UK encourages unrealistic expectations among overseas applicants for training

Realistic and Unrealistic Expectations

DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS considerable interest has developed in the possibility that some of the myocardial damage consequent to coronary occlusion may be averted.' To explore this possibility there is a critical need for techniques capable of testing the hypothesis that a given intervention is capable of protecting ischemic myocardium. Since it has long been appreciated that myocardial ischem...

ASTRALogy: Unrealistic Expectations?

Awell-recognized cause of secondary hypertension is renal artery stenosis (RAS), but uncertainty exists regarding whether it is worthwhile to actively search for this condition. First, the diagnosis of RAS requires either an invasive procedure (digital subtraction angiography [DSA]) or a noninvasive yet costly investigation such as magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) or CT angiography (CTA). O...

Unrealistic expectations born of defective institutions.

The prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among Filipino blood donors and overseas work visa applicants.

OBJECTIVE Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among the general population of the Philippines using data sources outside of the limited existing active surveillance network. METHODS We analysed aggregate HIV, HBV and HCV test results for hospital-based blood donors (BDs) and overseas Filipino worker candidates (OFWCs) that had been reported from licensed laboratories to...

Anticipating the content and circumstances of skill transfer: unrealistic expectations of driver training and graduated licensing?

There is substantial evidence that driving skills improve during driver training, but the long-term safety benefit of such formal training remains unproven. Restricting the exposure of newly licensed drivers to more hazardous driving circumstances, as in graduated driver licensing (GDL) regimes, demonstrably reduces crash risk, but drivers remain at risk after the restrictions are eased. GDL an...