Exemplary medicine: why doctors should practise what they preach

Exemplary medicine: why doctors should practise what they preach.

Why Don't They Practice What Ee Preach?

One of the most intractable problems in software is getting engineers to consistently use effective methods. The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has worked on this problem for a number of years and has developed effective methods for addressing it. This paper describes these methods and shows what they have accomplished with several hundred students and working engineers. After first descr...

Corruption in healthcare and medicine: why should physicians and bioethicists care and what should they do?

Corruption, an undeniable reality in the health sector, is arguably the most serious ethical crisis in medicine today. However, it remains poorly addressed in scholarly journals and by professional associations of physicians and bioethicists. This article provides an overview of the forms and dynamics of corruption in healthcare as well as its implications in health and medicine. Corruption tra...

Health practices of health professionals: do doctors practice what they preach?

Pakistan is an issue that has never been given due attention. The Annual Health Walk and Marathon 2009 organized by the Pakistan Medical Association took place in February 2009. The main purpose of the annual event is to increase awareness regarding importance of physical activity and exercise in the general population. In the marathon race, which is actually a half-marathon of 13 miles, partic...

Do Analysts Practice What They Preach and Should Investors Listen? Effects of Recent Regulations

From 1994 to 1998, Bradshaw (2004) finds that analysts’ stock recommendations relate negatively to residual income valuation estimates but positively to valuation heuristics based on the price-to-earnings-to-growth ratio and long-term growth. These results are surprising, especially considering that future returns relate positively to residual income valuation estimates and negatively to heuris...