MedWorm: Royal College of Physicians

[Comment] Offline: Life in the senior common room

LANCET — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Is being a doctor a job for life? Is it necessary to be a good person to be a doctor? How does the public see the medical profession? These questions are being put to hundreds of medical students up and down Britain. Thanks to a collaboration between the Royal College of Physicians and the King's Fund, among others, Question-Time-like roadshows have been taken to the four corners of the country. At a time when doctors feel as if they must permanently apologise (Bristol, Shipman, Stafford), the aim has been to promote discussion about the role of the future doctor. At Keele—a new medical school led superbly by Val Wass, Andrew Hassell, and their young team—over 90% of medical students saw being a doctor as a job for life. And 70% thought that you do indeed have to be a good person to be...

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Royal College of Physicians and NHS Connecting for Health launch e-learning modules for hospital record keeping

NeLM - News — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Source: E-Health Insider Area: News The Royal College of Physicians and NHS Connecting for Health have launched e-learning modules to support national standards for hospital record keeping drawn up by the RCP's Health Informatics Unit and by the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges. The online tool is aimed at allowing users to complete two training modules; one covering the principles of good record keeping and one covering the standards of hospital admission clerking, inpatient handover and hospital discharge. (Source: NeLM - News)

RCP and CfH launch online standards tool

EHI Primary Care — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:45:00 +0100

The Royal College of Physicians and NHS Connecting for Health have launched e-learning modules to support national standards for hospital record keeping drawn up by the RCP's Health Informatics Unit and signed off by the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges. (Source: EHI Primary Care)

RCP and CfH launch online standards tool

E-Health-Insider — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:05 +0100

Your life in their hands

HSJ — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:51:00 +0100

On 11 February 1958, the BBC first televised Your Life in Their Hands, presented by Charles Fletcher from the Royal College of Physicians. (Source: HSJ)

Leading Scientist Presented With A National Award For His Unsurpassed Commitment To The Understanding Of Human Lactation

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100

One of the worlds leading lactation experts, Professor Peter Hartmann, has been awarded with the Rank Prize Fund for Nutrition, worth Â£50,000, in recognition of his groundbreaking collaborative work with Prof. Robyn Owens and their invaluable contribution to the current understanding of human lactation. The funds, which are awarded in acknowledgment of excellence in; animal and health nutrition, crop husbandry and optoelectronics, will be presented during an official ceremony in London on February 8th at The Royal College of Physicians... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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[Lecture] Prevention is better than cure

LANCET — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Presented at the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK on Oct 20, 2009, and published simultaneously in Clin Med 2009; 9: 572–83 (Source: LANCET)

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Terry Pratchett's Richard Dimbleby Lecture, UK

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Sir Terry Pratchett, who has a rare form of Alzheimer's, says he is ready to be a test case for assisted suicide 'tribunals' which could give people legal permission to end their lives. The author says he wants a tribunal set up to help those with incurable diseases end their lives with help from doctors. Sir Terry is due to set out his ideas in the Richard Dimbleby lecture tonight at the Royal College of Physicians... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

The Chief Medical Officer's Public Health Awards 2010

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:46:26 +0100

The Chief Medical Officer has established this annual award to identify and acknowledge individuals, teams or services in England that have made an impact in public health. In determining the winners, judges will be particularly looking for evidence of impact, sustainability of the initiative and how replicable it is to other settings or areas. The Awards are open to anyone working in public health in England, regardless of job title or role, which can include the community or voluntary sector and is not necessarily NHS. The work being submitted for consideration must have been active on or after 1 January 2009. * Each written submission will be assessed by a judging panel * Shortlisted entrants will be required to present to the judges and Chief Medical Officer in early May 2010 * Short...

[Leading Edge] Drinking ourselves into oblivion?

The Lancet Oncology — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Two reports released in January, 2010, highlight the scale of alcohol use in the UK and the burden this presents to health-care providers. Consumption of alcohol in the UK has risen by almost 20% in the past three decades, with more than a quarter of the population drinking at hazardous levels—more than 21 units per week for men and 14 units per week for women. According to a joint briefing from the National Health Service (NHS) Confederation and the Royal College of Physicians, the treatment of alcohol-related conditions cost the NHS in England almost £3 billion in 2006–07, double the estimated cost just 5 years earlier. This burden, beyond the acute effects of intoxication and the well-documented causal links with many cancers, is extensive, with alcohol known to damage chronically ...

[News] Appropriate feeding balances risk and quality of life

The Lancet Oncology — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Health-care professionals should establish multidisciplinary support teams to assess the nutritional needs of patients, concludes a Working Party report published by the UK Royal College of Physicians (RCP) on Jan 6, 2010. (Source: The Lancet Oncology)

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[Residency in plastic surgery: comparison between the French and the Canadian Royal College programs]

Annales de Chirurgie Plastique et Esthetique — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: Actually, few French plastic surgery programs could satisfy the requirements of the Royal College on several points, however without failing the training of French plastic surgeons. Nevertheless, we could be inspired by several elements (rotation in private practice,grouping together several academic hospitals. . .) to improve our system of training. PMID: 20180285 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annales de Chirurgie Plastique et Esthetique)

Artificial nutrition concerns explored

BMA daily feed — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:28:15 +0100

Guidance on oral feeding and artificial nutrition and hydration has been published by the Royal College of Physicians (Source: BMA daily feed)

Horizons in Medicine 21 - proceedings of the Advanced Medicine Conference 2009

Society for Endocrinology — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The Royal College of Physicians has published the proceedings of its Advanced Medicine Conference 2009. Horizons in Medicine 21 offers physicians of all levels and backgrounds the opportunity to gain insights into cutting edge medicine and broaden their knowledge of other specialties. Topics covered include metabolic syndrome, steroid resistance and thyroid disease. Horizons in Medicine 21 (Source: Society for Endocrinology)

Oral feeding difficulties and dilemmas: A guide to practical care, particularly towards the end of life

The Nutrition Society — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:04:46 +0100

A new report ‘Oral feeding difficulties and dilemmas: A guide to practical care, particularly towards the end of life' has been prepared by the Royal College of Physicians in conjunction with the British Society of Gastroenterology in response to continuing unease about the lack of consensus, including among doctors, about when artificial nutrition and hydration is appropriate. read more (Source: The Nutrition Society)

The Rank Prize Funds winners 2010

The Nutrition Society — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:42:18 +0100

The Rank Prize Fund 2010 Nutrition winners have been announced. The prize money goes to Professor P.E. Hartmann and Professor R.A. Owens in recognition of their research on human lactation, including methods for the non-invasive measurement of the rate of milk secretion and to Professor F. Koning and Professor L.M. Sollid in recognition of their work on the mechanism and treatment of coeliac disease. The award ceremony will take place at The Royal College of Physicians in London on 8 February 2010. read more (Source: The Nutrition Society)

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Fellowship in Public Psychiatry - Invitation

ScanGrants feed — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Please note the deadline for receipt is March 31, 2010. This important collaborative venture between the American Psychiatric Association and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company provides for the selection of ten residents in psychiatry, based on recommendations from their Departments and evidence of a track record of commitment to and accomplishment in public psychiatry. The purposes of the APA/Bristol-Myers Squibb Fellowship are twofold: (1) to heighten psychiatric residents' awareness of the many activities of psychiatry in the public sector and of the career opportunities in this work, and (2) to provide experiences which will contribute to the professional development of those residents who will play leadership roles within the public sector in future years. The fellowship term will begi...

