I disagree - a lot more patients accept that they dont need antibiotics than use to. Smoking rates have dropped dramatically over the last 20 years - it takes a while.
R Quoting Cedric Meyerowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Horst > > Don't get me wrong. I agree with your thoughts on Public education, but it > hasn't worked & won't work - unless you use the big stick. Educating kids > at school about colds & Flu ? Won't work, as most kids if not all get > hammered about how bad Alcohol, drugs & smoking is. Yet - not helped. > > A large % of kids won't remember what they were tought a year ago. > > What do we do with Migrants ? Before they can use Medicare, give them a > exam to pass on household basc Medicine ? (example: Colds & Flu's caused by > viruses, antibiotics thus useless etc) > > Frequently the same person gets caught drink driving, speeding etc. Surely > after the 1st speeding fne you have learnt your lesson ? > > The same applies to Dr's who can't read PBS guideline. The big stick > approach helps to a degree. > > Cedric > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Horst Herb > Sent: Wednesday, 14 February 2007 9:39 AM > To: General Practice Computing Group Talk > Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] In quest of OS Medical Records for AU > > > On Wednesday 14 February 2007 09:14, Cedric Meyerowitz wrote: > > How much money has been spent on public education about colds & flu's > > - yet 99% of patients still insst on antibiotics everytime they cough, > > get a sore throat etc. > > Printing glossy pamphlets and sending 30 seconds TV ads is NOT education. > It's > bureaucratic bullshit and waste of taxpayers money. > > Integrating health into the school curriculum is education (for example) > > Education takes time and reaps benefits in the future, not now - hence not > popular with our politicians who all seem to suffer from severe ADD > > Horst > _______________________________________________ > Gpcg_talk mailing list > [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk > > > _______________________________________________ > Gpcg_talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk > _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
