features – Best Practices”....
View ArticleWhy do we learn?
Read the latest blog from Dr Kieran Walsh. Overview: This blog questions why we learn things off by heart when a computer can often do a better job… Read more
View ArticleClinical decision support: improving access to improve patient care
BMJ Best Practice is a clinical decision support tool that works at the point-of-care. BMJ Best Practice offers continually updated, evidence-based and practical content to all healthcare...
View ArticleViral infectious diseases: Specialist perspectives on learning about...
Viral infectious diseases: Specialist perspectives on learning about diagnosis and differential diagnosis Analysis of the BMJ Best Practice clinical decision support resources on infectious diseases...
View ArticleEvidence on demand: Health Education England brings BMJ Best Practice to the...
All NHS staff in England now have the best available clinical information at their fingertips. As a direct result of requests from busy healthcare professionals working with patients, Health Education...
View ArticleMigraine – An interview with Professor Timothy Collins
Professor Timothy Collins, interviewed by Dr Kieran Walsh This article is based on a podcast that was recorded by the BMJ Best Practice team. In this article, the Clinical Director of BMJ Best...
View ArticleBipolar disorder: an interview with Professor Sudhakar Selvaraj
Dr Kieran Walsh, Professor Sudhakar Selvaraj This article is based on a podcast that was recorded by the BMJ. In this article, Dr Kieran Walsh, Clinical Director at BMJ, interviews Prof Sudhakar...
View ArticleBMJ Best Practice scoops three prizes at international creative excellence...
BMJ Best Practice named winner in three digital categories at 25th Annual Communicator Awards Online clinical decision support tool BMJ Best Practice has scooped three prizes at the 25th Annual...
View ArticleBMJ Best Practice available across Norway
BMJ’s clinical decision support tool BMJ Best Practice has been selected to provide healthcare professionals and patients across Norway with full access to its content over the next three years. BMJ...
View ArticleBMJ Best Practice available across the Republic of Ireland
BMJ’s clinical decision support tool BMJ Best Practice has been selected by the Health Service Executive (HSE) National Health Library and Knowledge Service to provide clinical information for all HSE...
View ArticleBMJ Best Practice linked to improved patient care when integrated into...
Integrating BMJ Best Practice into a hospital clinical decision support system is associated with more accurate diagnoses and shorter hospital stays, finds a new study from China published in JMIR...
View ArticleMedical education and infectious diseases like Covid-19
The best way to learn clinical medicine is at the bedside. Medical students and postgraduate trainees benefit a great deal from clinical experience with real patients. But an infectious disease...
View ArticleCOVID-19: how BMJ Best Practice can support healthcare professionals filter...
Two weeks ago, I was busy preparing for my final fourth-year exams. Now I am back in my family home writing about a once-in-a-generation pandemic that has affected most parts of the world. While I did...
View ArticlePersonal protective equipment (PPE) and the Coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic
Dr Kieran Walsh explores the issues around personal protective equipment (PPE) during this Coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic Personal protective equipment is vital in protecting healthcare staff who are...
View ArticleMultimorbidity in older people: the problem with diabetes
Dr Kieran Walsh Older people are more likely to have multiple chronic illnesses. This can result in increased utilisation of healthcare and increased costs. It can also result in inconvenience to the...
View ArticleThe hidden comorbidities
Author: Dr Kieran Walsh When I talk to doctors about patients with multiple conditions, they all agree that it is a problem. When I ask what conditions are a particular problem, they come up with a...
View Article“They only look at the lungs – as if the patient had no other organs”
Author: Dr Kieran Walsh Multimorbidity is a growing problem in healthcare. The ageing population in all societies means that this problem will only get worse. Yet patients with multimorbidity deserve...
View ArticleThe cost of comorbidities
Author: Dr Kieran Walsh, Clinical Director, BMJ Comorbidities have a range of effects on patients. Patients with comorbidities are associated with increased morbidity and mortality; they often have...
View ArticleLength of stay, comorbidities and mental illness
Author: Dr Kieran Walsh, Clinical Director, BMJ Prolonged length of stay in hospital is important for a number of reasons. It results in distress, discomfort and inconvenience for patients. There is...
View ArticleIntroducing the Comorbidities tool from BMJ Best Practice
BMJ launches the first clinical decision support tool to improve care for patients with more than one medical condition BMJ, one of the world’s leading medical knowledge providers, has launched a new...
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