Medical screening society working groups

European Society of Cardiology Working Groups. Working Group 18: Thrombosis. Interview by Emma Wilkinson.

Working Groups

Groups are ubiquitous and basic human social systems. Participating with others in the organization and development of goal-oriented groups that “work” is a commonplace task. And yet the participants may know very little about what it means to make a group work well, ethically, and effectively. Further to the point, where group structure and functions are poorly understood the organization and ...

Medical Society

Medical Society

With the publication of the January number of its transactions, the Poona Medical Society completes the first year of its existence. The interest taken in the Society by its members is manifested by the numbers who attend its meetings, of which there have been three during the last quarter. The following gentlemen have shown cases and contributed articles of interest at the meetings, viz., Lieu...

Working with Balint groups

After defining Balint groups, I outline how I personally became interested in Balintwork. Then I review some of Michael Balint’s insights into what is the heart of Balintwork—the doctor-patient relationship. I describe what actually happens in a Balintgroup. I outline some of the administrative and organizational contexts for Balint work in Australia. I conclude with a brief discussion about Ba...