TY - JOUR T1 - Debrief: Generalism for bounded rationalists JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 554 LP - 554 DO - 10.3399/bjgp19X706277 VL - 69 IS - 688 AU - Euan Lawson Y1 - 2019/11/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/69/688/554.abstract N2 - An experienced colleague told me years ago that he didn’t routinely use his BNF. He was comfortable he knew what he needed. I was a little impressed, perhaps even envious, but then I thought: you know the information in there changes? I remain idealistic enough to hope that research in journals such as the BJGP and the guidance written in the BNF are intrinsically linked but it is undeniably Sisyphean to stay up to date; a relentless struggle to push the boulder of clinical care up an ever-steepening slope of evidence. Clinical update days can bridge the gap and remain wildly popular despite the death-by-PowerPoint style. Other than revalidation diktats, what motivates GPs to give up a Saturday for them? My guesses: complexity and fear. It’s … ER -