Comments on: Lessons from Herodotus http://chriscollison.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/lessons-from-herodotus/ Building knowledgeable organisations. Chris Collison's blog... Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:34:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chris Reynolds http://chriscollison.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/lessons-from-herodotus/#comment-1389 Chris Reynolds Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:33:15 +0000 http://chriscollison.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/lessons-from-herodotus/#comment-1389 in the analogy, i'd suggest that technology can provide the public square. Any ailment i or my family have i use the web to do research on. In an age of increased specialisation, it allows the patient to understand thier condition. This allows the patient to work with the physician. The reality of this, is that my son has a condition that the nearest hospital will treat. But it only treats two cases a year. using the web and other contacts we have read up on research and are getting treatment from a specialist in birmingham. The one fly in the ointment, is that there is very little firm evidence base(randomised control trial) for rare conditions! So, we have to do the best based on what knowledge we can gain and the advice we get from clinicians. What i like about the hereodutus example, is that it is firmly patient centric. Cheers in the analogy, i’d suggest that technology can provide the public square. Any ailment i or my family have i use the web to do research on. In an age of increased specialisation, it allows the patient to understand thier condition. This allows the patient to work with the physician. The reality of this, is that my son has a condition that the nearest hospital will treat. But it only treats two cases a year. using the web and other contacts we have read up on research and are getting treatment from a specialist in birmingham.

The one fly in the ointment, is that there is very little firm evidence base(randomised control trial) for rare conditions! So, we have to do the best based on what knowledge we can gain and the advice we get from clinicians.

What i like about the hereodutus example, is that it is firmly patient centric.

Cheers

]]> By: chriscollison http://chriscollison.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/lessons-from-herodotus/#comment-127 chriscollison Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:14:04 +0000 http://chriscollison.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/lessons-from-herodotus/#comment-127 Hi Karl, I'd intended this as an analogy for knowledge-sharing in organisations - not a dig at our beleaguered health professionals. (I have far too many clinicians as relatives!) Cheers, Chris Hi Karl,
I’d intended this as an analogy for knowledge-sharing in organisations – not a dig at our beleaguered health professionals. (I have far too many clinicians as relatives!)
Cheers,
Chris

]]> By: Karl Vogel http://chriscollison.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/lessons-from-herodotus/#comment-64 Karl Vogel Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:12:56 +0000 http://chriscollison.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/lessons-from-herodotus/#comment-64 Too many physicians? The ones we have are working 16-hour days and wasting time on "patients" trying to scam their way onto some disability list. Lack of compassion? How about too many parasites (with their attendant lawyers) demanding help and then suing you if you offered some without having the right credentials? Too many physicians? The ones we have are working 16-hour days and wasting time on “patients” trying to scam their way onto some disability list.

Lack of compassion? How about too many parasites (with their attendant lawyers) demanding help and then suing you if you offered some without having the right credentials?

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