Dr. Chris Hammond

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Shared decisions must lie at the heart of consent process
When it comes to informed consent, we need to develop practical techniques and questions and be curious about our patients’ wishes, writes Dr. Chris Hammond. Offer them time, space, and support, and try to listen and understand them before negotiating a decision.
August 2, 2021
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What does it mean to be resilient?
Medicine is a roller coaster that never stops -- you just have to jump on and jump off, writes interventional radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond. He reflects on his personal journey, the memorable patients, the intense and relentless ride, and the meaning of resilience.
June 16, 2021
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Sometimes it's better for everyone if we just do nothing
Specialties like interventional radiology exist almost entirely in the context of doing procedures rather than managing patient pathways, but it may be in everybody's interests not to intervene at all. Occasionally inaction really is preferable, writes Dr. Chris Hammond.
May 26, 2021
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What do we mean by clinical need and comprehensive service?
Much is said these days about services being based on "clinical need" and the importance of providing a "comprehensive service." What do we mean by need? What is included in a comprehensive service and why? Dr. Chris Hammond investigates.
April 5, 2021
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Training: How to go beyond unconscious competence
Failing to create a healthy work environment means radiologists become increasingly siloed, but positive training methods and the use of mentoring can help enormously, writes Dr. Chris Hammond.
March 1, 2021
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Why can PACS still be both a miracle and a misery?
PACS developers have paid insufficient attention to the ergonomics and configurability of the interface and how a user will interact with the impressive underlying system architecture, Dr. Chris Hammond writes.
February 10, 2021
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Social media and the dominant power of an image
Posting beautiful images may show the success of an intervention, but it raises confidentiality issues and like Instagram, it represents a filtered and distorted version of reality, Dr. Chris Hammond writes. Used properly, however, social media is an exciting and powerful tool.
January 6, 2021
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Coping with COVID-19: Moral values must play central role
To find answers on how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, we may be looking in the wrong place. As much as epidemiological science, moral values underpin the huge changes in society imposed by governments worldwide. We must examine our moral values more closely, writes interventional radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond.
December 21, 2020
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How much emphasis should we put on cost-effectiveness?
After a long discussion with his doctor, a patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysm selects a treatment option that is not cost-effective. Interventional radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond reflects on the ethical and moral dilemmas posed by such a case and by the costly technological advances that doctors want to offer patients but may be unaffordable for society.
November 23, 2020
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