A Virtual Academic Unit—the first 10 years

Williams, Andrew N

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2014-308044

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“…Information technologies allow new, highly efficient, innovative ways of working, such as a Virtual Academic Unit, which can complement and run alongside this 18. Finally, always conspicuously acknowledge any contributions to projects.…”

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Thinking outside the box in clinical practice

Williams

2017

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed

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During difficult times we forget that as healthcare practitioners we are immensely privileged. We have a job, with regular work and generally don't have to worry about putting food on our families' table. But from a humanities perspective, we also have front row seats on the drama of life and no two days can be the same. Yet as we struggle to master our profession, the day to day realities of the job itself struggles to master us. If we become 'too hard' we may be fully competent yet fail to discharge our duties properly; however, should we become 'too soft', we may find ourselves not being able to discharge those duties at all. Striking that 'happy' balance is a decision we each make for ourselves every day during our decades of practice. For me, it has been necessary from the outset to include medical humanities within the clinico-medical perspective of daily practice. My definition of Medical Humanities will not only include medical history but also, stories, films and plays. This article relates some practices which I have found useful.

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Thinking outside the box in clinical practice

Williams

2017

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“…As my 2015 article relates 'A VAU has its place and in a present and future environment where resources are continuing to be constrained, a method of working that allows something meaningful to be produced, from where previously nothing could be expected at all. …Some realistic mechanism translating into sustained funding for VAUs would be very helpful' [4].…”

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“…We in Northampton established a Virtual Academic Unit (VAU) in 2004, and published our experience of its first 10 years experience in Archives in 2015[4].Among the articles published through the VAU there is 'Ethical Research Involving Children'. (2013) UNICEF, which predates the College own Children's and Young People's Child Health Research Charter[5].…”

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