Conferences: King's Fund Spring conferences

NHS Networks — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:29:42 +0100

Approaches to demand management: Commissioning in a cold climate 2 March 2010, 9.30am-4.00pm, The King’s Fund, London This conference will focus on approaches to demand management and commissioning in a difficult financial climate. The conference will feature practical examples of referral management alongside other demand management initiatives relevant to commissioners. Keynote speaker: Bob Ricketts, Director of System Management and New Enterprise, Department of Health Equality and inequality in health: Measuring and commissioning for equity 11 March 2010, 9.30am-4.15pm, The King’s Fund, London This low-cost conference will focus on measuring and commissioning for equitable health care services. The conference will offer an update on how policy on inequalities and equ...

Psychotherapy Training for Residents: Reconciling Requirements With Evidence-Based, Competency-Focused Practice [RESEARCH ARTICLES]

Acad Psychiatry — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:26:45 +0100

CONCLUSION: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada have incorporated evidence-based psychotherapies in their new guidelines. Evidence-based methods for assessing competence and for teaching psychotherapy are available and could be encouraged or required in the future. (Source: Acad Psychiatry)

Les Iversen appointed chairman of drugs advisory group

Guardian Unlimited Science — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:56:01 +0100

Retired pharmacology professor Les Iversen succeeds David Nutt, who was sacked for criticising government policyA retired Oxford pharmacology professor, Les Iversen, has been appointed interim chairman of the government's advisory committee on the misuse of drugs.The appointment for a period of 12 months follows the sacking of the previous chairman, Professor David Nutt, for "crossing a line" by repeatedly criticising the government's decision to toughen the laws on cannabis, which he argued was less harmful than alcohol or nicotine.Iversen, who is perhaps a more measured figure than Nutt, has been chairing the council's technical committee, which produced controversial reports on ecstasy and cannabis advising against reclassification.He is an authority on the actions of drugs on the brain...

New chairman of drugs advisory group appointed

Guardian Unlimited Science — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:56:01 +0100

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Letters: Dignity and nutrition for older people

Guardian Unlimited Science — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:05:44 +0100

The reported practice of forcing older people to have feeding tubes as a condition of admittance to a care or nursing home will be of great concern to those considering residential care, their families and staff (Care homes forcing elderly to have feeding tubes fitted, 6 January). It is unacceptable that an invasive clinical procedure should be a first line of care for those who find eating difficult. A better approach is surely to manage the way older people in care homes eat and drink. Having a good quality of life means fully participating in the sociable activities of meal times, which are often the highlight of people's days. Meal times are, for staff, an opportunity to demonstrate by caring words and actions that they respect residents' dignity. The Social Care Institute for Excellen...

The NMC Welcomes Report By The Royal College Of Physicians And The British Society Of Gastroenterology

Health News from Medical News Today — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Following publication of the report Oral feeding difficulties and dilemmas: A guide to practical care, particularly towards the end of life, NMC Chief Executive and Registrar, Professor Dickon Weir-Hughes said: "Ensuring a person's nutritional needs are met is fundamental to their care. Nurses play a key role in assessing a person's individual needs. We expect nurses in all care settings to follow 'The Code: Standards of conduct performance and ethics for nurses and midwives' and ensure that the people they care for are fed appropriately... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

The NMC Welcomes Report By The Royal College Of Physicians And The British Society Of Gastroenterology

Nursing News From Medical News Today — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Latest Report On Artificial Nutrition

Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0100

Alzheimer's Society Comment On Latest Report On Artificial Nutrition

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0100

A report by the Royal College of Physicians and British Society of Gastroenterology into artificial nutrician was published yesterday, 6 January 2010. 'People in the later stages of dementia have complex end of life needs and it is vital that the use of artificial nutrition or hydration is not used in place of good quality care. Alzheimer's Society maintains that quality of life should be considered a priority over length of life in the later stages of dementia It is completely unacceptable that a lack of dementia training could be contributing to the current use of artificial nutrition... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Too much of the hard stuff: what alcohol costs the NHS

NHS Networks — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:28:35 +0100

Alcohol is the third leading cause of disease burden in developed countries and, as a result, the cost of providing alcohol-related services is escalating. This briefing, produced with the Royal College of Physicians, outlines the extent of the problem and gives examples of where the NHS is managing problem drinkers effectively and efficiently. The NHS Confederation visited hospitals between August and November 2009 and gathered evidence from members to gain an understanding of the extent of the burden and the ways in which hospitals can improve their services. Too much of the hard stuff: what alcohol costs the NHS (PDF, 368KB) (Source: NHS Networks)

Care homes "insist on tube feeding"

Nursing in Practice — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:44:26 +0100

Elderly patients may be put at risk by being forced to be fitted with feeding tubes, according to a report from the Royal College of Physicians (Source: Nursing in Practice)

NHS Alcohol Costs Causing A Hospital Hangover

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:00:00 +0100

A massive rise in the numbers of people drinking heavily and the cost of treating them is creating an unsustainable burden on NHS hospitals but more could be done to ease existing pressures, says an NHS Confederation report published recently. Too Much of the hard stuff: What alcohol costs the NHS, from the NHS Confederation and the Royal College of Physicians shows that the cost to the NHS of excess drinking has doubled in just five years, with most of the cost being spent on hospital and ambulance services... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Tube-feeding should be a last resort in nil-by-mouth patients, report says

NeLM - News — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Source: BMJ Area: News A joint report from the Royal College of Physicians of London, and the British Society of Gastroenterology on the use of tube feeding in patients who are unable to swallow has gathered considerable media attention, because it suggests that tube feeding may be over-used. The report was commissioned to examine the use of tube feeding particularly in relation to patients who had difficulties in swallowing due to neurological problems or other substantial disabilities; such patients are often near end-of-life. Its aim was to establish guidelines for tube feeding due to current lack of consensus over when artificial hydration and nutrition was appropriate. Produced with input from a wide range of stakeholders, it recommends that oral feeding should be the main aim at the...

Horizons in Medicine volume 21

NHS Networks — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:07:51 +0100

Year on year, the Horizons in Medicine series provides essential information for a wide range of readers from different specialties and interests, and this volume is no exception. Based on the 2009 Advanced Medicine conference at the Royal College of Physicians, this volume uniquely blends clinical updates with scientific insight into cutting edge research. A wide range of topics are covered, ranging from those where pathogenetic mechanisms are only beginning to be unravelled, for instance, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, to areas where large multi-centre trials have made a great difference to practice, such as the management of transient ischaemic attacks. For more information please see this leaflet. (Source: NHS Networks)

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Excessive drinking in Britain "costing NHS £2.7bn a year"

Management in Practice — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:30:30 +0100

The cost of heavy drinking has doubled in the past five years, says a report from the NHS Confederation and Royal College of Physicians (Source: Management in Practice)

Too much of the hard stuff: what alcohol costs the NHS

NeLM - Mental Health — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Source: NHS Confederation Area: News This briefing from the NHS Confederation and Royal College of Physicians looks at the cost of treating alcohol-related conditions to the NHS, and gives examples of where the NHS is managing problem drinkers effectively and efficiently. Please see the link below for details. (Source: NeLM - Mental Health)

Lecture: Prevention is better than cure

NeLM - Immunology and vaccination — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Source: Lancet Area: News This lecture was delivered at the Royal College of Physicians (London) in October 2009. It discusses vaccination, including its history (Jenner's discovery; smallpox), and a focus on tuberculosis, implementation of health-care trials in resource-poor countries, cervical cancer vaccines, and non-communicable diseases. (Source: NeLM - Immunology and vaccination)

National Training Scheme for the use of thyroid ultrasound by endocrinologists

Society for Endocrinology — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +0100

Owing to continuing demand, The British Thyroid Association and Royal College of Radiologists are running another course in ultrasound techniques in April 2010. This is a one-day-long course and is an essential part of the national training scheme for certification for the use of ultrasound in the management of thyroid diseases by non-radiologists. The curriculum for training and certification for neck ultrasound by non-radiologists has been drawn up jointly by the British Thyroid Association and the Royal College of Radiologists. The programme is also supported by the Society for Endocrinology and approved by the Royal College of Physicians. The training programme will be appropriate for established clinicians who manage thyroid diseases and thyroid cancer, and senior SpRs. The course ...

