Month: March 2018

What is research?

Recently I read some thoughts about research and that has inspired me to reflect on my interest in research and its relationship to practice.  I am, of course, an old age psychiatrist by background. When I did my psychiatry training we had a “research day” which meant different things to different people, but was probably …

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No fog on the Tyne: old age psychiatry, driving and dementia

I’m writing this at the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry annual residential conference in Newcastle upon Tyne and reflecting on sparkling moments so far. I went to a workshop on driving with dementia/ MCI and it was outstanding. The presenters used an interactive design so that the audience could vote to indicate what they would …

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