tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post8976860759991504980..comments2024-03-27T09:55:23.143-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: Preparing for ScotlandJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-21363925580456002302011-04-11T21:25:55.923-07:002011-04-11T21:25:55.923-07:00Hi John,
Good to know you are travelling to Scott...Hi John,<br /><br />Good to know you are travelling to Scottish highlands, i would recommend visiting Isle of Sky and Cuith-Raing, the most scenic place that I found in Scotland. Happy travels!!<br /><br />Thanks<br />AnkurAnkur Sethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-234141991068171902011-04-11T09:58:49.542-07:002011-04-11T09:58:49.542-07:00Perhaps you'll find a purveyor of Gore-Tex kil...Perhaps you'll find a purveyor of Gore-Tex kilts on the Royal Mile...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-24406563389557316982011-04-10T18:01:45.584-07:002011-04-10T18:01:45.584-07:00Anonymous wrote: "I thought UK put moratorium...Anonymous wrote: "I thought UK put moratorium on EHR for primary care". <br /><br />I can't speak to the details but law, health, education, and other matters are generally different in England and Scotland. My understanding is that the implementation of electronic records in Scotland is much further along and less beset by problems.Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-90492987964231433522011-04-08T03:31:16.192-07:002011-04-08T03:31:16.192-07:00Would love to see a copy of your presentation or s...Would love to see a copy of your presentation or summary of your talk. I think we all benefit by looking outside of our country, and a vicarious peek in this instance would be appreciated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-67037825450772528252011-04-07T17:48:31.143-07:002011-04-07T17:48:31.143-07:00I thought UK put moratorium on EHR for primary car...I thought UK put moratorium on EHR for primary care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-15187949186414641942011-04-07T07:44:10.805-07:002011-04-07T07:44:10.805-07:00Hi John, I believe you met my Ocean Informatics co...Hi John, I believe you met my Ocean Informatics colleagues, Heather and Hugh Leslie a couple of weeks ago. I am a former Scottish GP with family in Edinburgh and am involved in local primary care informatics as well as my wider openEHR remit. I would love to hear your talk if at all possible- is this in an NHS meeting or academic setting?<br /><br />I hope you get good weather for your trip to the Highlands but watch out for the 'midgie'!! see http://www.firstfoot.com/dictionary/m.htmlIan McNicollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869383870547032153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-8483444605258979982011-04-07T06:47:58.053-07:002011-04-07T06:47:58.053-07:00Scottish weather from a Scot:
The west coast tend...Scottish weather from a Scot:<br /><br />The west coast tends to be milder and much wetter and the east coast drier but windy and cooler. The weather can be great in May but you never know what you are going to get. The last time I was home, three or four years ago, it was mid-April and the weather was sunny and in the seventies--not what I expected. In Edinburgh everyone was lying out in the sun in the Prince's Street Gardens. Sometimes you get a couple of fantastic weeks in May and then nothing so good the rest of the summer. The changing weather and light can be absolutely fantastic. Years ago I visited Skye in April and vividly remember standing on the western coast and watching clouds, and sun, and rain roll in in wave after wave every few minutes.<br /><br />At the time of the American revolution, Edinburgh's medical school was the preeminent medical school. Many of the early American medical schools were started by graduates from Edinburgh. If you are on Chambers Street have someone show you where Burke and Hare delivered the cadavers. Other medical trivia: Conan Doyle, who was a student at the medical school, based the character of Sherlock Holmes on a medical lecturer. (The city has at various times been home to many famous writers and authors: Hume, Smith, Boswell, Stevenson, Scott, Spark, McCall Smith, Welsh, Rankin, Rowling, ...). Have fun.Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-75633625421893769102011-04-07T04:29:32.894-07:002011-04-07T04:29:32.894-07:00Don't climb Ben Nevis at night.. I tried that ...Don't climb Ben Nevis at night.. I tried that and it was terrible. Also be carefully if it's foggy - several people have died up there. Enjoy the Highlands, they're wonderful!Benhttp://www.hcval.comnoreply@blogger.com