Performing Arts: The Consulting Room

Fluency in the consulting room.

T HE analysis of communication is a complex topic that has been the subject of many disciplines, including philosophy , linguistics, and sociology. Within the sociology of health there has been an increase in the number of studies on the role of communication within the consultation process. 1 Two papers in this issue belong to this genre of research — they focus on communication between doctor...

The Performing Arts Data Service

The Performing Arts Data Service (PADS), funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and based at the University of Glasgow, aims to support research and teaching in UK Higher Education by collecting and promoting the use of digital data relating to the performing arts: music, film, broadcast arts, theatre and dance. The PADS is one of 5 service providers of the Arts and Humanities...

Energy expenditure in the performing arts.

Colour Vision in the Consulting Room.

time we shall not be surprised, if in a few year's time, very few hand milkers will be left in this country. Handicraft is being superseded by mechanism; in our own opinion to the great loss of the amenities of village life. Few youngsters are taught nowadays to use a scythe and the same will soon be true of thatching. In the farm yard a Dutch barn solves this question and they were being used ...

Changing disease incidence: the consulting room perspective.

British Journal of General Practice, November 2006 complexity, humanity and unpredictability, gives a vivid picture of traditional (and I think fundamental) aspects of general practice. These may not easily survive the unthinking implementation of expert guidance made concrete in QOF targets and lists of administrative tasks. By imposing a centrally driven, quantifiable disease management model...