There is a moving and well-reasoned article in the British Medical Journal in favour of a change in the law to enable assisted dying with appropriate safeguards; see McClelland, L. 2012;345:e6201. Dr McClelland should be congratulated for her article … Continue reading
Moving On: I am pleased to announce that I left my substantive employment with Cardiff University and my honorary employment with the NHS in Wales on September 30th 2012 after nineteen years. I shall be pursuing my medical … Continue reading
Veterinary Education Symposium: Exploring Cross-disciplinary Learning (through the Arts and Humanities) in Veterinary Education. With Dr Andrew Gardiner. Introduction Since the 1970s, the topic of medical humanities has emerged as a thriving cross-disciplinary research area. It encompasses a … Continue reading
Veterinary Education Symposium: The Hidden Curriculum: What Does It Look Like and How Might It Be Influencing our Students? With Dr Liz Mossop. Introduction The hidden curriculum is defined as “a set of influences that function at the … Continue reading
Teaching: Veterinary Education Symposium: Anthrozoology, the One Health Initiative, and Addressing Inequalities through Education and Research. Ideas and innovations: There is growing research into anthrozoology, the study of human-animal interactions, and the meanings for education.1 The One Health Initiative … Continue reading
I am fortunate to be participating in the Veterinary Education Symposium in Edinburgh in July, 2012. It will be a great opportunity to work with people from veterinary education on research and teaching issues that affect human and animal … Continue reading
Background and Purpose – based in the philosophy of andragogy [1], we sought to identify whether there were benefits from consensus building [2] in curriculum development in the different contexts of undergraduate human medicine for public health, professionalism and ethics … Continue reading
Purpose – this abstract questions whether as educators we are prepared to take the opportunity for teaching and learning about communications. This opportunity has been created by the changes in the practices of veterinary and human medicine in the past … Continue reading
A very threatening situation is developing in Wales because the Welsh Assembly Government appears to wish to impose an opt-out system which would enable organs to be taken from Welsh residents. In a recent analysis paper in the British Medical … Continue reading
The public has traditionally held health care professionals in high esteem. However as society grows more complicated with increasing amounts of information and less time to reflect on the information, it seems important for these professionals to consider the balance … Continue reading