Obituary: Jerry Morris

Guardian Unlimited Science — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:40:57 +0100

The first physician to show the link between exercise and healthJerry Morris, who has died aged 99, was the first researcher to demonstrate the connection between exercise and health. He also helped redefine public health with a focus on the role that lifestyle plays in the development of chronic disease, and provided the research tools for investigating the determinants of health. His vision of public health was founded on the idea of the "community physician", a new breed of public health doctor.He was born in Liverpool, to a family of newly arrived immigrants. His father, Nathan, was a Hebrew scholar and teacher from eastern Poland. Jerry was one of three talented brothers: Max would become a leading headteacher and an influential president of the National Union of Teache...

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Extending the frontiers of knowledge: the report of a Royal College of Physicians-sponsored study visit.

Clinical Medicine — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Akanbi MO This is a report of a Royal College of Physicians-sponsored study visit to the U.K. The 'Taking knowledge overseas' scheme enables promising, talented and motivated physicians to have access to high-quality postgraduate educational experience early in their career which will stimulate learning and encourage them to share good practice and knowledge on their return home. By the end of 2008, 26 doctors from low-income countries had benefited from the programme. PMID: 20095305 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Clinical Medicine)

Acute medical care. The right person, in the right setting--first time: how does practice match the report recommendations?

Clinical Medicine — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This study reviews organisational issues and consultant working patterns against these recommendations. Thirty-nine trusts in England and Wales were asked to participate in an online survey, which 27 completed. Twenty-six sites had an acute medical unit (AMU) and all had a lead consultant. Two trusts had no written operational policy. Of the 26 AMUs, 22 had at least level 1 facilities and 21 used an early warning score at point of entry to care. Ten reported a minimum of twice daily ward rounds seven days a week. Consultant of the day was the most common pattern of work. Ten trusts cancelled other clinical duties for consultants responsible for acute take. The pilot shows evidence of good practice in leadership and operational policies. Further work to standardise and improve acute care is...

Geriatricians and care homes: perspectives from geriatric medicine departments and primary care trusts.

Clinical Medicine — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Steves CJ, Schiff R, Martin FC Older people in care homes are clinically complex and particularly vulnerable to the effects of poor care and poor medicine. They are also a group to whom the NHS seems least committed. Geriatricians have become disengaged over the past two decades, as a result of social policies rather than clinical judgements. In 2000, the Royal College of Physicians, with the Royal College of Nursing and the British Geriatrics Society, issued guidance and recommendations for improving clinical practice. This paper reports progress since then based on results of national surveys of geriatric medicine departments and primary care trusts in England. The results show that important deficiencies persist, though most respondents were in favour of greater specialist ...

Consent to organ donation part 1: the current arrangements.

British Journal of Community Nursing — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Griffith R, Tengnah C The debate over how best to seek consent from people for the donation of their organs after death continues unabated. Despite a significant change in approach in seeking consent for donation introduced by the Human Tissue Act 2004 there has been little improvement in the numbers of harvested organs. This has led to calls by various organizations to adopt a more radical approach to consent for organ donation. The Welsh Assembly Government favours a presumed consent approach where a person is assumed to have consented unless they formally opt out, while more recently the Royal College of Physicians has changed its stance and is now calling for a system of mandated choice where a person is compelled to decide if they want to donate their organs. District nur...

NICE consults on draft quality standards for stroke

NeLM - News — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Source: NICE Area: News NICE has been commissioned by the Department of Health (DH) to manage the process of developing quality standards. This involves receiving sequenced topics from the National Quality Board and developing quality standards in these areas. NICE will work collaboratively with other organisations and consult with individuals and stakeholder groups during field testing of the quality standards. NICE has issued draft quality standards for stroke for consultation, which cover the care provided to adult stroke patients by health care staff during the course of diagnosis and initial management, acute phase care, rehabilitation and long-term management. There are a total of 20 draft quality statements being presented for consultation, each with associated quality m...

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Launch for antibiotic prescribing tips

BMA daily feed — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:28:06 +0100

Royal College of Physicians of London offers summary of important principles (Source: BMA daily feed)

SAS doctors urged to join survey

BMA daily feed — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:27:04 +0100

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh asking what it can do to improve educational support for SAS doctors (Source: BMA daily feed)

Top ten tips for effective antibiotic prescribing

Pulse Today Clinical Updates — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:08:00 +0100

The Royal College of Physicians' top ten tips for effective antibiotic prescribing. (Source: Pulse Today Clinical Updates)

Obituary: Sir John Crofton

Guardian Unlimited Science — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:06:17 +0100

Leading figure in respiratory medicine and the treatment of tuberculosisSir John Crofton, who has died aged 97, was a world leader in respiratory medicine for more than 60 years and was at the forefront of the modern treatment of tuberculosis, smoking control and medical education.Born in Dublin, where his father was a doctor, he went to Tonbridge school, Kent, and then Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, graduating in 1933. In the same year, along with MS Cumming, he was credited with the first ascent of a difficult rock-climbing route on Garbh Choire of Beinn a'Bhùird in the Cairngorms, still known as the Cumming-Crofton route.From Cambridge he went to St Thomas' hospital, qualifying in 1937, and after junior posts, he served as a medical specialist in the Royal Army Medical Corps in...

Sir John Crofton obituary

Guardian Unlimited Science — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:06:17 +0100

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Diethrich honored by Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:48:36 +0100

Dr. Edward Diethrich, founder and medical director of the Arizona Heart Institute and Arizona Heart Hospital, was in Scotland last week to receive an honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)

Diethrich honored by Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:48:36 +0100

Results Of 2009 Pfizer Index Show Unemployed Claim To Have Four Times Higher Rate Of Depression

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0100

The results of the 2009 Pfizer Health Index announced at the Royal College of Physicians Ireland reveal that the recently unemployed are four times more likely to claim to have depression than the general population. There is also evidence that the recession is leading to anxiety over money, is bad for self-esteem and is leading to relationship tension. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Results Of 2009 Pfizer Index Show Unemployed Claim To Have Four Times Higher Rate Of Depression

Depression News From Medical News Today — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0100

Call for ban on drinks industry sponsoring sporting events

Guardian Unlimited Science — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:05:08 +0100

• Journal says practice may encourage alcohol abuse• Debate echoes struggle over tobacco advertisingThe government should ban the alcohol industry from sponsoring any sporting event in the interest of preventing harm, international medical experts say today.In an editorial in the journal Addiction, they say the burden of proof over whether such sponsorship causes people to drink more should shift from the public to the alcohol industry. But until further research, policymakers should err on the side of caution. In practical terms this would mean restricting or, better, eliminating such sponsorship of sporting bodies and sports personalities.The drinks industry does not provide figures on sports sponsorship, but the Portman group, a public relations body representing companies such as I...

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Change the law to force adults to make a choice on organ donation, say doctors

the Mail online | Health — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:28:08 +0100

Every adult in the UK should be legally required to decide whether they want to donate their organs after death, according to the Royal College of Physicians. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

National Audit Shows Dying Patients Receive High Quality...

