(Contributed by Dr Lutfun Nisa, wife of Professor Ahmed)
Dr Syed Kamaluddin passed away on Wednesday 21 December, 2011. He was 58 years old and died from illness related to stomach cancer. At the time of his death Dr Ahmed held the position of Professor of Psychiatry at the Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(Contributed by YC Chee and CH Chew)
General Reay led a distinguished career in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) and was the last Director General of Army Medical Services prior to the amalgamation into a tri-service Ministry of Defence (MOD) medical service. He was the first to recognise the need for an army paediatric service and to establish it.
(Contributed by Roger Smith)
(Contributed by David Rogers, General Surgeon FRCP [brother-in–law])
Mervyn was born in Cambridge, UK. His early years were spent in Armadale, Australia, where his father Canon Archdall headed a theological college. His later formative years were spent in Auckland where he attended Kings College - his father was now headmaster there..
(Contributed by Emeritus Professor Wai-on Phoon FRCPE)
This issue starts with two editorials which challenge medical practices. The first explores the sensitive transition from paediatric to adult healthcare; the second stresses the paramount importance of consultants making effective diagnostic decisions themselves, rather than referring for someone else to do so. This highlights that the interface between specialists is often both interesting and problematic; nowhere more so than between palliative care specialists and their hospital colleagues (page 8) or between ambulance and emergency services and the wards (page 36).
We hope that every issue contains papers with the medical variety and interest to appeal to our international readership, inspire other quality contributions and generate debate.In this issue Professor Luft and colleagues will perhaps cause controversy by asking for Sir William Osler’s support from beyond the grave. Would Osler have used his budget to fund clinically unnecessary tests if the results might have had educational and academic interest?
Consultant Nephrologist
East Suffolk North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
I am a consultant nephrologist with a special interest in teaching and training. I am Honorary Senior Lecturer at University of East Anglia. In addition, I have interest and roles in genomics and quality improvement.
