Abstract
It is a truism that information technology continues to change our lives and the world we live in. These changes affect all aspects of our lives, some for the better, and at pace, some to our detriment. It can be difficult for individuals and organisations to keep up with the pace of change, but failure can bring existential challenges for both! As individuals we may be equipped to adapt and change quickly, able to take advantage of opportunities to enhance our lives and improve the organisation of our lives and businesses. But all of us, to a greater or lesser extent, discover limits to what we can adopt, accommodate and learn; we are pragmatists and end up in our own comfort zone, one that helps describe our particular generation of humankind, whether Boomers, Zoomers or Millenials!
As a journal, like many publications and outlets for news and information, advances in technology and changes in the adaption and adoption of technology affect us, our organisation and the individuals we aim to reach with our output! Which is a long-winded way of stating the obvious and frames the challenge of adapting to change but also of measuring the quality and detail of such change to meet the varied needs of our target audience. After some deliberation, with attention to feedback, surveys and reflection, it seems that pragmatism will prevail in our attempts to adapt. Our priority is to be relevant for, and engaged with, you, our target audience of GPs, trainers and registrars seeking inspiration and education for our chosen profession. You are also our authors, so perhaps the implicit challenge is to improve awareness and engagement in a virtuous cycle of improvement! Pragmatism may keep us in our comfort zones, but you are invited to super-charge the virtuous cycle, with a mixing of metaphors, into a full-on revolution by sending a flurry of feedback, suggestions, ideas and even more articles to
This month Oluwaseun Olubodun has shared a fascinating account of smart dressings and the future of wound care. The article enlightens us on what, in all wound care, can promote or impede healing. Mohamed Idris and Mumin Idris provide an excellent account of bipolar affective disorder. Quite often we will need to assess risk and confer with colleagues when looking after our patients living with this problematic disorder. For those of you learning from simulated practice emergencies, the article from Rena Gwasaze and Hanin Ramadan on anaphylaxis may help inform a better team response and your own exemplary performance! Dr Tyler helps us understand the use of weight loss medication, now so prevalent in our practices and most often not prescribed by us. This is a useful and timely account of how medication is used by a growing number of patients. Karina Baxter and Sakshi Gupta give a comprehensive account of reconstructive breast surgery. This will undoubtedly help us when discussing prospective surgery with patients and when caring for patients postoperatively. Osayamen Iyekekpolor and Afolabi Olapade-Ayomidele give a helpful review of referrals and how to ensure these are timely and appropriate. Referrals are an important component of good patient care and can undoubtedly be improved with careful consideration of the many factors outlined here.
This month, as every month, we have articles that relate more specifically to training and learning. We are particularly interested in your feedback and ideas about these educational articles. We hope these inform particular areas of learning for those of you on a training journey and encourage you to discuss them with your trainer.
Awareness of the journal and content is the key to enhanced engagement. Engagement ensures that our output is relevant and should stimulate more submissions and suggestions. Our content comes mainly from authors working as GPs, trainers and registrars. We can help you with topics, writing and submission in a supportive publication process that encourages new authors. Please tell your friends and colleagues about the journal, encourage them to read and discuss content, but better still write an article, with or without their help. Submit your masterpiece to share knowledge and wisdom with your colleagues. We are all in this together and better when we share and disseminate the best of what we know! Get aboard the orientation express.
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