PCCAS: Full newsfeed — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:26:34 +0100

This audit published by the Royal College of Physicians... (Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed)

Prevention is better than cure

Medical Research Council General News — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0100

Delivering the 2009 keynote speech to the Royal College of Physicians, Sir Leszek recommended a new kind of scientific study that addresses the anxieties and motivations of those reluctant to take part in vaccination programmes. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)

The national clinical audit of falls and bone health: The clinical management of hip fracture patients

Injury — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:19:13 +0100

Conclusions: There are currently unacceptable wide variations in the delivery of clinical care to older people presenting with a #NOF. Of concern were the long lengths of time in A&E for many patients and the low level of routine access to pre-operative medical assessment. It is hoped that the launch of joint initiatives between the British Orthopaedic Association and the British Geriatric Society aimed at delivering service improvements in this area should lead to improved outcomes. (Source: Injury)

HIV Testing Must Be Normalised To Stop The Spread Of Disease

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +0100

A third of HIV-related deaths could be avoided if testing for the disease was more widespread and more socially acceptable. Concise guidelines* published today in Clinical Medicine, the journal of the Royal College of Physicians, will enable any doctor, nurse, midwife or trained healthcare worker to carry out HIV tests and help drive down late diagnoses of the virus. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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A retrospective review of general surgery training outcomes at the University of Toronto.

Canadian Journal of Surgery — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: These observations may indicate that recent surgical graduates possess an acceptable skill set but may lack the clinical confidence and experience to enter directly into general surgery practice. Evidence seems to indicate that the clinical fellowship has become an unregulated surrogate extension of the training program whereby surgeons can gain additional clinical experience and surgical expertise. PMID: 19865542 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Surgery)

A history of the gardens of the Royal College of Physicians of London.

Clinical Medicine — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Hilson A PMID: 19886121 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Clinical Medicine)

Active learning: a resident's reflection on the impact of a student-centred curriculum.

Canadian Urological Association Journal — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: Mickelson JJ, Kaplan WE, Macneily AE Classic medical education pedagogy typically involves the model of an active teacher and a passive student. There has been a shift in education theory to a more student-centred approach, and this is being reflected in resident education. Concepts, such as "competencies," "curricula" and "objectives," are becoming part of the fabric of the residency training equation. The University of British Columbia Department of Urologic Sciences had previously created a urology residency curriculum for its 15 residents in 2000. This curriculum was based on competencies and objectives outlined by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. In an attempt to address a required change in the formal curriculum, an "accidental" student-centred cur...

Professor Tim Evans Becomes Academic Vice-President - Royal College Of Physicians

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:00:00 +0100

As of September 2009 Professor Tim Evans is the new Academic Vice-President of the Royal College of Physicians. In addition to being Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at Imperial College and a Consultant in Intensive Care & Thoracic Medicine at the Royal Brompton, he also occupies senior management roles at the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. Prof. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

International conference on residency education - ICRE 2009

MEDEV Events — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:25:58 +0100

Are you interested in postgraduate medical education? The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada invites you to join our dynamic team of educators for the 2009 International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE), to be held September 24-26, 2009, in Victoria, British Columbia. Your workshop, paper or poster submission must be received by * February 27, 2009 - deadline for workshop proposals; and * March 27, 2009 - deadline for abstracts. Can you tell me more about this conference? ICRE 2009 is the only conference in the world dedicated exclusively to postgraduate medical education (PGME). In 2008, close to 1000 leaders and practioneers in the field of PGME participated in this inaugural event. With an over 96 percent satisfaction rating from 2008 survey respondents, IC...

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Effective teaching skills

MEDEV Events — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:25:58 +0100

Are you a Consultant, Senior Lecturer, Trainer, Educational Supervisor, Course Organiser or other Health Professional involved in teaching? Then this is the course for you! 12 CPD credits available, endorsed by the Royal College of Physicians * How We Learn * Teaching Practical & Clinical Skills * Educational Media * Large and Small Group Techniques For an application form & further details please contact: Course Co-ordinator Short Courses School of Postgraduate Medical & Dental Education 8th Floor Neuadd Meirionnydd Cardiff University Heath Park Cardiff CF14 4YS Tel: 029 2068 7451 Fax: 029 2068 7455 E-mail: medicaleducation@cardiff.ac.uk (Source: MEDEV Events)

Top Doctor Backs BMA's Call To Ban Alcohol Advertising

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

The BMA's call to ban alcohol advertising because of its damaging effects on young people is "a logical recommendation to attempt to reverse the all embracing pro-alcohol culture that has grown up in a period of deregulation and liberalisation over the last quarter of a century," according to Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians and Chairman of the Alcohol Health Alliance. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Reducing risk and improving quality of patient care in hospital: the contribution of standardized medical records

Clinical Risk — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

This paper addresses a range of factors in relation to the medical record and reports on a project led by the Health Informatics Unit of the Royal College of Physicians of London. It includes discussion on the need to improve the quality of the information documented, the benefits of standardizing the medical record and describes a recently completed project developing national standards for structure and content of hospital admission records, and handover and discharge documentation. It does not address the implementation of these standards in an electronic environment. (Source: Clinical Risk)

Non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of COPD.

British Journal of Hospital Medicine — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

This article examines the guideline. PMID: 19749643 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine)

British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists Annual Scientific Meeting

Clinical Oncology — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:12:11 +0100

24 April 2009 (Royal College of Physicians, London) (Source: Clinical Oncology)

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Modern organic and broiler chickens sold for human consumption provide more energy from fat than protein.

Public Health Nutrition — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Traditional poultry and eggs were one of the few land-based sources of long-chain n-3 fatty acids, especially DHA, which is synthesized from its parent precursor in the green food chain. In view of the obesity epidemic, chickens that provide several times the fat energy compared with protein seem illogical. This type of chicken husbandry needs to be reviewed with regard to its implications for animal welfare and human nutrition. PMID: 19728900 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Public Health Nutrition)

Report on clinical coding and improving clinical records

NHS Networks — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:50:41 +0100

A new study has made key recommendations into improving clinical records and clinical coding. The study, by the Audit Commission and the Royal College of Physicians, took place in an acute hospital trust. Two sets of newly published standards were introduced; generic medical record keeping standards that apply to all medical notes; and structure and content standards for the doctors' admission clerking record. Read the full article here. (Source: NHS Networks)

Herbal Medicines at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: past, present and future

Nature Network London - Recent News — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:38:22 +0100

To help celebrate the 250th anniversary of Kew Gardens you are warmly invited to a lecture, display and tour at the Royal College of Physicians on Monday 28th September 2009: In 1759, Princess Augusta and Lord Bute established the Physic or Exotic Garden at Kew Gardens, the direct ancestor of today’s establishment and this date is now accepted as the foundation of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. In the 250 years since then, medicinal plants have been central to the role of the Gardens. The 18th and 19th centuries saw the collection and introduction of plants such as cinchona (the source of quinine); the 20th and 21st centuries have emphasised plant conservation, ethnobotanical fieldwork, and laboratory research. The Gardens are now a World Heritage Site and as part of their 250th ann...

University of Maryland School of Medicine Names New Chair of Department of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine News Headlines — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Physician-Scientist Stephen N. Davis Leads Research Projects Totaling $10 Million Stephen N. Davis, M.B.B.S., an internationally recognized endocrinologist and research scientist, is joining the University of Maryland School of Medicine as the Theodore E. Woodward Endowed Chair, and the Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine. In his new role, Dr. Davis will also be Physician-in-Chief at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Davis was recruited from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Tennessee. He will lead the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s largest department, with over 300 full-time faculty members of both physicians and scientists. He is an endocrinologist who has devoted his career to research and patient care, focusing on treating ad...

