{"id":1119,"date":"2015-07-28T20:55:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T19:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2015-07-21T14:43:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T13:43:49","slug":"practical-authorship-what-to-write-instead-of-a-case-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/2015\/07\/28\/practical-authorship-what-to-write-instead-of-a-case-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Authorship: What to write instead of a Case Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Quill_pen\"<\/a>I’ve spent quite a while trying to convince you that you really ought not to be writing a case report. \u00a0But you’re in a bind. \u00a0Firstly, you’ve got in mind a case report – or you’re under pressure to write a case report with (for) someone. \u00a0And also, you’ve got to get published. \u00a0So, what are you going to write instead?<\/p>\n

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Firstly, as I’ve written before, there are models for getting case reports published, and BMJ case reports<\/a> is a good one. If you\u2019ve done the work, have written a case report, and want to get it published as it is, then go for it. \u00a0There is nothing wrong with this. \u00a0You’ll have added to the sum of human knowledge, and you’ll have something to put in the “publications” section of your CV.<\/p>\n

If you want to get it into a journal, and obviously I\u2019m writing for the ADC suite<\/a> here, then you could try it as it stands. Note, however, that you\u2019ll need to have written something that is of genuine reader interest – which is to say that the readers will find something they can take back to their own practice from it.<\/p>\n

However, if you wanted to try something different, here are some alternatives.<\/p>\n

My suggestion is to start from this thought: \u00a0What was it that I got from this clinical encounter? \u00a0There must be something that has led you to think that what you’ve learned should be shared. \u00a0Here are some possibilities.<\/p>\n

“I saw a rash, or an X-ray, or an appearance that nobody has seen before<\/em>“. \u00a0Or, “I saw something which people know about, but this is a really important and clear example that reminds us about this condition<\/em>“. \u00a0This falls, usually, into a case report type territory – but with images we’ve got a place for those; Mark Tighe runs the Images in Paediatrics submission in the blue ADC. \u00a0There are good examples\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A variation on this would be “I saw a really interesting clinical situation which nicely demonstrated how to make this diagnosis.<\/em>” \u00a0Again, this might one for Mark Tighe, for Education and Practice, and the Epilogue section. \u00a0Here you describe the clinical scenario and challenge the reader to chose from a list of diagnoses. \u00a0There are examples here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I saw a good example of a situation which made me think about the differential<\/em>” \u00a0You could rework your case report into a Problem Solving in Clinical Practice, about which Greg Skinner has written here<\/a>. There are some important things to consider if you\u2019re doing this, though. \u00a0 Note that here, the journey is as important as – or perhaps more important than – the destination. \u00a0That is to say that your paper should be at least 2\/3 about how you got to your diagnosis.<\/p>\n

“I asked an interesting clinical question, and thought the answer was of interest.<\/em>” \u00a0If critical appraisal of the literature is your thing, you could write an Archimedes paper. \u00a0Have a read of this blog post<\/a>\u00a0to find some top tips. \u00a0An alternative is to write a Picket paper – but note that these can be tricky, and we’d like to be sure that you’re doing it right before you put lots of work in, so please get in touch first.<\/p>\n

So, lots of choices. \u00a0No need to write a boring old case report. \u00a0If in doubt, get in touch – we’d be very happy to lend you a hand. \u00a0In fact, you might be surprised at how helpful we can be.<\/p>\n

The next few blog posts from me are going to have some thoughts about how you actually write.<\/p>\n

– @ian_wac<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve spent quite a while trying to convince you that you really ought not to be writing a case report. \u00a0But you’re in a bind. \u00a0Firstly, you’ve got in mind a case report – or you’re under pressure to write a case report with (for) someone. \u00a0And also, you’ve got to get published. \u00a0So, what […]<\/p>\n

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