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Congratulations to North East Thames trainee Dr Mamta Ruparel who has published an editorial in the AJRCCM on secondary analyses of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST). In it she looks at screening in older populations with comorbidities. For more, read the full text article here: “Young at Heart: Is That Good Enough for Computed Tomography … Continue reading
Breaking news WELCOME TO THE NEW ST3s who will be joining us in October. You will have met several of them on the Pleural training day at Royal Free. We’re excited about them joining the North East Central London Respiratory Family! Say hi at the next training day. Have a look a the ST3 page … Continue reading
Breaking news You may have already spotted LJ on the latest RCP Speciality Spotlight, singing the praises of Respiratory Medicine, in conversation with Imperial’s Graeme Wilson. Please point FYs and CMTs to the video and the page as it contains loads of useful resources, and we need to recruit the best and nicest people into our speciality! … Continue reading
Breaking news Congratulations to our new trainee Reps Catherine Rang and Anita Saigal. They will be attending the next TPMC meeting in March. It was a very close contest and all the candidates have great ideas so Camus Nimmo will also be contributing, and will replace whichever of the current reps CCTs first. We will … Continue reading
December is here, which means infective exacerbations, flu-jabs galore, the search for the perfect lung-themed gift, and of course the BTS Winter meeting! Once again, it’s striking how many familiar names from the NorthEast Thames programme feature in the programme. So, to celebrate all the great research being conducted in our region, below are your RespNET highlights. … Continue reading
Breaking news Welcome to the new ST3s! We look forward to seeing you at the Bronchoscopy Training Day on Wed 23rd November. Nearing CCT or know someone who is? See below for a great Consultant job opportunity at Newham. If anyone has recently either successfully claimed, or had problems claiming, excess travel or relocation costs please … Continue reading
Breaking news New whistleblowing policy: what does the extended whistleblowing protection mean for HEE’s postgraduate medical and dental trainees? There is a new legal route with some technical aspects, but a short summary from HEE aims to give you the main points. Many thanks to Angshu for the updates on how to smoothly pass through ARCP. Don’t forget that … Continue reading
The London Advanced TB Course is taking place Nov 10-11th. It is organised by Public Health England with the Centre for Respiratory Infection (CRI), National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London. “This intensive course will offer a comprehensive update to participants on the clinical management of TB cases and incidents, evaluate new diagnostic techniques … Continue reading
You could be forgiven for missing the message on the latest BTS news email, but elections are now open for BTS Council. And who is standing? Our very own Training Programme Director, Dr Angshu Bhowmik*! The BTS Council has a significant role in the society, acting as an advisory body for Society policies and a guide … Continue reading
Congratulations to Dr Jess Potter, who is not only conducting research into TB here in London as part of her MRC fellowship, but is also doing amazing work to grab the public’s attention and get TB in the news. She recently wrote for the Guardian following a visit to Cambodia. Whilst in Cambodia Jess saw the impact of … Continue reading
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