Michael Withers
Michael is a freelance medical writer with a lifetime of work in scientific, technical and medical writing and editing. He was in charge of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s chemical education magazine for many years before entering the world of medical communications. He has worked with a number of agencies on a wide variety of education and publication activities. He developed an interest in publication and communication through digital media in the mid-1990s, and has a special interest in the application of e-learning techniques to continuing medical education.
Fixing the NHS
As anyone with any experience in repairing things will tell you “you can’t fix it until you know which bit is broken”.
But is the...
How to learn from the never event
“I’m in charge, don’t you trust me”! “Checklists? Bah, a waste of time”.
Attitudes like this can lead to ‘never events’ in the operating theatre,...
Music as medicine
Why does music have an effect on our perception of pain and help us to overcome the functional restrictions imposed by pain?
We recently described...
Spreading sunshine over Europe
Since 2010, drug manufacturers and medical device companies in the US have had to to track and report their relationships with physicians (including any...
Revenge of the deep-frozen viruses
It’s been the plot of many too many films and science fiction stories: the ‘thing’ from the frozen wastes returns to life! (See, for...
What you need to know about medical apps for you and your patients
Although physicians seem happy to embrace the smartphone for personal use, only one in 10 already uses smartphone apps in their work with patients...
Hopes for hearing loss
“Pardon, doctor?”
“I said that hearing loss is part of growing old and there’s nothing we can do about it”
Perhaps this dialogue won’t be necessary...
Face the fear of litigation
Are you afraid of being sued? Do you have sleepless nights worrying about the legal consequences of misdiagnosing a patient?
If you do, then you...
Perioperative emergency signage: Signs for safety
If you were to send me into the theatre corridor to find a fire extinguisher or a first aid kit, I will be able...
Why you should donate your tumour to research
It can happen with terrifying speed. From a breast lump to the chemo ward with the empty feeling that your whole personality has been...
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Improving the eye care of prone patients with Covid-19
The emergence of Covid-19 has led to unprecedented levels of ICU occupancy and mechanical ventilator use in the UK and worldwide. With non-intensivists often...
