Chalkeyes
The Joy of Piracy
As a kid, events before you were born, even just one or two decades earlier, lie in an unimaginably distant past. For me, the Second World War was that...
Waiting for pseudophakia: an insider’s view of cataract surgery
We all know cataract surgery is no big deal. We refer patients all the time, reassuring them, reappraising them and sharing their delight when it all goes...
Seriously, though…
There doesn't seem much point in bluffing it these days – the audience is a bit more limited and most of my mob know the script. It’s a shame, as I quite...
The spoils of history
There is a well-understood narrative for the history of humanity. It describes how we made our way from the Stone Age to Instagram and all of those small...
The twilight zone
I may have mentioned it before, but I am getting on a bit, and the use-by date is creeping into consideration. I've suspected for some time that I will...
Dropped stitches in Health NZ’s tapestry
The creation of Health New Zealand meant expectations were high for the Digital Health Leaders conference in Wellington from 5-6 September. Stuart Bloomfield,...
Someone else will do it
Social media is always super excited to let me know about clever new technology. The latest recommendation is the Laundry Jet, a domestic revolution in...
Glaucoma: Confronting every angle
Glaucoma prevalence in New Zealand is increasing as our population ages, and the country’s public health system is bursting at the seams with the burden....
Now you see it, now you don’t!
I remember when I first looked through a kaleidoscope; it was a magical thing that you pointed towards the light, rotated the end piece and all the shapes...
Chalkeyes presents: Taking this bike all the way to Invercargill, son
The first time I heard about a monster bike ride from Cape Reinga to Bluff, I was in the doctor’s surgery. My GP was wiry, a keen bike rider, a role model....
In the dark
"The nothing that is not there and the nothing that is" Wallace Stevens
The illusion of choice
There is a lot to be grumpy about in our industry.
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