University of Maryland School of Medicine Names Stephen N. Davis, M.B.B.S., as the New Chair of the Department of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine News Headlines — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

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Chair Of The Royal College Of Physicians' Tobacco Advisory Group Responds To ONS Report On Stop Smoking Services In England

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:00:00 +0100

Commenting on new figures from the ONS on cessation services in the UK, Professor John Britton, Chair of the Tobacco Advisory Group, said: "It's excellent to see that nearly three-quarters of a million smokers tried to quit through the NHS last year. That a quarter of a million were successful represents up to 125,000 fewer deaths from tobacco-related diseases. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Fears About Confidentiality Put Off Doctors From Accessing Mental Health Services

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:00:00 +0100

A majority of doctors would avoid seeking professional advice for mental health issues in an outpatient setting, according to a new survey published by the Royal College of Physicians in the journal Clinical Medicine. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

The Belfast musculoskeletal ultrasound course

Rheumatology — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Conclusions. A basic MSUS training course can be successfully delivered using a modular design that takes account of the trainee's level of experience and their work schedule. Important elements of such a course should include personal mentoring and the recording of scanning activity using a logbook. Periodic assessment of the trainee's performance is a useful means to motivate learning. Basic training in MSUS should become an accepted part of the routine training of rheumatologists in the UK. (Source: Rheumatology)

National comparative audit of blood use in elective primary unilateral total hip replacement surgery in the UK.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS Pre-operative anaemia, lack of availability of transfusion protocols and use of different thresholds for transfusionmay have contributed to the wide variation in transfusion rate. Effective measures to identify and correct pre-operativeanaemia may decrease the need for transfusion. A consistent, evidence-based, transfusion threshold should be used and transfusionof more than one unit should only be given if essential to maintain haemoglobin concentrations above this threshold. PMID: 19686612 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England)

Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: unawareness or negligence in India?

APLAR Journal of Rheumatology — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: The study shows poor pre-therapeutic risk assessment, absence of instructions regarding preventive measures, inappropriate investigation for presence of osteoporosis, and unacceptable absence of bone protective agents. (Source: APLAR Journal of Rheumatology)

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Heavy drinking culture blamed for surge in oral cancers

Guardian Unlimited Science — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:10:07 +0100

Growing numbers of 40-somethings are developing mouth, lip and tongue cancer because they drink too much alcohol, Cancer Research UK warns today.Diagnoses of oral cancer have gone up by 28% among men in their 40s and 24% among women the same age since the mid-1990s. The charity says tobacco does not explain the rise, as it takes up to 30 years to cause cancer. Instead it blames rising alcohol consumption.Alcohol campaigners responded by calling for cans and bottles to carry cigarette-style health warnings which spell out the risks of drinking too much as a way of reversing the trend."These latest figures are really alarming", said Hazel Nunn, the charity's health information manager. Three-quarters of cases of oral cancer are caused by either smoking or drinking alcohol, tobacco being the ...

Drinking blamed for surge in oral cancers

Guardian Unlimited Science — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:10:07 +0100

Government action needed to reduce harmful drinking say public sector professionals

Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:01:54 +0100

The RCN has joined leading professional health bodies including Alcohol Concern, the UK Faculty of Public Health and the Royal College of Physicians to publish a joint survey on the Government's proposed code of practice for alcohol sales. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)

Government action needed to reduce harmful drinking say public sector professionals

Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:01:54 +0100

Royal College of Physicians President Responds To The Public Accounts Committe Report Into Health Services For Harmful Drinkers, UK

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:00:00 +0100

Responding to the publication of the Public Accounts Committee's report Reducing Alcohol Harm: Health services in England for alcohol misuse, Professor Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians said [of the report]: "It clearly demonstrates that the delivery of alcohol policy loc (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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RCP Linacre Lecture 2010

Society for Endocrinology — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0100

The Royal College of Physicians are inviting applications to deliver the Linacre Lecture 2010. Applicants must be Members or Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of London under the age of 40 on 30 September 2009. They should submit 8 copies of: I. An abbreviated CV, including present appointment and a list of personal publications and papers in press relevant to the lecture. II. A synopsis of the proposed lecture (about 500 words) describing the subject and the extent to which the work is original. Ideally the lecture should include a proportion of original unpublished work in a balanced account of the subject suitable for a general medical audience. If work has been carried out in collaboration or under supervision, approval by those colleagues must be obtained before the applicati...

RCP President Reponds To New ONS Figures Suggesting That School Pupils Are More Likely To Drink Alcohol If They Live With Other Drinkers, UK

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:00:00 +0100

Responding to data in Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England, 2008 that suggests the likelihood of a pupil drinking alcohol increases with the number of drinkers per household, Professor Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians said: "These figures show very clearly that we need to tackle teenage drinking from every possible angle. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Burroughs Wellcome Fund/American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tropical Infectious Diseases

ScanGrants feed — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Application Deadline: September 15, 2009 Thanks to a generous, expanded grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is able to award three (3) postdoctoral fellowships each year. Each awardee will receive two (2) years of support. Although the program targets postdoctoral infectious diseases fellows, applicants who have completed training in other clinical specialties relevant to tropical medicine (e.g. internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN) will also be considered. These postdoctoral fellowships provide support for individuals to conduct research in tropical infectious diseases (and, on occasion, other clinical conditions unique to tropical medicine). Funding is available for two twelve-month periods. The first award will be made during f...

Niall Dickson to join the GMC as new Chief Executive

MEDEV News — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100

The GMC has appointed Niall Dickson as the new Chief Executive of the General Medical Council. He will take up his post in January next year. Niall joins the GMC from The King's Fund, where he has been Chief Executive since 2004. Prior to that, he was the BBC's Social Affairs Editor. GMC Chair, Professor Peter Rubin, welcomed Mr Dickson's appointment, saying: The GMC is leading a major programme of regulatory change for doctors - including the introduction of revalidation. This is a challenging time and Niall Dickson is ideal for the job. He brings a wide understanding of the complex issues involved in delivering top quality healthcare in the UK. As a former broadcaster, he also has a strong record in communications, which will be vital in helping us to engage with doctors, patients and...

Universities Medical Assessment Partnership EMQ writing workshop

MEDEV Events — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:49:28 +0100

The Universities Medical Assessment Partnership is a collaborative project comprising 15 medical schools working collaboratively to maintain a quality assured, undergraduate question bank. We provided items for use in over 50 summative examinations in 2007-2008. However, we need help from clinicians and university lecturing staff to expand the bank so that we can continue to meet examination needs for this year and beyond. Please note that experience of question writing is not a requirement. Experienced question writers are warmly welcomed and we appreciate their expert input and support at our workshops. The workshop will take participants through UMAP's principles for the creation of items testing higher order, applied knowledge. Participants submit their items to UMAP at the end of t...

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National carotid endarterectomy audit - Round 1

Neurological Conditions Specialist Library — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:12:09 +0100

A joint audit commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and carried out by the Royal College of Physicians and the Vascular Society shows that patients with symptoms of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA or brain attack) are missing out on potentially life saving treatment because they are routinely considered by the NHS as low priority cases. Firm evidence shows that timely surgery of the neck arteries (carotid endarterectomy (CEA)) for those experiencing symptoms of TIA can prevent a major stroke, but the vast majority of patients are receiving treatment far too late to make a difference. The report also highlights significant variations in quality of care provision across the UK and a complete lack of cohesive referral pathways in most hospital trus...

RCP's Response To Lord Darzi's Report, High Quality Care For All, Our Journey So Far.

