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Monthly Archives:2016年12月
“Hand-it-on”: an innovative simulation on the relation of non-technical skills to healthcare
Aresearch articlerecently published in the journal模拟的进步, describes a simulation game called ‘hand-it-on’ that can be used to spark discussions on how non-technical skills can influence the work processes in healthcare. Here, author of the article, Peter Dieckmann, tells us how the game works and discusses its uses and benefits.
Adapting and adopting microbiome data into clinical practice
最近的文章集BMC Medicinetitled ‘对人类微生物组的临床见解’ explores the most recent and exciting findings on how the microbiome shapes physiological responses and affects treatment. Here, Omry Koren, Guest Editor of the collection and Silvio Pitlik take a look at the history of clinical microbiology as well as the delay in the adoption of microbiome data into the mainstream of clinical practice.
The curious case of an internal pilot in a multicentre randomized trial
Multicentre randomized trials are complex projects and the need for a formal check to ensure its progressing how you would hope, generally known as an ‘internal pilot’, is becoming more common. However, an articlepublished today inPilot and Feasibility Studiesquestions this terminology and here, lead author Jonathan Cook answers questions on why they raised these concerns and how they hope the community might respond.
Supporting better decision making for acute infection management in secondary care
In a recent study published inBMC Medicine, we set out to explore the way that decisions are made surrounding infection management. We report a study to map the decision making process of medical physicians in secondary care for acute infection management and investigate factors which may hinder or facilitate the effective use of antibiotics.
Welcome your new research partner: Patients
Published today inResearch Involvement and Engagement,a new study looks at patients’ motivations and interests in research and asks why they aren’t being involved in every stage of the research process. Here, the authors discuss their findings, sharing responses from patients and presenting ideas on how to get patients more involved.
Lessons learnt from a study of volunteers providing befriending in the last year of life
A wait-list controlled今天发布的试验inBMC Medicineprovides the evidence for use of volunteer support intervention in palliative care. Here, author Catherine Walshe discusses the key challenges encountered at the design and recruitment phases of the trial. Please be aware that some of the references in this blog require a subscription to read the full text.
COMET VI: Getting Everyone Involved in Core Outcome Sets
TheISRCTN registry邀请介绍有关改善今年临床试验记录中列出的结果指标的发现COMET VI meetingin Amsterdam. Here, Alison Cuff discusses what she learned about the exciting research in this area and possible future developments.
Magnesium deficiency and its multiple health outcomes
Published today inBMC Medicine，一个新荟萃分析examines the evidence on the association between magnesium intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and all-cause mortality. Using data from more than a million people across nine countries it is the largest study of its kind to date. Here lead author Dr. Fudi Wang tells us more.
热带医学，寨卡病毒疾病和难民健康：BMC Medicineattends ASTMH 2016
BMC Medicinerecently attended the美国热带医学和卫生学会（ASTMH）2016 meeting in Atlanta. Here we present some of the highlights of the conference, including exciting new developments and important challenges in the field of tropical medicine.