Primum non forgetful
Primum non forgetful: To play his short film please click here or on the image above. INTRODUCTION: This is a film about memory loss in old age. The title of … Continue reading Primum non forgetful
Tag: screening
How we risk getting it wrong in cognitive screening too
Reply to: How we got it wrong with breast screening: Dr Peter J Gordon’s reply was published in the BMJ as a letter; Published 12 June 2012 How we risk … Continue reading How we risk getting it wrong in cognitive screening too
We don’t necessarily know
Re: Cameron launches challenge to end “national crisis” of poor dementia care. Zosia Kmietowicz, BMJ. Rapid-response, submitted by Dr Peter J. Gordon 13th May 2012 I was pleased to read … Continue reading We don’t necessarily know
Soon all those . . .
Rapid-response reply to Bad medicine: modern medicine. Soon all those . . . From his frontline, Dr Spence states that he “fears soon all those with even mild cognitive impairment … Continue reading Soon all those . . .
Taking dementia seriously
Reply to BMJ 2012; 344:e2347: Published 27 March 2012: Challenge to end “national crisis” of poor dementia care Published as a letter in the BMJ on 18 April 2012. Written … Continue reading Taking dementia seriously
A stitch in time saves nine
A reply to: Is the USA’s problem ours too? BMJ2012;345:e6617 By Margaret McCartney Submitted as a Rapid-response: This feature article asks if we can relax about ‘needless overtesting, overdiagnosing and … Continue reading A stitch in time saves nine
Some kind of progress
Reply to: Breast screening is beneficial, panel concludes, but women need to know about harms. BMJ2012;345:e7330. Published 30 October 2012 Submitted as this Rapid-response: I was interested to read Nigel … Continue reading Some kind of progress