Present professional interests

John Wright invites discussion of the following topics about which he has written. Links may be provided on request. Exchange of correspondence is welcome. Some headings are:

• History of war surgery and current techniques employed in war zones

• A typical scene in a surgical tent hospital in Iraq or Afghanistan

• A surgeon who whispers to his patients - how and why

• Medical experiences of “Twin Towers” and terrorism

• Anaesthesia, analgesia and surgery, as they relate today

• Rogue doctors: definitions, causes, activities, penalties

• Medical ethics: whistleblowing, spurious peer-review, medical malice and mischief, elusive reports and suppression, active and passive concealment

• Major hospital mismanagement – reasons and solutions still untried

• Curricular fantasies: teaching anatomy, evidence-based decisions, problem-based learning and variations