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0100

Responding to the publication of High Quality Care for All, Our journey so far, Professor Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians, said "We welcome the progress made since the publication of the first report from Lord Darzi, particularly the focus on the quality agenda. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Specialist nurses needed for cardiovascular screening

Nursing Times Breaking News — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:48:00 +0100

Urgent NHS funding for more specialist staff and resources to screen children and young people for an inherited heart condition has been called for by the Royal College of Physicians. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)

Thousands At Risk From Hidden Heart Condition

Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0100

Thousands of people in England are unaware that they are at risk of developing heart disease due to an undiagnosed genetic condition, says the Royal College of Physicians. Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is an inherited condition causing high levels of LDL cholesterol, and increased risk of coronary heart disease in men in their 50s and women in their 60s. Early treatment with statins has been shown to reduce risk and improve life expectancy to normal. (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today)

Weekly stroke clinic ‘not good enough’ for urgent stroke assessment

MedWire News - Stroke — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:11:30 +0100

An audit published by the UK Royal College of Physicians reveals that weekly outpatient clinics cannot ensure that patients who may have suffered a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack receive urgent evaluation within 1 week, as recommended by the National Clinical Guideline for Stroke. (Source: MedWire News - Stroke)

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[Correspondence] Preserving objectivity in medical education

LANCET — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100

We would like to express our concern about the partnership between Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and Pfizer. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) report on the interactions between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry quotes one of Pfizer's objectives as “improving… our reputation with future prescribers”. We believe that this is tantamount to drug marketing. (Source: LANCET)

Doctors question sustainability of free healthcare

Management in Practice — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:13:06 +0100

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has called for a debate about how long the NHS can afford to offer free healthcare for all (Source: Management in Practice)

Universities Medical Assessment Partnership EMQ writing workshop

MEDEV Events — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:27:43 +0100

Ethics education for dermatology residents

Clinics in Dermatology — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:32:21 +0100

Abstract: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada both require the teaching and demonstration of general competencies, which include professionalism and ethics as a condition of training program accreditation and specialty certification, respectively. Residents in dermatology and other specialties perceive their training in ethics is inadequate in numerous areas. Residents and specialists in dermatology encounter numerous ethical and professional issues throughout their workday. A dermatoethics curriculum was developed at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2001 to address the need for training in bioethics and professionalism. The subject matter of the curriculum and didactic methods are review...

More Research Needed To Help Workers With Upper Limb Disorders

Rehabilitation News From Medical News Today — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:00:00 +0100

A severe lack of evidence is holding doctors back from providing the right treatment for workers suffering from Upper Limb Disorders, according to new research by the NHS Plus funded Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit (OHCEU) at the Royal College of Physicians. (Source: Rehabilitation News From Medical News Today)

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Weekly Stroke Clinics 'Not Capable' Of Meeting Minimum Standards

Stroke / Neuroprotection News From Medical News Today — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100

Outpatient clinics in District General Hospitals operating on a weekly basis are not able to reach minimum standards for treating patients who have suffered a stroke, according to a new audit published by the Royal College of Physicians. The study, published in Clinical Medicine journal, assessed the timeliness with which an urgent access neurovascular clinic was able to evaluate possible stroke victims between 2000 and 2006. (Source: Stroke / Neuroprotection News From Medical News Today)

Local Schools And Families To Meet Plague Doctor

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:00:00 +0100

In June, the Royal College of Physicians will be holding a series of workshops with local schools and families exploring The Great Plague of 1665 and the involvement of the Royal College of Physicians. This is part of a month-long festival The Story of London, Past, Present and Future taking place throughout June 2009. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Who's Who in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine

WorldHealth.net — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:56:09 +0100

Week of June 15, 2009Dipnarine Maharaj, MD Dr. Dipnarine Maharaj is the Medical Director and founder of the South Florida Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Institute, one of the few completely outpatient bone marrow/stem cell transplant facilities in the country. He was also involved in the establishment of bone marrow/ stem cell transplant programs at the University of Miami and for other communities in Florida. He has been involved with clinical research studies using stem cells in the areas of cardiac regeneration, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer treatments. Most recently, he has secured an Investigator-initiated IND from the FDA to study a novel treatment of solid tumors using only healthy white blood cells. His innovative approach to medicine has earned him international recog...

The quality of questions and use of resources in self-directed learning: Personal learning projects in the maintenance of certification

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Discussion: Self-directed learning skills comprise an important strategy for specialists maintaining or expanding their expertise in patient care, but an important obstacle to answering patient care questions is the ability to formulate good ones. Engagement in most major learning activities is stimulated by management of a single patient: formal accredited group learning events are of limited value in starting episodes of self-directed learning. Low levels of evidence used to address learning projects. Future research should determine how best to improve the quality of questions submitted and whether or not these changes result in increased efficiencies, more appropriate uses of evidence, and increased changes in practice behaviors. (Source: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health P...

Royal College Of Physicians' Report - Women And Medicine - The Future

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0100

The Royal College of Pathologists welcomes the Royal College of Physicians' report into the future of women in medicine and the crucial need to plan for the increasing proportion of women doctors, a change that is already underway throughout the medical workface in the UK. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Growing number of women doctors "threatens efficiency of the NHS"

Management in Practice — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:13:23 +0100

Report from the Royal College of Physicians claims female doctors' preference for part-time work may lead to a shortage of doctors (Source: Management in Practice)

Universities Medical Assessment Partnership EMQ writing workshop,

MEDEV Events — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:14:08 +0100

Date: Tuesday 16th June 2009 Time: 12.30-5.00pm Venue: 311 Peter Froggett Centre, Queen's University Belfast, University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN The Universities Medical Assessment Partnership is a collaborative project comprising 15 medical schools working collaboratively to maintain a quality assured, undergraduate question bank. We provided items for use in over 50 summative examinations in 2007-2008. However, we need help from clinicians and university lecturing staff to expand the bank so that we can continue to meet examination needs for this year and beyond. Please note that experience of question writing is not a requirement. Experienced question writers are warmly welcomed and we appreciate their expert input and support at our workshops. The workshop will take participants th...

UMAP EMQ writing workshop

MEDEV Events — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:13:52 +0100

Date: Wednesday 10th June 2009 Time: 9.00am - 1.00pm Venue: Room 32A, Clinical Skills Lab, Academic Centre, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW The Universities Medical Assessment Partnership is a collaborative project comprising 14 UK medical schools who are working together to generate a bank of high quality questions for undergraduate high stakes examinations. We provided items for use in 38 high stakes examinations across the consortium in 2006-2007. However, we need your help to expand the bank so that we can continue to meet partner school examination needs All members of staff affiliated to medicine - all backgrounds and levels of experience - are welcome at our workshops. Please note that experience of question writing is not a requirement. The workshops tak...

Few women doctors have board-level responsibilities, says RCP

HSJ — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Few women doctors have management responsibility at board level, a Royal College of Physicians investigation has found. (Source: HSJ)

New Masters Degree In Medical Leadership

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0100

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in partnership with Birkbeck College and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, has launched a new Masters Degree in Medical Leadership. The programme is aimed at doctors aspiring to leadership roles within the health sector, such as Clinical Directors, Medical Directors or Chief Executives. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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A history of the gardens of the Royal College of Physicians of London.

Clinical Medicine — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: Hollman A The Royal College of Physicians of London (RCP) was founded in the City of London in 1518 and at that time many of the royal, religious and lay residences had gardens. The gardens were used, among other things, to grow fruit trees, herbs for the kitchen and for strewing on the floor, and for leisure, with lawns, bowling and flowers. So it would have been natural for the RCP Fellows to wish to have a garden of their own. This was not possible until the College moved into its second and third homes in the City in 1614 and 1674 and good street plans of these sites, and of their gardens, have now become available, though we lack any details of the planting. The fourth home in Pall Mall East in 1815 was landlocked. Therefore when the fifth (and current) home in Regent's P...

