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STS Annual Meeting - 20 June 2019

Edinburgh Thoracic CT Course 16-17 September 2019

1st Annual Quality Governance Conference

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STS Annual Meeting - 20 June 2019

STS Annual Meeting 2019 will be held on Thursday 20th June 2019 at Perth Concert Hall.

Confirmed speakers include Professor Michael Kreuter, who will deliver the keynote lecture on "The Future of ILD"

The meeting has been approved for 5 external CPD points (code: 126036).

Events

1st Annual Quality Governance Conference

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh is bringing together some of the leading experts in healthcare governance to offer fascinating and practical, insight into how quality governance can drive excellence. This conference will explore what quality governance is, its importance and the practical steps we can all take to improve the services we deliver for patients.

Edinburgh Thoracic CT Course 16-17 September 2019

This 2-day course is designed to help you develop a systematic method of reviewing thoracic CT scans, and includes a combination of lectures and hands-on CT scan review with chest radiology experts.

News

Society Medal

An annual medal awarded to a senior clinician or healthcare professional (not in training) who has made a significant contribution to both the society and respiratory medicine in Scotland. Nominations open!

NACAP launches registration for PR workstream

The National Asthma and COPD Audit Programme (NACAP) has launched registration for its pulmonary rehabilitation workstream. All pulmonary rehabilitation services that provide care for people with COPD in England, Scotland and Wales are eligible to register for and participate in this audit.

Oxygen Wristbands

Front-line clinicians at Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have developed a system of colour-coded silicone wristbands which state the patient’s target saturation range, designed to ensure the correct level of oxygen is prescribed.

BTS Oxygen Guideline 2017

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) have launched a guideline for oxygen use in adults in healthcare and emergency settings. The guideline covers a range of topics including blood gas physiology, prescribing, target saturations, weaning and audit.