Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) Blog
Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) Blog
Every now and again you do a piece of work that you think is really important, but the journals just won’t bite. This happened to me 11 years ago with a paper where we were looking at the health and healthcare experiences of gay, lesbian and bisexual patients. This paper went to all the big […]
What is Atrial Fibrillation and why does it matter? Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart condition. It increases risk of developing other conditions, like heart failure, or having a stroke and dying early. For many people, AF can be frightening and confusing. People with AF often describe a constant daily balancing act between making […]
Image by Arek Socha from Pixaby “Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability” – Sir William Osler (1849-1919) Uncertainty is common when making decisions about healthcare. It is recommended that healthcare providers talk about this uncertainty with patients experiencing multiple long-term health conditions (MLTCs) so decisions about healthcare can be made together. However, there is currently a lack of guidance for doctors on how to talk about uncertainty with their patients. There […]
Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research is about researchers and patients/public members working together in equal partnership to do research. PPI in health research is critical because it ensures that the research we do is relevant to and benefits those most impacted by the research. PPI for large programmes of work involving multiple studies […]
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