Unfortunately, the medicines we currently have to relieve pain have their shortcomings. From paracetamol to aspirin, gabapentin to opioids, they all have their adverse effect and, in reality, most don’t work very well at all. Pain medicines are not like antibiotics which can cure 80-90 per cent of all infections. The effects of pain medicines […]
Last year, the Evelina London Children’s Hospital, part of Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust, became the first hospital in the UK to offer staff the opportunity to wear NHS Rainbow badges, which send a message to people who identify as LGBT+ that the hospital is an inclusive place that welcomes everyone. LGBT+ stands for […]
Professor Sir Simon Wessely is President, Royal Society of Medicine and former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. As well as leading the Mental Health Act review, he is Civilian Consultant Advisor in Psychiatry to the British Army and a trustee of the charity, Combat Stress. He will be presenting the key note speech […]
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Meet the finalist | Dr Jonathan Evans RSM Coloproctology Section Presentation title: The Nrf2 inhibitor Brusatol is a potent antitumour agent, and enhances irinotecan cytotoxicity, in an orthotopic mouse model of colorectal cancer. Focus on colorectal cancer Currently a specialist trainee in general surgery, with a sub-specialty interest in colorectal, Dr Jonathan Evans studied medicine at the University of Liverpool. […]
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Meet the Finalist | Dr Egho Ireo RSM Digital Health Section Presentation title: The Yo-band and Yo-bot: Wearable technology for managing mental health. Training update After studying medicine at the University of Bristol, Dr Egho Ireo is currently taking a year out of training between the foundation programme and specialty training. During this time she […]
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On Thursday 17 January five young doctors will compete for the coveted title of Wesleyan RSM trainee of the year. Meet the finalist | Dr Katie Samuel RSM Orthopaedics Section Presentation title: National practice of midstream urine testing preoperatively for elective orthopaedics – Is it worth the resources? A career with a breadth of skills Anaesthesia is […]
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On Thursday 17 January five young doctors, including Dr Peter Jenkins, will compete for the coveted title of Wesleyan RSM Trainee of the Year. RSM Clinical Neurosciences Section Presentation title: Dopaminergic abnormalities following traumatic brain injury: A targeted approach to treating cognitive impairments. Route into neurology Dr Peter Jenkins studied medicine as a postgraduate at […]
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On Thursday 17 January five young doctors will compete for the coveted title of Wesleyan RSM trainee of the year. RSM Surgery Section Presentation title: A gremlin in the works: Reduced expression of bone morphogenetic protein antagonist Gremlin aids breast cancer progression Special interest in breast surgery Miss Catherine Zabkiewicz studied medicine at Guy’s King’s and St.Thomas’ School of Medicine and is a trainee […]
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Yoga is an eight-part system which influences the whole person, mind and body. It is an ancient practice which incorporates different elements such as physical postures, which may be held for a long period of time, to breath control, mindfulness and a code of ethics. The ethos behind yoga is to be compassionate and kind […]
Professor Alison Fiander, former clinical lead of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist’s Centre for Women’s Global Health and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Cardiff University, will be giving a talk on global gynaecology in the developing world at the evening event, Global Medicine and Women’s Health, to be held at the Royal […]