tomwalker

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by tomwalker 14y ago
In my cohort of 12 individuals, 4 are male. This is not unusual unless you do surgery. "Looking at the figures shows that the picture is unambiguous. Not only are women doctors to outnumber their male counterparts in the UK by 2017, in gene
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by tomwalker 14y ago
In my profession it is becoming predominantly female. If I was to advertise an all male study group, or limit an event to 50 percent fem ale, I would be called exclusionary or sexist I feel.
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by tomwalker 14y ago
Isn't that sexist?
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by tomwalker 14y ago
Medicine is a huge industry. Where I am from, women are 70 percent of entrants. They still get help with applications (women in medicine career days etc). They are more likely to take long career breaks and work part time. In the UK, where
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by tomwalker 14y ago
For the non-UK readers, a sarnie is a sandwich.
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by tomwalker 14y ago
I agree that this is useful, especially if you are disabled, but it is just a matter of time before "terrorism" is cited as a reason to take it down.
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by tomwalker 14y ago
> I order them 150-200 at a time Wow. That's is a HUGE pile of t shirts. You say "washed-once" is a good look but do you throw them away afterwards? I think 150 t shirts would last me 150+ years
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by tomwalker 14y ago
I am using S3 also and it is surprisingly easy. For a small site the cost is close to nothing.
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by tomwalker 14y ago
Spam
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by tomwalker 14y ago
im a doctor also and the need for highly accurate timing is exceedingly rare. A lot of medical timing is guess work - why are antibiotics commonly prescribed for 5, 7, 10 or 14 days? Whynot 6? Automatic filing of EMR information would be im
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by tomwalker 14y ago
This is true. I have worked in emergency medicine, dealing with all types of assault, and females are rarely assaulted compared to men. When they are it is often by someone they know and usually another female. Random assault on a female is
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by tomwalker 14y ago
Beautiful piece of technology! Also bridges the gap between sci fi themed nightmares and reality!
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by tomwalker 14y ago
I think that this is a good example of a solution subsequently solved a problem. Knowing some bouncers, however, makes me aware that it may also be used as a ploy to "engage" with these young females....
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by tomwalker 14y ago
I cant really blame them - it must be a golden oppurtunity
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by tomwalker 15y ago
^this The issue is getting the host to support python, not the creation of software using python
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by tomwalker 15y ago
I met one of the team on the train once (Jordan I think?) and he seemed like a passionate young guy. I hope the project is a huge success.
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by tomwalker 15y ago
in scotland I worked in a hospital and would have to print out blood results on a daily basis for, on average, 20 patients. Some weeks it could easily be 60 patients. To do this would take about 6 clicks and due to the slow system about 40
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by tomwalker 15y ago
As a doctor I think it is a great idea and I think there are many sources of automation that haven't been implemented in health care yet. Learning medicine is all about learning diagnostic algorithms
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by tomwalker 15y ago
Was there a Man 2.0 conference?
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by tomwalker 15y ago
I have had some "good coverage" in my niche from some big name magazines related to my products field (non-tech). I did not use a PR company. There isnt a secret. Just meet lots of people, ask them to suggest other people to meet and dont e
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by tomwalker 15y ago
In the UK they use linezolid for drug resistant infections of all kinds. I think there have been a few cases of resistance already. In the dept I work they use tazocin as first line (it was considered second line til recently) Without innov
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by tomwalker 15y ago
In Scotland they have access to needles. They can pick them up for free with methadone. Anyone on methadone needs to see a doc first to get a prescription. Ifmedical professionals are seeing the tip then it is a huge iceberg. I did a stint
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by tomwalker 15y ago
Also: Deaths due to overdose of opiates, for example, accounted for 9% of deaths in young Australian adults under the age of 50 in 1998 and for more than 10% in several European cities despite the fact that they were used by less than 1% of
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by tomwalker 15y ago
Here is a paper http://www.bmj.com/content/331/7529/1352 "A total of 1 486 800 prescriptions for methadone were issued in 2003" and "A total of 1 486 800 prescriptions for methadone were issued in 2003" These are both methadone substitute
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by tomwalker 15y ago
I am a doctor in a Scottish hospital. For every productive member of society using drugs there must be at least 2 -3 that drain from society I rarely see anyone use methadone long term and rehabilitate themselves back to productive members
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by tomwalker 15y ago
I am familiar with smart drugs from a medical perspective. I am not 100% convinced that it is not primarily a placebo effect. I think that the benefit Mr Lipkowitz received from improving his diet may have had a larger role that taking supp
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by tomwalker 15y ago
Bowel screening problems throw up issues with mortality too. I was at a recent review of screening at a group of UK hospitals and it was found that the average age of death is the same for those with bowel cancer that were detected by scree
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by tomwalker 15y ago
That is a made up number I have had national level press at a cost of £0 Journalists will listen to you if you have something worth hearing
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by tomwalker 16y ago
I have taken time out of my profession to start a company, and I am still involved with a charitable organisation and my personal learning. Day to day I use to do lists to ensure that I have a daily focus, but once a month I write down what
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by tomwalker 16y ago
I run www.freshsight.org a third sector organisation related to the Berkley Group in California. I also run www.mylash.org which has launched recently

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