New life for old cellular pathology: a transformational approach to the upcycling of historic e-pathology records for contemporary clinical uses.

Aims: Cellular pathology ('e-pathology') record sets are a rich data resource with which to populate the electronic patient record (EPR). Accessible reports, even decades old, can be of great value in contemporary clinical decision making and as a resource for longitudinal clinical research. The aim of this short paper is to describe a solution in a major UK University Hospital which gives immediate visibility and clinical utility to 30 years of e-pathology records METHODS: Over the past decade, we have created a timeline structured and iconographic data framework for the 'whole-of-life' visualisation of the entirety of an EPR.

Design and implementation of the stacked, synchronised and iconographic timeline-structured electronic patient record in a UK NHS Global Digital Exemplar hospital.

Background: Conventional electronic screen visualisation formats, which use tabs, dropdown menus, lists and multiple windows, present huge navigation challenges to health professionals. A unifying and intuitive interface for the electronic patient record (EPR) has been an elusive goal for software developers for decades.

Methods: Since 2009, by working in an agile way, we have built and implemented a fully operational and dynamic system, the University Hospital Southampton Lifelines (UHSL), within our clinical data estate, in a UK university hospital.

Video assisted thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal ectopic parathyroid adenomas: a UK regional experience.

Background: To report the first series of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) resection of mediastinal ectopic parathyroid adenomas (MEPAs) in the UK.

Methods: A case series of seven cases undergoing VATS between 2004 and 2009 to treat single gland hyperparathyroidism. Methylene blue (MB) was used in 5/7 cases immediately before exploration to identify the adenomas.

Enhancing Asthma Self-Management in Rural School-Aged Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: To test the effects of 2 modes of delivering an asthma educational intervention on health outcomes and asthma self-management in school-aged children who live in rural areas.

Methods: Longitudinal design with data collected 4 times over 12 months. The target sample was composed of children in grades 2-5 who had a provider diagnosis of asthma.

Clinical Outcomes in the Google Era: The PB Desai Oration, ASICON 2013.

This article is based upon the PB Desai Oration which was given by the author in Ahmedabad on 28th December 2013 at the National Congress of the Association of Surgeons of India at the invitation of the Executive Board of the Indian Association for Surgical Oncology.

The Development of Supportive Care for Cancer Patients in India: A UK Perspective.

This article discusses the development of supportive care for cancer patients in India from a UK professional nursing perspective.

Breast Screening in India: A UK Perspective on the Practicalities.

This paper is offered as an Editorial, providing a UK perspective on discussions about the merits of a Breast Screening programme in India, based upon the UK and European experience.

Understanding outcomes in cancer surgery through time structured patient records.

To discuss the importance of time and to introduce the concept of the time structured electronic patient record (EPR) in surgical oncology. An essay based upon the NC Misra Oration given to the Indian Association for Surgical Oncology National Conference in Lucknow, September 2011. The time structured EPR offers new insights into the contributions of multidisciplinary cancer therapeutic inputs to clinical outcomes.

Curating the world's peer-reviewed literature.

New technologies are transforming academic publishing, including surgical research. The author considers a variety of the new systems, platforms and search engines that are fuelling this information revolution, as well as the bibliometrics and citation analysis necessary for filtering quality material for the increasingly inundated researcher.

Parental acceptance and illegal drug use among gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents: results from a national survey.

Although gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) adolescents face many of the same developmental challenges as do heterosexual adolescents, they must also deal with the stress of being part of a stigmatized group. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which family support and involvement with the queer community may buffer the effects of life stress on substance use among GLB youths. Drawing on a large national online survey, the authors examined drug use in 1906 GLB youths 12 to 17 years of age.

Collective wisdom and decision making in surgical oncology.

Aim: To describe systems for capturing and optimising collective knowledge and insight in areas of complexity and uncertainty in surgical oncology, with particular reference to the Delphi process and related systems.

Methods: Internet search engines (Google, Google Scholar) and four databases (SCOPUS, PubMed, Medline and Embase) were searched to find English language articles on the use of The Delphi Process and related systems in surgical oncology, using a variety of search terms.

Findings: There are a number of established systems for co-opting group knowledge and facilitating collective decision-making.

Near-clinical applications of laser scanning cytometry.

Biological samples from human tissues are characterized by complexity and heterogeneity. The ability to make rapid, reliable, quantitative fluorochromatic measurements on clinical samples allows the development of new and practical assays that could influence diagnosis and treatment in a variety of clinical applications. Laser scanning cytometry (LSC) is a very versatile and adaptable technology that allows for the quantitative analysis of cell samples that are unsuitable for flow cytometry by virtue of their presentation and context.