The 2023 Wakley Prize: spotlight themes in The Lancet 's bicentenary year

Antiseptics and anaesthetics in surgery, life-saving devices and drugs, childhood and adult immunisation, the development of clinical trials, and digital health care are just a few of the advances that have improved patients’ lives. There has also been increased scrutiny of medical power, including...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2023-06, Vol.401 (10394), p.2098
Main Authors: Palmer, Joanna, Bagenal, Jessamy, Francis, Beth, Virdi, Maneet, Wilson, Chloe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthetics
Antiseptics
Children
Climate change
Clinical trials
Drug development
Essays
Global health
Health care
Immunization
Medical research
Medicine
Mental disorders
Public health
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Summary:Antiseptics and anaesthetics in surgery, life-saving devices and drugs, childhood and adult immunisation, the development of clinical trials, and digital health care are just a few of the advances that have improved patients’ lives. There has also been increased scrutiny of medical power, including medical paternalism, the colonial foundations of global health, the inequities of race-based medicine, and medical misogyny. Entries for the Wakley Prize can be on any health-related topic, but this year we especially encourage essays that bring a personal and humane focus to topics related to any of the five spotlight themes of our bicentenary year: universal health coverage and ensuring all populations have access to affordable, quality health care; tackling climate change through the lens of human health; ending stigma and discrimination against, and promoting dignity and respect for, people living with mental health conditions; prioritising the health needs of children and adolescents; and the importance of research for health and greater recognition of research participants.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01244-8