Apologies for any confusion, but it turns out that the next training day is not in Harlow in February, but is at Barts/ Royal London on 20th January. This date had been circulated as a provisional date so hopefully you all made arrangements to cancel clinic in advance and are able to attend. The programme … Continue reading
Happy New Year to you all! We hope you all had at least some time off to indulge in christmas carols, fights over which is the best christmas film and mulled everything. We hope 2016 brings you all you wish for and more. Training The next NET Training day is on 29th February at Princess Alexandra, Harlow . Ideas … Continue reading
UCLP recently held an introduction evening for new ST3s across different specialties. There were some useful sessions with themes that may interest non-new SpRs (avoiding the term ‘old’ for anyone sensitive…). Here are some brief highlights, along with a reminder of some new training opportunities, and some recently released funded research posts in groups with … Continue reading
We are really looking forward to the BTS Winter Meeting 2015, just days away, from 2nd – 4th December. Having had a quick look through the programme we have highlighted some stand out sessions, and the contribution of North East Thames trainees and Consultants in a list below. We hope you will support all presenters … Continue reading
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
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
eBooks and apps may be all the rage, but many of us still like to sit down with a good book. A real one. With paper pages. And it seems some of us also like to write books. With two new books by North East Thames Consultants and SpRs released this month, we take a look … Continue reading
Training The next three NET Training days are confirmed. On April 16th is a day of Respiratory Epidemiology and Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine hosted by Dr Jenni Quint. Why not read her great paper on COPD mortality and B-blockers before the day? (Quint, J. K., et al. “Effect of β blockers … Continue reading