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Medicine of the Older Person - Challenging polypharmacy

SSP 60th Annual Meeting

11th International Workshop on Pharmacology of TB Drugs

Events

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.

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.

5th European Update Congress in Pneumology

Leading experts will review recent advances across the spectrum of pulmonary medicine. Lectures include Pulmonary Imaging, Asthma, COPD, ILD, Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplantation

11th International Workshop on Pharmacology of TB Drugs

The treatment of Tuberculosis is increasingly becoming a challenge worldwide. All around the world experts in the field are involved in intensive research to be able to cope with the various concerns with regard to treatment.

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.