Earlier this year, I was selected to attend the 2020 WONCA Europe Pre-conference Exchange in Berlin. Conference exchanges are one of the activities offered by the Vasco da Gama Movement – they usually involve spending a couple of days shadowing a GP from another country before attending a conference in that country. They are a … Continue reading How Can You Do a Primary Care Exchange in the Midst of Global Pandemic?
Category: COVID-19
Covid in London – how are we getting everyone vaccinated? Interview with Dr Claire Thomas
It is Sunday night, 10pm, and Claire has just put her toddler to bed before we settle in for a Zoom call. Dr Claire Thomas is the immediate Past President of the Vasco da Gama Movement (VdGM) and we have crossed paths many times before I joined VdGM as the Liaison Officer to WONCA Europe. … Continue reading Covid in London – how are we getting everyone vaccinated? Interview with Dr Claire Thomas
COVID in London – how did we fail?
My commute to my rehabilitation step-down unit for Covid patients in a community hospital takes me through my favourite part of London on foot. It's a market street in West London where normally the shops are spilling over into the pavement, the cafes are bustling with locals and stallholders are bantering with their regular customers. … Continue reading COVID in London – how did we fail?
COVID in London – the surge of the new variant
"There are no grades to survival. You just survive or you don't" These are the words of my friend from medical school when we used to talk about night shifts. You cannot survive a night shift with style or with flair; you cannot make it looks good; you just make it to 9 am with … Continue reading COVID in London – the surge of the new variant
A Portuguese doctor in COVID-19 – how can we combat the rising numbers of intimate partner violence?
DISCLAIMER: I do not intend for these blogs to be seen as giving clinical advice nor as judging public health policy but rather to recount the lived experiences of family medicine physicians from across the world. I recommend you still follow your local guidance. Date of interview: 5th October 2020 Number of confirmed cases at … Continue reading A Portuguese doctor in COVID-19 – how can we combat the rising numbers of intimate partner violence?
COVID-19 – Kazhakstan – can social media replace government messaging?
DISCLAIMER: I do not intend for these blogs to be seen as giving clinical advice nor as judging public health policy but rather to recount the lived experiences of family medicine physicians from across the world. I recommend you still follow your local guidance. Date of interview: 24th August 2020 Number of confirmed cases at … Continue reading COVID-19 – Kazhakstan – can social media replace government messaging?
Why do conspiracy theories arise during a pandemic?
I know you're all wondering why this is relevant to family medicine. As some of you know, I am studying a Masters in medical anthropology and I'm always struck by how we, as a medical community, fit into the lives and experiences of our patients. We, as doctors, are only part of the story when … Continue reading Why do conspiracy theories arise during a pandemic?
COVID-19 – GP view of working in the Nightingale Hospital and for Track-and-Trace
DISCLAIMER: I do not intend for these blogs to be seen as giving clinical advice nor as judging public health policy but rather to recount the lived experiences of family medicine physicians from across the world. I recommend you still follow your local guidance. The Nightingale Hospitals - six critical care units across the UK … Continue reading COVID-19 – GP view of working in the Nightingale Hospital and for Track-and-Trace
COVID-19 in New Zealand – What Can We Learn?
I've had the pleasure of Kerry writing for me before and I welcome her as a long-term contributor to this blog. I look forward to reading more of her work! If you'd like to contribute the blog (even if you have no experience), pitch me an idea and let's start the conversation! COVID-19 in New … Continue reading COVID-19 in New Zealand – What Can We Learn?
A geriatrician in COVID-19 – the hidden costs of lockdown. Social isolation is a bigger killer than smoking.
DISCLAIMER: I do not intend for these blogs to be seen as giving clinical advice nor as judging public health policy but rather to recount the lived experiences of physicians from across the world. I recommend you still follow your local guidance. The narrative of COVID-19 has centred around the virus' preponderance for the elderly … Continue reading A geriatrician in COVID-19 – the hidden costs of lockdown. Social isolation is a bigger killer than smoking.
