Blogs Posts on "Bma"

Schulsystem in der DDR mit vorbildlichem Praxisbezug by Generation Bildung on Nov 10, 200920 Jahre Deutsche Einheit Special Im Schulsystem der DDR wurde großer Wert auf einen starken Praxisbezug zu später angestrebten Berufen oder Studiengängen gelegt. Die Wissenschaftlich-Praktische Arbeit (WPA) war eine Unterrichtsform im 11. und 12...

Physician assisted suicide – an open letter by Witch Doctor on Oct 30, 2009The Witch Doctor finds it remarkable that she was so busy getting through the days that she was oblivious to the clever footwork that seemed to be going on at the BMA annual conference in 2005 when a spurious vote was taken which effectively moved th...

A twitching witch by Witch Doctor on Oct 28, 2009The BMJ group has a number of blogs relating to individual journals. Two bloggers were very quick off their mark to comment on the Kerry Wooltorton case. The first was a lawyer, Professor Sheila McLean who is a distinguished academic with a particula...

A rigged vote? by Witch Doctor on Oct 27, 2009So, 2005 was the year that it has been said there was some kind of rigging of a vote at the annual meeting of the British Medical Association. The vote did not concern a trivial matter.  There is a view that it was the most significant vote in the h...

Suicide, Capacity, Self-determination, Paternalism, Persuasion by Witch Doctor on Oct 19, 2009It could be argued that when an individual grabs a gun and shoots himself (usually himself) then the intention was to commit suicide. It could be argued that when an individual hangs himself or herself by the neck, then the intention was to commit su...

Roast swan and port by NHS BLOG DOCTOR on Sep 15, 2009 BMA House Dr Crippen: Is the BMA right to want to ban alcohol advertising?I joined the British Medical Association almost accidentally, as did most doctors. I wanted to receive its journal, the BMJ, and, when I was a student, the association of...