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Free MIMS workshop - Respiratory and allergy learning series

Royal College Advanced Certificate in Clinical Education

Events

Free MIMS workshop - Respiratory and allergy learning series

MIMS Workshop Respiratory and allergy learning series taking place on 26th September 2018 in Glasgow at the Village hotel. The free full day interactive education day is aimed at healthcare professionals and is worth 4.5 CPD credits.

Edinburgh Thoracic CT Course

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. The course takes place on 17-18 September 2018 and provides 14 CPD credits in accordance with the CPD scheme of the Royal College of Radiologists.

Royal College Advanced Certificate in Clinical Education

The 2-day course encompasses all essential trainer prerequisites and provides learning opportunities specifically tailored to suit the needs of all clinical trainers from first time teachers to experienced course managers.

SSP 60th Annual Meeting

The Scottish Society of Physicians welcome all to attend their 60th Annual Meeting on 1-2 Nov 2018 at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Highlights of the event include Pleural disease and Strategies to promote weight loss.

News

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.