by David Woods, HOC editor At some time in their careers most health economists will be faced with writing a grant proposal. Doing it properly will greatly increase your chances…
DetailsWe all know the spelling of English is erratic, illogical, and difficult. So which of these words are misspelled? barbituates callus foreward liquify preceed pruritis Barbiturates If this word is…
DetailsBy Clare Gurton The best way to overcome fear of public speaking is to be afraid and speak anyway. As silly as this may seem, it is an important and…
DetailsBy Ruth Murray As recently as 1990 the World Wide Web did not exist, and email was still difficult to use. Even the most optimistic experts could hardly foresee how…
DetailsWhile I’m not among those, such as that august journal The Lancet, who believe that PowerPoint corrupts and absolute PowerPoint corrupts absolutely, I do think that far too many presentations using that technique actually misuse it – and abuse audiences in the process.
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsAs 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…
Detailsby 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,…
Detailsby 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…
Detailsby 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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