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STS Annual Meeting - 20 June 2019

Medicine of the Older Person - Challenging polypharmacy

Edinburgh Thoracic CT Course 2-3rd April 2019

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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"

Events

Edinburgh Thoracic CT Course 2-3rd April 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.

Medicine of the Older Person - Challenging polypharmacy

This RCPE Symposium will provide much needed balance and advice on prescribing and therapeutics in common conditions of old age. It will explore the state of the art in medical optimisation, non-drug therapies and common therapeutic challenges in the care of older people.

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.