Has Medutainment Replaced Education?
Has Medutainment Replaced Education?... A debate between Chris Nickson and Bala Venkatesh from the ANZICS ASM 2017.
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William Warwick Wagstaffe
William Warwick Wagstaffe (Sr) (1843-1910) was an English General surgeon and anatomist. Eponym: Wagstaffe-Le Fort Fracture (ankle fracture)
Wagstaffe-Le Fort Fracture
Wagstaffe-Le Fort Fracture: avulsion fracture of the medial aspect of the distal fibula due to avulsion of the anterior tibiofibular ligament attachment
René Le Fort
René Le Fort (1869 – 1951) was a French surgeon. Le Fort classified facial fractures in 1900 and published in 1901
Robert Adams
Robert Adams (1791 - 1875) was an Irish surgeon. Eponymously remembered for his contributions to Stokes-Adams syndrome
All Doctors are Jackasses
SMACC talk, March 2013
A Change in Condition
I went to Africa a student and came back a doctor. It is easy to forget the growing pains of the student-to-doctor metamorphosis. For me, the once vague notion of becoming a doctor was made real when I traveled to Zambia to work on the wards of St. Francis Hospital (SFH) in Katete
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
One day, as a trainee doctor working in rural Zambia, I walked through the gates of the hospital to be greeted by what seemed to be the “eeyore-ing” of a demonic donkey.
The Shrinking Feet of the Man from Malawi
Mr J had traveled across the border to Zambia from Malawi. He had been admitted to hospital overnight. The brief admission note showed that he was in his thirties and had three presenting complaints:
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 140
Get ready to be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia...introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 140
LITFL Review 232
Welcome to the 232nd LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs
Astley Cooper
Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768-1841) British surgeon and anatomist.