How to avoid getting kicked by the media donkey
By David Woods, HOC editor In the June issue of HOC, we made the point that health economists should step out of their “health economics shell” to convey research findings…
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Watch your language
As Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., the famous American physician and writer, wrote in his essay titled Scholastic and Bedside Teaching: “I would never use a long word… where a short…
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Effective communication: As a matter of fact, at the end of the day, it’s a foregone conclusion…
by Clare Gurton It’s easy to poke fun at street lingo; words such as “like”, “yeah”, “y’know” are completely over-used in most sentences. Yet we all have our favourite phrases,…
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How to turn that mountain of “must” reading into a manageable molehill
by David Woods Are there means by which the busy professional can keep up to date by reading? Well, speed-reading may be one solution but this is rather like bolting…
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It’s not what you say, but how you say it
by Clare Gurton Being assertive is crucial for success in work; in meetings, giving presentations or talks and on paper. It really is not what you say, but how you…
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Let’s hear it for sound listening skills
By David Woods Of the principal elements in communication – reading, speaking, writing and listening – listening is learned first, is used most through life, and is taught least through…
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Help with presentation materials?
It is estimated that 30 million people stand up to give a PowerPoint presentation every day, whilst over 250 million copies of PowerPoint have been sold. Just think of all…
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Becoming accustomed to public speaking
By David Woods While the majority of speakers and panellists at the recent ISPOR meeting made professional and even compelling presentations, some of the offerings were characterised by mumbling –…
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HOC – we need YOUR feedback!
As we are now on our fifth issue of HOC, and our mailing list is expanding rapidly, we would greatly welcome some early feedback on how you view the newsletter…
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Watch your language
Troublesome triads Adjunctive therapy, adjuvant therapy, and neoadjuvant therapy. Adjunctive therapy is treatment used together with the primary treatment. Adjuvant therapy is treatment given after the primary treatment to increase…
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