James Joseph McDonald

ORCID: 0000-0002-8870-8884
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Research Areas
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Social Media in Health Education
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Byzantine Studies and History
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Augustinian Studies and Theology
  • Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Healthcare Systems and Technology
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Vascular Procedures and Complications
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Classical Antiquity Studies
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Medical and Biological Sciences
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment

NHS Fife
2025

NHS Lothian
2022

NHS Grampian
2019

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
2019

Bradford Royal Infirmary
2018

Ninewells Hospital
2016-2017

Western General Hospital
2014-2016

NHS Tayside
2016

Saint Louis University Hospital
1950

Abstract Aim There is evidence of significant growth in the engagement UK health‐care professionals with ‘open’ social media platforms, such as Twitter and LinkedIn. Social communication provides many opportunities benefits for medical education interaction patients colleagues. This study was undertaken to evaluate uptake public membership characteristics use channels amongst contemporary consultant colorectal surgeons. Method Colorectal surgeons were identified from Association...

10.1111/codi.12780 article EN Colorectal Disease 2014-09-12

An 88-year-old woman developed persistent unilateral headache followed by bilateral sequential visual loss. She suffered progressive neurological deterioration before her death. This report documents the clinicopathological conference at Association of British Neurologists Annual Meeting 2024.

10.1136/pn-2025-004579 article EN Practical Neurology 2025-04-22

Fifteen regional studies published over the last six decades surveying prevalence, mortality and hospital admissions have suggested that Scotland is amongst highest risk nations for multiple sclerosis (MS) in world. However, substantial intranational variation rates (between regions) has been described numerous countries, including only previous Scottish national survey, which used admission data, to address this issue. Against backdrop, Multiple Sclerosis Register (SMSR) was established...

10.1007/s00415-019-09413-x article EN cc-by Journal of Neurology 2019-06-11

Abstract Aim Engagement by medical professionals with social media ( SM ) is increasing. Variation noted in engagement between platforms and surgical specialities geographical regions. We aimed to study colorectal surgeons attending an international conference. Method Surgeons were identified from the delegate list of 2017 Annual Meeting American Society Colon Rectal ASCRS Tripartite (Seattle, Washington, USA ). Delegates searched on Twitter LinkedIn for presence a matching profile....

10.1111/codi.14058 article EN Colorectal Disease 2018-03-06

Starkloff, Gene B. M.D.; Bricker, Eugene M. McDonald, James J. Litzow, Louis T. M.D. Author Information

10.1097/00000658-195003000-00013 article CA Annals of Surgery 1950-03-01

There continues to be a steady rise in the use of social media among healthcare professionals. We present an overview breast surgeons within United Kingdom including demographic variations and some factors that underpin these trends. The benefits drawbacks open platforms are also considered.

10.1016/j.breast.2016.09.010 article EN cc-by-nc-nd The Breast 2016-10-14

Fifteen regional studies of multiple sclerosis rates have been published in Scotland; spanning some six decades and surveying prevalence, mortality hospital admissions. However, only one national study has attempted to compare (using admissions data). We used the Scottish Multiple Sclerosis Register investigate incidence (IR). present crude age-adjusted IRs, cumulative incidences, sex ratio cases rates, for all regions Scotland: 01/01/2010 31/12/2017. The overall IR Scotland was 8.76/100,000...

10.1136/jnnp-2019-abn-2.1 article EN Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2019-11-14

A 70-year-old retired male plumber was admitted with reduced consciousness following a recent onset of confusion and headache. He developed encephalopathy, seizures myoclonus. died despite treatment 10 weeks later. This article reports the clinicopathological conference presented at Edinburgh Clinical Neurology Course 2021.

10.1136/practneurol-2022-003437 article EN Practical Neurology 2022-06-22
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