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Training The next NET Training days are 21st September at Homerton, 22nd October at UCLH (ILD day) and 12th November at Basildon. We also expect a date in January at the Royal London. Ideas for themes we should cover? Let us know. The teams organising the days are trying to match up to gaps identified by our … Continue reading
Health Education North Central and East London (HE NCEL) is pleased to announce that applications for its 2015 Quality Awards are now open. We all know how much time and work some people put into education and training, often with little official recognition. Now is your chance to highlight great projects and people across our … Continue reading
The BTS is currently recruiting new members for a number of committees and advisory groups. They are looking for enthusiastic people who feel they can make a contribution and can serve from December 2015 and commit to 3 years in the role. Members who wish to be considered for the vacancies should apply using the online … Continue reading
ERS membership will be useful for all Respiratory trainees, but particularly those preparing for this year’s SCE. This recent message from the BTS is very welcome: “From 25th June 2015, all BTS members who are resident in the United Kingdom are eligible to join the European Respiratory Society (ERS) for an additional annual payment of … Continue reading
In June we congregated at the Whittington for a day focused on smoking cessation. Introduction Dr Myra Stern welcomed us and set the scene by giving some context to the quit smoking debate and reframing smoking cessation as treatment for tobacco dependance. She reminded us that there are diverse views on smoking, and prominent characters who are vocal in … Continue reading
In May we met at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead for a day of alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1AT), VQ-SPECT, safe sedation in Bronchoscopy, invasive fungal disease and business cases. Many thanks for James Goldring for organising a great day. Before the main sessions, we began the day with an introduction from Dr John Hurst, and an update on the London … Continue reading
Training The next NET Training days are 21st September at Homerton, and 12th November at Basildon. We also expect an ILD day at UCLH in late November/early December and a date in January at the Royal London. Ideas for themes we should cover? Let us know. Upcoming Teach-Ins at the Royal College of Physicians include: Stroke: modern … Continue reading
Training The next NET Training days are looking good. On June 3rd we will be meeting at the Whittington Hospital, for a programme focused on smoking. It will include level 1 smoking cessation training, which is a requirement for CCT, so come and get an easy curriculum sign-off! On June 30th we will be at UCL for a … Continue reading
In April we met at the beautiful London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine for a day of respiratory epidemiology and research. We were very grateful for the central location, the high quality of the lecture content, the spacious lecture theatre, the nutritious lunch and the proximity to Store Street Espresso. Interesting facts about the LSHTM: LSHTM was founded … Continue reading
For those of you who did not make it to the latest GIM Training Day at Newham here are some GIM pearls from the talks. Asthma – from getting the basics right to beyond step 5 Dr Nivenka Jayasekera highlighted the results of The National Review of Asthma Deaths which reported that 3 people die from asthma a day, and … Continue reading
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