Why do medical trainees take time out of their specialty training programmes?

SJ Agius, G Tack, P Murphy… - British Journal of …, 2014 - magonlinelibrary.com
Postgraduate medical trainees may take time out of programme for personal or professional
reasons which can delay completion of training. This survey of out of programme trainees in …

Smoking habits of health care professionals in a district general hospital (DGH) two years after smoking ban

SMH Kazmi, S Patel, L Watkins, G Tack… - B26. BARRIERS AND …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
A law was introduced in England and Wales on 1 July 2007 to ban smoking in enclosed
public places. We conducted a survey 6 months st after this ban to identify how it affected the …

[PDF][PDF] 'White out': a rare cause

G Tack, D Ganeshan, J Wide, P Stockton - Thorax, 2012 - thorax.bmj.com
A chest x-ray showed a right sided ‘white out’, thought to be a pleural effusion (figure 1A).
CT thorax showed a thoracic scoliosis with internal fixation and a large fluid collection within …

Is pulmonary rehabilitation an effective programme to manage post-COVID breathlessness?

M Clark, H Shams-Khan, N Nwosu, G Tack… - Future Healthc …, 2022 - rcpjournals.org
Background Long COVID syndrome is an emerging chronic condition which presents after
acute infection with SARS-CoV-2. Patients report a broad constellation of symptoms including …

Images in Thorax

G Tack, D Ganeshan, J Wide, P Stockton - Thorax, 2012 - scholar.archive.org
A chest x-ray showed a right sided ‘white out’, thought to be a pleural effusion (figure 1A).
CT thorax showed a thoracic scoliosis with internal fixation and a large fluid collection within …

PTH-131 Tapping into knowledge: identifying knowledge gaps to improve care of patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

L Chong, ON Wei, G Tack - 2018 - gut.bmj.com
Introduction Early recognition and treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in
patients with liver cirrhosis is essential. This was emphasised in the care bundle produced by …

Extra-pulmonary disease

G Tack, L Watkins - Peter DO Davies, MA, DM, FRCP, 2015 - api.taylorfrancis.com
5. EPTB has known association with HIV co-infection. 6. Outside the lungs, the disease most
commonly occurs in peripheral lymph nodes followed by bone and joint infections. 7. EPTB …

Wide Variation In Hospital Bed Days For COPD Exacerbations Per 1000 Local Population May Be A Useful Indicator Of The Local Organisation And Delivery Of Care

G Tack, PP Walker, E Thompson, K Holton… - A41. CHRONIC …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
Hospitalisation is the most costly aspect of COPD care and both health care providers and
patients share a desire to reduce time in hospital. Reducing the total bed days used depends …

Variation In 30-day Mortality After COPD Hospitalisation Remains After Adjustment And May Reflect Quality Of Care Delivered

PP Walker, G Tack, E Thompson, K Holton… - A41. CHRONIC …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
The UK national audit of a sample of admissions showed that COPD exacerbations have a
high mortality that varies between hospitals and that lower mortality was associated with …

Community Acquired Pneumonia: Improvements In Hospital Management In A UK NHS Hospital

DS Nazareth, G Tack, F Maher, S Patrick… - D25. COMMUNITY …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
Community Acquired Pneumonia: Improvements In Hospital Management In A UK NHS
Hospital Page 1 / Poster Discussion Session / Wednesday, D25 COMMUNITY ACQUIRED …