Category: Expertise
Experts and expertise
Preamble In 2012 I explored the nature of expertise in an article that was mainly focused on expert witness expertise. A deeper exploration was triggered today when I discovered a statement made by the Care Quality Commission. Scroll down for more. This article will delve deep into the issues of experts and expertise, and prove that the CQC is misguided. Expertise refers to a high level of knowledge or skill in a particular field or area. Experts are often recognisedRead More …
Polypharmacy
Polypharmacy is the use of multiple medications by a patient, particularly when too many forms of medication are used by a patient, when more medications are prescribed than are clinically warranted, or when all of an individual’s medications are not clinically necessary. While there is no set number of medications that defines polypharmacy, the term is often used when a person uses five or more medications concurrently. However, polypharmacy can be present for someone on three medications, depending on theRead More …
Risk – how is that to be managed?
Psychiatry is full of risks. Without delay here is a short incomplete list: Risk to self Self-harm Suicide. Accidental injury or death. Self-neglect. Exploitation of various kinds. Risk to others Injury – from violence or aggression. Sex offences Homicide Fire and other property damage. Terrorism Risk to health Physical illness Mental health The context of this post is about risks managed in mental health services. Some of the ideas here may inspire deeper thought in other circles. For a soundRead More …
Identifying and selecting the expert
If you developed a rare and complex medical condition, such as autoimmune myasthenia gravis, it would be important to find the right expert to treat that condition. Why? Because you’d want to be cured of the condition, or maximise your life-expectancy with a reasonable quality of life (if it is not curable). Most people with such a condition – I could imagine – won’t be seeking the advice of their local pharmacist, about what pill to take for the condition.Read More …
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