BMJ  2007;334 (24 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.39161.561736.55

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The Change Page

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To change one's life, said the psychologist and philosopher William James, start immediately, do it flamboyantly, and allow no exceptions. In medicine, flamboyance may not be a prerequisite, but change we must, and continuously, if we are to take in new knowledge and ensure the best possible care for our patients.

So in case you missed it the first time round, let me introduce you to a new regular feature in the BMJ—the Change Page. Developed from an idea from Joe Collier, former editor of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (www.dtb.org.uk), the Change Page does what it says on the tin. The idea is to provide doctors with a single page highlighting a change in practice—either to stop or start doing something—for which the evidence is clear and where practice lags behind. As it says in the blurb, "the change must be implementable and must offer therapeutic or . . . [Full text of this article]

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