tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113804962024-03-09T23:57:53.293+00:00LIFE MATTERSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1353125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-2967142824622556932023-10-28T10:24:00.002+01:002023-10-28T10:24:51.620+01:00India vs. South Africa doctors by specialitySpreadsheetUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-34170737357482728772023-10-28T10:11:00.003+01:002023-10-28T10:11:44.785+01:00Healthcare practitioners in AfricaAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are approximately 300,000 doctors in Africa, which is equivalent to a ratio of 1.55 doctors per 1000 people. This is significantly lower than the global average of 3.43 doctors per 1000 people.The number of doctors in Africa is unevenly distributed, with some countries having a much higher ratio of doctors to people than others. For example,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-87677034182437662342023-09-30T12:29:00.012+01:002023-10-06T16:58:54.040+01:00Universal Adoption of Electronic Health Records 01Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. It is a complex concept that encompasses a range of skills and knowledge, including:
Basic literacy: This includes the ability to read, write, and understand simple instructions.Health knowledge: This Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-17755198935336580872023-05-10T23:33:00.001+01:002023-05-10T23:33:33.495+01:00Clinical documentationThe importance of excellent clinical documentation cannot be overstated, as it plays a critical role in ensuring that patients receive the appropriate treatment, paying for medical services, and protecting healthcare providers and facilities from legal liabilities. The documentation process is how medical professionals communicate with each other about a particular patient's medical history Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-76546054043366900332023-02-08T19:01:00.005+00:002023-09-30T12:16:52.882+01:00Clinical Risk Management I will be reviewing clinical risk management.All investigations and interventions are targeted to a specific patient so at each step it is very important that the patient be properly and correctly identified. The standard procedure is to confirm the patient's name and date of birth. However, it is not unusual for multiple patients to appear with the same or similar names. This then Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-42938119053760151982023-02-08T18:42:00.001+00:002023-09-30T12:17:49.241+01:00Killing me with kindnessMy most fervent prayer for as long as I can remember has always been "Protect me from the kindness of strangers!"
There is a natural tendency to forgive others if they act with good intentions rather than malice if the consequences are not too negative. That line of "too negative" is however very blurry and severely contingent.
We desire a society made up of Good Samaritans. Over the long term,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-2108961109589595782022-03-25T23:22:00.002+00:002023-09-30T12:18:10.638+01:00AN OPEN LETTER TO GOOGLE 2 A great many people are pessimistic about Africa but these are percepts rather than observations. Africa has a huge population with a low population density, a low median age and a high population growth rate in addition to low infrastructure and few to no legacy systems. The regulatory environment is severely under-resourced in all respects and this means a low friction environment with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-12795221722935423752022-01-28T15:12:00.002+00:002023-09-30T12:18:29.290+01:00AN OPEN LETTER TO GOOGLE There is no theoretical limit to human lifespan. Given this, humanity's most essential task is to extend productive longevity. Doing so will necessarily require improvements in energy use and efficiency, computation and information use and efficiency.The Kardashev scale can be extended from energy to information. These two are intertwined and mutually reinforcing with the advantages that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-81195346023090290012017-06-27T03:53:00.000+01:002017-06-27T03:54:03.654+01:00Histogram Emergency Department Registrations 1999-2016https://goo.gl/9fzRdn Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-65751107535604051092017-06-05T01:22:00.000+01:002017-06-05T01:23:08.503+01:00Emergency Department Crude Death Rates per Thousand Admissions 1999-2016https://goo.gl/7DE9Sy Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-80664786387921886562017-06-02T21:09:00.001+01:002017-06-02T21:09:41.129+01:00Top 20 Diagnoses 1999 - 2014 DGH Emergency DepartmentSoft Tissue Injury161091Fracture Closed62130Laceration58940Sprain49566Minor Head Injury47758Other 34639Contusion 19398Did not wait15918Chest infection 13162UTI12930NSAP12391Other Eye11062Rheumatological10748Other GI9778NSCP9422FB Eye8620Angina8378Upper RTI7970Abrasion7945Gastroenteritis7878 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-34257339916221149192017-06-02T20:48:00.001+01:002017-06-02T20:48:30.148+01:00Top 20 Diagnoses 2014 - 2016 DGH Emergency Department TotalsSoft Tissue Injury 24022Did not wait 23792Other 12552Fracture Closed 10356Laceration 6837Minor Head Injury 6683GP OOH 4718Sprain 4468Soft Tissue Infection3231ACS Suspected 2749UTI 2591DVT Suspected 2570NSCP 2520Chest infection 2490CDU Transfer 2366NSAP 2213Other Neurological 1942Acute Exacerbation COPD 1789Other GI 1756Vasovagal Syncope 1578 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-61264219817250290262017-06-02T20:45:00.001+01:002017-06-02T20:45:43.228+01:00Top 20 Diagnoses 2014 - 2016 DGH Emergency Departmentgoo.gl/aA9qmN Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-64362352337221732017-05-21T20:15:00.001+01:002017-05-21T20:15:31.608+01:00Emergency Department Mortality Time of Arrival vs Age 1999-2016https://goo.gl/x0VMGa Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-79845916811891991352016-03-16T20:05:00.003+00:002016-03-16T20:05:32.986+00:00Emergency Department Registrations 12/2007https://goo.gl/gKmTGa Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-41996026667380558442016-03-16T20:05:00.001+00:002016-03-16T20:05:12.350+00:00Emergency Department Registrations 11/2007https://goo.gl/iI6x6D Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-47491114992292340942016-03-16T20:04:00.003+00:002016-03-16T20:04:49.565+00:00Emergency Department Registrations 10/2007https://goo.gl/3qDyPO Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-49159098502393124002016-03-16T20:04:00.001+00:002016-03-16T20:04:26.150+00:00Emergency Department Registrations 09/2007https://goo.gl/Xs9mnA Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-12701411413135551672016-03-16T03:12:00.002+00:002016-03-16T03:13:06.309+00:00Emergency Department Registrations 08/2007https://goo.gl/swQpfv Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-60391036046978651552016-03-16T03:12:00.001+00:002016-03-16T03:12:17.343+00:00Emergency Department Registrations 07/2007https://goo.gl/gtKy2D Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-42755615032264016892016-03-16T03:11:00.001+00:002016-03-16T03:11:37.335+00:00Emergency Department Registrations 06/2007https://goo.gl/wz9fLM Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-7952584111383008982016-01-07T15:37:00.001+00:002016-01-07T15:37:29.658+00:00Emergency Department Registrations 05/2007https://goo.gl/4DbH1o Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-23523647594134205842016-01-07T15:36:00.000+00:002016-01-07T15:37:04.190+00:00Emergency Department Registrations 04/2007https://goo.gl/3hONyj Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-9423226974419192952016-01-06T15:28:00.003+00:002016-01-06T15:28:48.928+00:00Emergency Department Registrations 03/2007https://goo.gl/bxI9fC Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380496.post-23841342244900409402016-01-06T15:28:00.001+00:002016-01-06T15:28:18.212+00:00Emergency Department Registrations 02/2007https://goo.gl/ENU1Fv Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0