Highlights from this issue

Embarking on a New Year brings to mind the drawing of Father Time with his sickle and hourglass walking off the page followed by Baby New Year, clad in a diaper, and top hat. A quick Google search for this image also reveals some recent modifications – Father time is handing Baby New Year a bottle of scotch or a suit of armour saying You're going to need this, kid.' So, although perhaps a happy accident of our publication schedule, this month's issue features three themes of the season: Geriatrics, Paediatrics, and the demand for emergency care.

Addressing demand first, (a demand by the way, due to the excellent reputation of emergency practitioners worldwide) Leung et al studied the impact of physician navigators on emergency physician (EP) productivity. Navigators are non-medical personnel who minimise physician time spent on non-clinical tasks by finding equipment, placing patients in exam rooms, pulling up medication...

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