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SAS doctors urged to join surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh asking what it can do to improve educational support for SAS doctors (Source: BMA daily feed)
Source: BMA daily feed - November 20, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

Top ten tips for effective antibiotic prescribingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Royal College of Physicians' top ten tips for effective antibiotic prescribing. (Source: Pulse Today Clinical Updates)
Source: Pulse Today Clinical Updates - November 20, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: Downloads Source Type: info

Obituary: Sir John CroftonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 18, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Medical research Smoking Lung cancer Science Scotland Drugs The Guardian Obituaries Source Type: news

Sir John Crofton obituaryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 18, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Medical research Smoking Lung cancer Science Scotland Drugs The Guardian Obituaries Source Type: news

Diethrich honored by Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: journals

Diethrich honored by Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals

Results Of 2009 Pfizer Index Show Unemployed Claim To Have Four Times Higher Rate Of DepressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news

Results Of 2009 Pfizer Index Show Unemployed Claim To Have Four Times Higher Rate Of DepressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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. The greatest impact of the recession is apparent among those between the ages of 25 and 50, who are parents and who live in urban areas. (Source: Depression News From Medical News Today)
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today - November 16, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Depression Source Type: news

Call for ban on drinks industry sponsoring sporting eventsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
• 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 an...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 10, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Mark Tran Tags: Alcohol Health Society Medical research Health policy Politics Sport Advertising Marketing & PR Media Food drink industry Business UK news The Guardian Source Type: news

Change the law to force adults to make a choice on organ donation, say doctorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

National Audit Shows Dying Patients Receive High Quality...Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This audit published by the Royal College of Physicians... (Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed)
Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - October 30, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations

Prevention is better than cureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 20, 2009 Category: Research Source Type: organizations

The national clinical audit of falls and bone health: The clinical management of hip fracture patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Injury - October 5, 2009 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jane Youde, Janet Husk, Derek Lowe, Robert Grant, Jonathan Potter, Finbarr Martin Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

HIV Testing Must Be Normalised To Stop The Spread Of DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 1, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news

A retrospective review of general surgery training outcomes at the University of Toronto.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Canadian Journal of Surgery - October 1, 2009 Category: Surgery Authors: Compeau C, Tyrwhitt J, Shargall Y, Rotstein L Tags: Can J Surg Source Type: journals

A history of the gardens of the Royal College of Physicians of London.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19886121 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Clinical Medicine)
Source: Clinical Medicine - October 1, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hilson A Tags: Clin Med Source Type: journals

Active learning: a resident's reflection on the impact of a student-centred curriculum.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 ...
Source: Canadian Urological Association Journal - September 30, 2009 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Mickelson JJ, Kaplan WE, Macneily AE Tags: Can Urol Assoc J Source Type: journals

Professor Tim Evans Becomes Academic Vice-President - Royal College Of PhysiciansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

International conference on residency education - ICRE 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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, clos...
Source: MEDEV Events - September 14, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

Effective teaching skillsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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:...
Source: MEDEV Events - September 14, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

Top Doctor Backs BMA's Call To Ban Alcohol AdvertisingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Reducing risk and improving quality of patient care in hospital: the contribution of standardized medical recordsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Clinical Risk - September 9, 2009 Category: UK Health Authors: Bridgelal Ram, M., Carpenter, I., Williams, J. Tags: Risk Management Source Type: journals

Non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of COPD.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article examines the guideline. PMID: 19749643 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine)
Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - September 8, 2009 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Reinhardt AK Tags: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Source Type: journals

British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists Annual Scientific MeetingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
24 April 2009 (Royal College of Physicians, London) (Source: Clinical Oncology)
Source: Clinical Oncology - September 7, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Modern organic and broiler chickens sold for human consumption provide more energy from fat than protein.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - September 3, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Wang Y, Lehane C, Ghebremeskel K, Crawford MA Tags: Public Health Nutr Source Type: journals

Report on clinical coding and improving clinical recordsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: NHS Networks - September 3, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

Herbal Medicines at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: past, present and futureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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...
Source: Nature Network London - Recent News - August 25, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: events

University of Maryland School of Medicine Names New Chair of Department of MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 ...
Source: University of Maryland School of Medicine News Headlines - August 22, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

University of Maryland School of Medicine Names Stephen N. Davis, M.B.B.S., as the New Chair of the Department of MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 ...
Source: University of Maryland School of Medicine News Headlines - August 22, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Chair Of The Royal College Of Physicians' Tobacco Advisory Group Responds To ONS Report On Stop Smoking Services In EnglandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news

Fears About Confidentiality Put Off Doctors From Accessing Mental Health ServicesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental Health Source Type: news

The Belfast musculoskeletal ultrasound courseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Rheumatology - August 16, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Taggart, A. J., Wright, S. A., Ball, E., Kane, D., Wright, G. Tags: Education CLINICAL Source Type: journals

National comparative audit of blood use in elective primary unilateral total hip replacement surgery in the UK.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - August 13, 2009 Category: Surgery Authors: Boralessa H, Goldhill D, Tucker K, Mortimer A, Grant-Casey J Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: journals

Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: unawareness or negligence in India?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: APLAR Journal of Rheumatology - August 12, 2009 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Chanchal GERA, Amarjit Singh VIJ Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Heavy drinking culture blamed for surge in oral cancersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 alarmin...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 10, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Tags: Cancer Medical research Alcohol Health Science Society UK news The Guardian Source Type: news

Drinking blamed for surge in oral cancersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 alarmin...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 10, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Tags: Cancer Medical research Alcohol Health Science Society UK news The Guardian Source Type: news

Government action needed to reduce harmful drinking say public sector professionalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - August 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: organizations

Royal College of Physicians President Responds To The Public Accounts Committe Report Into Health Services For Harmful Drinkers, UKEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

RCP Linacre Lecture 2010Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 suita...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - July 29, 2009 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: organizations

RCP President Reponds To New ONS Figures Suggesting That School Pupils Are More Likely To Drink Alcohol If They Live With Other Drinkers, UKEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 24, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Burroughs Wellcome Fund/American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tropical Infectious DiseasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 di...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 20, 2009 Category: Research Authors: Burroughs Wellcome Fund/American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Source Type: funding

Niall Dickson to join the GMC as new Chief ExecutiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 qua...
Source: MEDEV News - July 15, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Universities Medical Assessment Partnership EMQ writing workshopEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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...
Source: MEDEV Events - July 8, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

National carotid endarterectomy audit - Round 1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 differ...
Source: Neurological Conditions Specialist Library - July 1, 2009 Category: Neurology Source Type: organizations

RCP's Response To Lord Darzi's Report, High Quality Care For All, Our Journey So Far.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

Specialist nurses needed for cardiovascular screeningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - June 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Thousands At Risk From Hidden Heart ConditionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - June 26, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news

Weekly stroke clinic ‘not good enough’ for urgent stroke assessmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: MedWire News - Stroke - June 26, 2009 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

[Correspondence] Preserving objectivity in medical educationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: LANCET - June 25, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: James Chan, Merav Kliner, Jonny Currie, on behalf of Medsin-UK Tags: Correspondence Source Type: journals