tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post6770234732733122805..comments2024-02-28T08:42:52.675+00:00Comments on The Junior Doctor: The Logbook BluesDr Michael Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05340927185641717290noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-46129782438565146332009-01-21T08:15:00.000+00:002009-01-21T08:15:00.000+00:00I'm the same with my end of the month paperwork. ...I'm the same with my end of the month paperwork. I'm a midwife and have to account for where I am, how long I'm there, number of phone calls, how long each one took, my mileage etc etc. If I don't submit all of this I don't get paid my extra duty payments. Yippee. Love your blog by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-71893125557381814652009-01-20T19:17:00.000+00:002009-01-20T19:17:00.000+00:00Thanks for the suggesrtions everyone, quite a few ...Thanks for the suggesrtions everyone, quite a few of my colleagues use vasious "log as you go" devices, but the problem I have with Blackberries/palms is that I'm just not very good with small, technological things. In my hands, they inevitably get lost/stolen/left in a pub/dropped down the loo - don't ask me how many mobile phones and mp3 players I've had in the last five years - it's just embarrassing.<BR/><BR/>The Twitter idea would work better for me except that sites like Twitter are banned at work so i can't access it. Also, I've not sure I'd trust Twitter to hold this information for me. The royal college of anaesthetists have an online logbook that I could use, but given past experience of medical computer systems, i don't trust them to store the data safely either. Maybe i'm being paranoidDr Michael Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340927185641717290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-40216158842775554652009-01-20T14:28:00.000+00:002009-01-20T14:28:00.000+00:00Or - the slightly more low-tech version - if you c...Or - the slightly more low-tech version - if you can't afford to get a Blackberry - how about setting up a Twitter (i.e. blogging by text)? You can lock them down so that it is only visible to someone with a password (just you...), then Twitter after each operation and just copy and paste from the blog at the end of the day.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-37006392053045231262009-01-20T12:36:00.000+00:002009-01-20T12:36:00.000+00:00I used to use a version for surgical trainees that...I used to use a version for surgical trainees that worked on a palm pilot, with drop down boxes and preformatted fields so I could do it in a minute or two after each case / day. You could do it while you gas! Surely you lot are more tech savvy than a bunch of surgeons?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-48162341594127180562009-01-20T07:27:00.000+00:002009-01-20T07:27:00.000+00:00skydivers are meant to do the same. how much or li...skydivers are meant to do the same. how much or little detail goes into a logbook entry is personal discretion, though it's always helpful to have good detail so a visit to a new dropzone doesnt get off on a bad foot when showing the center chief instructor your record of jumps!<BR/><BR/>equally, we're meant to have each entry countersigned by another qualified jumper, and their license number ... i know of at least a couple of people who have "logbook signing parties" where they sit in a circle drinking beer and just passing the logbook to their left every few pages ;)<BR/><BR/>as smudge said, you could get a blackberry. can you use them in theatre? you could do half the details on the spot! :DHarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039651341334249628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-25042129758359036342009-01-19T22:49:00.000+00:002009-01-19T22:49:00.000+00:00You have my sympathies. I am supposed to record m...You have my sympathies. I am supposed to record my CPD in a similar way (well, it's a Word document rather than a nice database but the same kind of idea) and always end up spending days before review meetings trying to remember what I did and why and then write it up creatively. And however much I tell myself I'm going to spend 1/2hr every week doing it, I never do. Which reminds me, I didn't have a review in December and haven't updated the flaming log since October....smudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772766891488525861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482732367812174734.post-41347662499240293782009-01-19T21:48:00.000+00:002009-01-19T21:48:00.000+00:00This is when you need a Blackberry or something so...This is when you need a Blackberry or something so you can do it while sitting on the bus/train/loo. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com