why a journal of medical case reports? the best teaching of medicine is that taught by the patient...
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Areas neglected by traditional publishers
Michael Kidd Editor-in-Chief
J ournal of Medical Case Reports
BioMed Central Colloquium
Thursday 8th February 2007, The Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
Why a journal of medical case reports?
• “The best teaching of medicine is that taught by the patient” – Osler
• Detailed information about an individual
• Early warning signals
• Neglected area
• Impact on Impact Factors
• Potential to contribute to and change clinical practice
Case reports and Evidence Based Medicine
• Case reports offer information that large scale studies cannot
• Previously unreported reactions to new medications
• Rich source of hypothesis • Great opportunity for teaching clinical
medicine• Part of a comprehensive database with
other case reports
What are we looking for?
1. Unreported or unusual side effects or adverse interactions involving medications
2. Unexpected or unusual presentations of a disease3. New associations or variations in disease processes4. Presentations, diagnoses and/or management of new
and emerging diseases5. An unexpected association between diseases or
symptoms6. An unexpected event in the course of observing or
treating a patient7. Findings that shed new light on the possible
pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect
Progress to date
• Editorial board• Peer review process• In house editorial team• PubMed acceptance• Call for papers• Journal online launch• Database• Join us