Universities Medical Assessment Partnership EMQ writing workshop,

MEDEV Events — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:31:11 +0100

Date: Wednesday 3rd June 2009 Time: 12.30-5.00pm Venue: Room G39A, Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, Sheffield S3 7RH The Universities Medical Assessment Partnership is a collaborative project comprising 15 medical schools working collaboratively to maintain a quality assured, undergraduate question bank. We provided items for use in over 50 summative examinations in 2007-2008. However, we need help from clinicians and university lecturing staff to expand the bank so that we can continue to meet examination needs for this year and beyond. Please note that experience of question writing is not a requirement. Experienced question writers are warmly welcomed and we appreciate their expert input and support at our workshops. The workshop will take participants through UMAP's principles fo...

RCP President Responds To Publication Of NHS Alcohol Statistics Compendium, UK

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:00:00 +0100

Responding to the figures contained in Statistics on Alcohol: England 2009, Professor Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians said: "The figures released today reflect the contradictions that characterise Britain's relationship to drink. It is a welcome development that more people, on average, are drinking within the recommended limits. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Universities Medical Assessment Partnership MCQ writing workshop

MEDEV Events — Thu, 21 May 2009 08:09:11 +0100

UMAP EMQ writing workshop

MEDEV Events — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:59:20 +0100

Date: Wednesday 27th May 2009 Time: 12.30-5.00pm Venue: IT Lab Room G07, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, College Road, Cork, Ireland The Universities Medical Assessment Partnership is a collaborative project comprising 14 UK medical schools who are working together to generate a bank of high quality questions for undergraduate high stakes examinations. We provided items for use in 38 high stakes examinations across the consortium in 2006-2007. However, we need your help to expand the bank so that we can continue to meet partner school examination needs All members of staff affiliated to medicine - all backgrounds and levels of experience - are welcome at our workshops. Please note that experience of question writing is not a requirement. The workshops tak...

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Universities Medical Assessment Partnership EMQ writing workshop

MEDEV Events — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:36:33 +0100

The Shocking State Of UK Stroke Care: A Medical Emergency

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:00:00 +0100

The shocking state of UK stroke services is highlighted in an Editorial in this week's Lancet. The Editorial refers to a recent report by the Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation Unit of the Royal College of Physicians, London, which showed as many as a quarter of stroke patients do not receive the best treatment in a specialist stroke unit. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Swine flu prompts patient colour coding guidance

HSJ — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:36:00 +0100

The Royal College of Physicians has published draft guidance for NHS strategic planners and clinicians on dealing with a flu pandemic. (Source: HSJ)

Universities Medical Assessment Partnership MCQ writing workshop

MEDEV Events — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:04:12 +0100

Acute stroke units in UK ‘still underused’

MedWire News - Consumer Health — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Acute stroke care continues to improve across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, but acute stroke units remain significantly underused, with around a quarter of stroke patients still not receiving the best treatment, an audit by the Royal College of Physicians shows. (Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health)

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Universities Medical Assessment Partnership MCQ writing workshop

MEDEV Events — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:42:46 +0100

Stroke unit underuse highlighted in latest RCP audit

MedWire News - Stroke — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Acute stroke care continues to improve across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, but acute stroke units remain badly underused, shows the latest National Sentinel Stroke Audit from the Royal College of Physicians. (Source: MedWire News - Stroke)

Regional And National Stroke Care Disparities Unacceptable - Peter Black

Stroke / Neuroprotection News From Medical News Today — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Commenting on today's (Thursday) report from the Royal College of Physicians which reveals massive regional differences in stroke care across Wales and disparities in stroke emergency and care provision compared to England and Northern Ireland Peter Black, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Minister said: "It is shocking that, first of all, your chances of surviving a stroke and avoiding long term disability depend on where you live in Wales. (Source: Stroke / Neuroprotection News From Medical News Today)

Celebrating case reports, the stories in health care

Nature Network London - Upcoming Events — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:44:16 +0100

Cases Network is changing the way that doctors’ knowledge and experience of medical cases can be used and shared, through its open access publications ‘Journal of Medical Case Reports’ and ‘Cases Journal’. We are hosting an academic meeting to examine the role of individual patients’ stories in everyday practice, and how case reports can help to place the patient and their experiences at the centre of healthcare. This meeting brings together medical leaders who will teach delegates more about how the traditional case report has been reinvigorated through online publication. Attendees will learn how narrative medicine and case reports can complement evidence-based medicine, how stories can teach us much more than surveys alone, and how patient stories and...

Stroke patients failing to get rapid specialist care

Pulse Today Clinical Updates — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:15:00 +0100

One in four patients with stroke are still not receiving treatment in specialist stroke units, an audit by the Royal College of Physicians has found. (Source: Pulse Today Clinical Updates)

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Stroke patients suffer treatment delays

HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:53:00 +0100

Only 29% of stroke patients are admitted to a dedicated unit on the day of their stroke, a report by the Royal College of Physicians has found. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)

Stroke patients suffer treatment delays

Healthcare Republic News — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:53:00 +0100

Only 29% of stroke patients are admitted to a dedicated unit on the day of their stroke, a report by the Royal College of Physicians has found. (Source: Healthcare Republic News)

Universities Medical Assessment Partnership MCQ writing workshop

MEDEV Events — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:28:51 +0100

Date: Monday 27th April 2009 Time: 12.30-5.00pm Venue: WK Norman Conference Centre, Peninsula Medical School Building, St Lukes Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter EX1 2LU The Universities Medical Assessment Partnership is a collaborative project comprising 15 medical schools working collaboratively to maintain a quality assured, undergraduate question bank. We provided items for use in over 50 summative examinations in 2007-2008. However, we need help from clinicians and university lecturing staff to expand the bank so that we can continue to meet examination needs for this year and beyond. Please note that experience of question writing is not a requirement. Experienced question writers are warmly welcomed and we appreciate their expert input and support at our workshops. The workshop w...

UK Third National Colorectal Cancer Consensus Meeting 2008

Clinical Oncology — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:40:29 +0100

Building on the success of two previous years , the third National Colorectal Cancer Consensus Meeting was held at the Royal College of Physicians in London on 18 November 2008. More than 200 people attended the meeting, including medical and surgical oncologists (42%), nurses (23%), other healthcare professionals (8%) and patients (11%). (Source: Clinical Oncology)

Universities Medical Assessment Partnership MCQ writing workshop

MEDEV Events — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:53:36 +0100

The Universities Medical Assessment Partnership is a collaborative project comprising 14 medical schools who are working together to generate a bank of high quality questions for undergraduate. high stakes, examinations. We provided items for use in over 50 high stakes examinations across our consortium in 2007-2008. However, we need the continuing support of academics and clinicians to expand the bank so that we can continue to meet examination needs. We have a number of workshops taking place this academic year in and around our partner medical schools. All members of staff affiliated to medicine - all backgrounds and levels of experience - are welcome at our workshops. Please note that experience of question writing is not a requirement. Our workshops take participants through the be...

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Universities Medical Assessment Partnership MCQ writing workshop

MEDEV Events — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:52:52 +0100

Thyroid disorders 'misdiagnosed' (BBC news online, 27 March 2009)

Society for Endocrinology — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0100

The British Thyroid Association have raised concerns over the correct practice for diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) have recently issued new guidelines on hypothyroidism which can be found at the link below. Full articleRCP guidelines (Source: Society for Endocrinology)

Guidance on emergency anaphylaxis treatment

HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:46:00 +0100

New guidance on emergency treatment of anaphylaxis has been issued by the Royal College of Physicians. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)

Guidance on emergency anaphylaxis treatment

Healthcare Republic News — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:46:00 +0100

New guidance on emergency treatment of anaphylaxis has been issued by the Royal College of Physicians. (Source: Healthcare Republic News)

EU Ban On Alcohol Advertising Needed To Protect Children

Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:00:00 +0100

A cross border initiative to ban alcohol advertising that appeals to children and adolescents is needed to protect young people from the harmful effects of alcohol, according to leading public health doctor, Peter Anderson, writing in this month's Clinical Medicine, the journal of the Royal College of Physicians. Evidence from 13 studies of more than 38,000 young people found that alcohol advertising increases drinking by young people. (Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today)

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European School of Internal Medicine: a window of opportunity for RCP activities in Europe.

