If, not when

"If not us, who? If not now, when?".

Annuitization : If Not Now , When ?

In previous writing – and related papers by Chen and Milevsky (JFP, 2003) or Ameriks, Veres and Warshawsky (JFP, 2001) – the point has been made that payout annuities, either variable or fixed, have a rightful place in the optimal life-cycle portfolio. I have argued that depending on a lifecycle investor’s bequest motive versus their desire for consumption, they should have a substantial portio...

Interprofessional collaboration: if not now, when?

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is a driving force behind state-of-the art health care delivery. Health care experts, governmental bodies, health professions organizations and academicians support the need for collaborative models. Dental hygienists possess unique qualities that can enhance a collaborative team. As preventive therapists, health educators and holistic providers, they are p...

The EHCR – if not now , when ?

The promotion and uptake of Electronic Healthcare Record (EHCR) systems has been much slower than originally envisaged due to a number of factors. These include, the widespread under-investment in clinical computing, fragmented markets with attendant low profitability exacerbated by a lack of proven standards together with the need to protect investment in existing (legacy) IT systems. Furtherm...

Lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer: when, not if.

The lack of consensus for primary surgical treatment of endometrial cancer, the most common gynaecological cancer, is deplorable. Whether lymphadenectomy should be done together with hysterectomy has been debated at length and passionately. Resolution of this problem has been confounded by several issues, such as selection of patients, the perceived goals of lymphadenectomy, and clinicians’ fai...