Bisoprolol does not increase the rate of serious adverse events in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at high risk of exacerbation.

Do use beta blockers in COPD if clinically indicated.

⁦JAMA Network⁩ #ATS2024 #COPD jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

These two great new books on medical generalism inspired me to write this week's 'Talking Point' The BMJ on the subject

Joanne Reeve Sophie Park Kay Leedham-Green 💙

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I think we underestimate the vital role volunteering parkrun UK can be for people on the periphery of our communities and who are socially isolated 👇

Check out Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science outputs at #ESOC2024 . Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences MWL NHS Libraries – St Helens & Knowsley
Sandra Elsheikh Sylvia Choi Tommaso Bucci Prof Greg Irving Andrew Hill Muath Ben Buckley Prof Dhiraj Gupta European Stroke Org #VoiceOfStroke #stroke #stroke twitter

Getting an NIHR Research fellowship changed my career. That is why I'm so excited about this event, which we've designed especially to help people get fellowships!
If you want to do research on #healthcare #education / #workforce issues, this is for you.
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15 doctoral #studentships available focusing on #dementia related research in collaboration from
NIHR School for Primary Care Research , NIHR School for Social Care Research and NIHR School for Public Health Research (“three Schools”) and NIHR Research

Application deadline dates for each opportunity differs. More info here⬇️ sscr.nihr.ac.uk/15-doctoral-st…

#Cardiovascular health improvements to decrease the risk of #multimorbidity

⁦The Lancet Reg Health-Europe⁩ thelancet.com/journals/lanep…

Pendleton is a powerful method of #feedback when done well BUT in adverse events in aviation it is forbidden to ask for reflection directly after an adverse event until the emotional debrief has occurred- and we don't do that in medicine yet. Patrick Byrne #JustCulture #MedEd #RACS24

Great news RCGP Kamila Hawthorne Victoria Tzortziou Brown all our excellent one day essentials will be free to all members from next month #meded #CPD Richard Vautrey

Generalistをどう作るか、それは医療以外の分野にもいろんな好例がありますね～

Are generalist clinicians born or made? #generalismfest abetternhs.net/2022/07/19/exp…

A nuclear fusion reactor has run stably in an operating “sweet spot” for more than 2 seconds by using and successfully containing especially dense plasma. newscientist.com/article/242782…

Incredible footage of Saturn rising from behind the Moon by astronomer Jan Koet

Incredibly pleased to see this paper in the public domain - the 'hidden work ' of general practice. With Sharon Spooner, Rachel Barnard, Michaela Hubbman and Deb Swinglehurst. Lovely insights into the complicated and nuanced work that GPs do sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New The Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity UCL analysis confirms since 2010 central government spending cuts to local authorities were highest in areas with lower life expectancy and more health inequalities, further harming health in these places @MichaeMarmot @UCL bit.ly/LEGAP

If you live in UK & refer patients to a hospice, Laura Beechey would like to hear from you. Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance School of Allied Health Professions & Nursing LJMU Institute for Health Research Edge Hill University Stroke Hub Wales Age UK Cheshire COPD Foundation MND Association MS Society Cymru Dr Emma Hodges

Congratulations to Dr Stephen Bradley on receiving the General Practitioner OECR award.

Wow! Magdalen College Choir sounding amazing 😍🤩

#MayMorning

New The Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity UCL report 6/9 English regions showed increases in inequalities in life expectancy for women (NE, NW, Yorkshire & Humber, East of England, E Midlands, SW) @UCL bit.ly/LEGAP

I think when it comes to demonstrating the importance of continuity of care we need to get better at demonstrating its value in low prevalence settings such as primary care by using summary statistics like 'Number Needed to Predict (NNP)' in a similar way we talk about Number