Clinical Medicine — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Authors: Davidson C, Higgens C The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is to host the European School of Internal Medicine for two years from 2009-10. This affords a unique opportunity for specialist registrars to exchange ideas about professional development and training and to make contacts with young internists from across Europe. Such links should prove useful for future RCP initiatives in European medicine. PMID: 19435116 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Clinical Medicine)

Resident Evaluations: The Use of Daily Evaluation Forms in Rheumatology Ambulatory Care.

J Rheumatol — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: The use of daily evaluation forms is feasible and provides very good reliability. Use of the evaluation forms increases feedback to residents on their performance. The forms were well received by faculty and residents. PMID: 19332624 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: J Rheumatol)

Health News from Medical News Today — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Medical Educational Modules in First Nations, Inuit and MÃ©tis Health were launched today by the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Minister of Health, together with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and The Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada (IPAC). (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Government of Canada Supports Teaching Canadian Physicians More About First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health

Government of Canada News - Health Canada — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Medical Educational Modules in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health were launched today by the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Minister of Health, together with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and The Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada (IPAC). (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)

Patient Stories In Modern Medicine: Medical Symposium Highlights Importance Of Case Reports

Public Health News From Medical News Today — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +0100

The event, 'Celebrating case reports, the stories in health care', will be held at the Royal College of Physicians in London on 15 May this year, and will bring together leading doctors from many medical specialties. The meeting will be chaired by the Editors of Cases Network's journals - Richard Smith (the former editor of the BMJ) and Professor Michael Kidd (Flinders University, Australia). (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)

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RCP Welcomes The Chief Medical Officer's Stance On A Minimum Unit Price For Alcohol

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Sir Liam Donaldson's call for the Government to tackle deep discounting through a minimum unit price policy was greeted warmly by Prof Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians, who said: "Over the past twenty years, as alcohol has grown progressively more affordable, the rates of chronic illness and acute injuries stemming from its misuse have soared. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Training tomorrow's surgeons: what are we looking for and how can we achieve it?

ANZ Journal of Surgery — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

The aim of a surgical residency program is to produce competent professionals in a safe and pedagogically efficient environment. For many years, there has been an overemphasis on technical attributes as the fundamental competencies of a trained surgeon. With the advent of new frameworks for defining the outcomes of surgical training, such as CanMeds from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the six competencies outlined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in USA, there has been a broadening of the focus of surgical training. Although technical proficiency is definitely an important prerequisite for a successful outcome, other qualities such as intellectual abilities, personality and communication skills, and a commitment to practice are importa...

Conference: Clinicians, quality and data: analysing and sharing information to drive health ...

NHS Networks — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:50:44 +0100

This conference, produced in partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Physicians, will look at the best ways of collecting and using data in order to improve the quality of services and care. This conference will: Bring primary and acute care clinicians and managers together to think practically about how to collect and use data Focus on how quality of service can be measured and improved as clinicians increasingly work together Create a forum for discussion, looking at the benefits and challenges of sharing data across primary and secondary care Clinicians and managers are being actively encouraged to improve standards of care and need the tools and information to support them in this work. This conference will look at th...

Cutting Edge Information: Britain's RCP Proposes Phase-Out of Industry-Sponsored CME; Cutting Edge Information's Study Outlines the Future of CME in the US

Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:36:00 +0100

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC (MARKET WIRE) A recent publication from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) makes several recommendations regarding the ideal relationship among doctors, academics, and the pharmaceutical industry. One of the top recommendations involves a gradual reduction of pharmaceutical industry-sponsored continuing medical education (CME) in the UK. (Source: Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech)

[Fellowship in Canada: Instructions.]

Journal de Gynecologie, Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

We present here the organization of these programs and the conditions to be admitted in a fellowship program in Canada. PMID: 19282112 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal de Gynecologie, Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction)

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Learning to manage health information: A conference for clinical educators

MEDEV Events — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:57:40 +0100

This conference will launch the revised Learning to Manage Health Information: a theme for clinical education, (2009). We will be highlighting the significance of this work not only for the clinicians of today but also tomorrow's NHS. We are pleased to announce the following speakers: *Dr Maureen Baker; Education Lead for the National Patient Safety Agency in the UK and National Clinical Lead for Patient Safety in NHS Connecting for Health *Di Millen, Head of Health Informatics Development, NHS Connecting for Health *Dr Mark Davies: Executive Medical Director, The NHS Information Centre for Health & Social Care *Suzanne Truttero, Midwifery Adviser, CNO Directorate, Department of Health The conference will also focus on Enabling and supporting the implementation of the Learning to ...

National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG)

Society for Endocrinology — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0100

The National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) was established to provide a clinical guideline for the management of men and women at high fracture risk, particularly to address the need to integrate the expression of a patient's fracture risk as a 10-year probability (the output from FRAX®) with current clinical management of osteoporosis. This included the need to define thresholds for BMD measurement and treatment. The NOGG Guideline has been produced with the support of the Bone Research Society, British Geriatric Society, British Orthopaedic Association, British Society of Rheumatology, Primary Care Rheumatology Society, Royal College of Physicians, Society for Endocrinology, National Osteoporosis Society, Osteoporosis 2000 and Osteoporosis Dorset. Copies of a summary of the ...

Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Nursing survey on alcohol treatment services

Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:34:59 +0100

The Royal College of Nursing is encouraging members to make their views known on UK alcohol treatment services by completing an online RCN / RCP survey on the subject. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)

Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Nursing survey on alcohol treatment services

Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:34:59 +0100

Introducing information literacy into anesthesia curricula.

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: An IL program, directly relevant to current expectations of competent practice, education and lifelong learning, has been created and is discussed within the larger context of curriculum-integrated IL for the health professions. PMID: 19247736 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia)

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Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

RDFunding RSS feed — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:22:36 +0100

Collegiate Members' Myre Sim Prize Amount: less than £5K Closing Date : 17 April 2009 Croom Lectureship Amount: less than £5K Closing Date : 17 May 2009 (Source: RDFunding RSS feed)

Flow Cytometry Immunophenotyping of Leukaemia and Lymphoma

Nature Network London - Upcoming Events — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:38:12 +0100

Organiser: Ricardo Morilla Flow cytometry has been used in Haemato-Oncology for the diagnosis of Leukaemia and lymphoma for the last thirty years. During this period, this complex discipline has played a major part in haematological malignancies classification, diagnosis and prognosis. There is a need to focus on the continuous training of operators and scientists because of the constant evolution of instrumentation, lasers, fluorochromes and applications in the clinical laboratory. The aim of the meeting is to discuss the main aspects of the use of flow cytometry for immunophenotyping. The meeting will be of interest to both people who are new in the field and those with some experience, including scientists, technicians, doctors and trade representatives. The intention is to address topi...

New advance care planning guidelines launched

Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:23:16 +0100

The RCN has joined a group of key organisations, including the Royal College of Physicians, to launch new guidelines on advance care planning (ACP). The document shows health care professionals how, when and where to discuss future health care in the event of patients losing mental capacity. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)

New advance care planning guidelines launched

Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:23:16 +0100