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Rise of the “clinical officer”

What role do they have in improving Malawi’s obstetric healthcare?. Maternal mortality is a health indicator that shows glaring differences between rich and poor around the world. Every day 800 women die in childbirth, 440 from sub Saharan Africa.1 Maternal mortality ratios are a stark reminder of how much work there is still to be done internationally to improve access to healthcare. The maternal mortality ratios for countries in sub Saharan Africa are particularly poor, with the ratio for Malawi …

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Sickle cell disease in childhood

Managing common complications. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most severe monogenic conditions in the world. It has now overtaken cystic fibrosis to become the most common and fastest growing life threatening genetic disorder in England.1 Overseas, …

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Prepare and deliver an effective presentation

Following a few simple rules can make a preparing a presentation easy. Lectures have been the most common way of teaching students since medieval times.1 Today, lectures still form a considerable part of many students’ education because the large number of …

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Students 4 Best Evidence: the future of evidence based healthcare

Students 4 Best Evidence (S4BE) is a project set up by the Cochrane Centre. It consists of a growing network of students from a …

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Au-dit jazz

“How medical students are becoming increasingly involved in audit”. Most medical students are aware of the term “audit.” They vaguely associate it with points and prizes, but historically only fully qualified clinicians have undertaken this …

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