Professors A, B and C
On social media Professor A shared a picture of the personalised number plate of a leading UK psychiatrist and dementia researcher along with these words: “Just given a talk in … Continue reading Professors A, B and C
Category: Alzheimer’s disease
Here you will find a wide range of material on Alzheimer’s disease.
‘The Future of Dementia Care’
The Annual Conference of the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry will take place next month and has Professor Craig Ritchie presenting on “The Future of Dementia Care” The publicly available … Continue reading ‘The Future of Dementia Care’
We have moved on
I wrote this poem many years ago. At the time there was an incentivised national target for the early diagnosis of dementia (HEAT target 4). Concerned about the potential for … Continue reading We have moved on
“Trickles down from the upper echelons”
I read this letter by Dr William Durward, a retired NHS Scotland Consultant with interest. It was published in the Herald, 7 November 2018, and was written in response to … Continue reading “Trickles down from the upper echelons”
Psychiatric medications and potential effects on cardiac rhythm
In the last month we have been having discussions at work about the potential for psychiatric medications to adversely effect cardiac rhythms, and in particular QTc prolongation. The advice on ECG … Continue reading Psychiatric medications and potential effects on cardiac rhythm
Protected: Paid opinion leaders: Snakes, ladders and Monopoly
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Paradigms, pathologies and shifts
The following extracts are taken from this perspective published in the Scotsman, 11 January 2018: Pfizer has seemingly concluded that Alzheimer’s disease is far more complex than we had ever … Continue reading Paradigms, pathologies and shifts
NHS Scotland: Targets – learning from experience
The following Report was published in November 2017: The Foreword began [highlights are mine]:The Report author Sir Harry Burns states: “experience with existing targets and indicators has been positive in many … Continue reading NHS Scotland: Targets – learning from experience