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NCRI Clinical Studies (Development) Groups - New Members Invited

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The NCRI are currently advertising for new members for the following Clinical Studies (Development) Groups:

Brain Tumour
Breast Cancer
Complementary Therapies
Lung Cancer
Lymphoma
Melanoma
Primary Care
Psychological Oncology
Testis Cancer
Upper GI Cancer

Background information on the remit of Groups and Members can be found on the NCRN website
and in the attached advertisement.  Please note that applications should be submitted by 26th February.

Last Updated on Monday, 22 February 2010 14:05
 

Improved management of sick patients with newly diagnosed cancer

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The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has carried out a project looking at how people who are admitted as emergencies and then turn out to have cancer are managed. This information can be used to optimise pathways of care. You can read the background to this work and the report Focus on: Sick Patients with Suspected Cancer which was published in June 2009. It provides a useful resource on which to base service improvement; an OncoAlert tool has been developed.

Last Updated on Saturday, 21 November 2009 22:59
 

ACP AGM 2009

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The AGM took place at the NCRI Meeting in Birmingham today. ACP Chair Alison Jones and other committee members outlined the work of the ACP in the past year and some of the ongoing issues. Download a pdf of her presentation here. It includes information on:

  • Revalidation
  • Acute Oncology
  • Training and manpower
  • The Speciality Certificate Examination for which more question writers are required

All members should take a look.

Last Updated on Monday, 05 October 2009 21:55
 

Models of Acute Oncology

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Dr Ernie Marshall, a medical oncologist based at Clatterbridge, works closely with Prof. Peter Clark who led development of the NCAG report. In the attached presentation kindly shared, he describes how they have set up an Acute Oncology service locally. Dr Pauline Leonard, based at the Whittington in London has also developed a local acute oncology servce and kindly supplied her updated presentation. Both of these resources will be useful for others planning to do the same in their region. UPDATE 23/12/2009: Dr Marshall has given a very useful interview to Doctors.net about Acute Oncology. Membership of Doctors.net is free to GMC registered medics and you can download the podcast here.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 December 2009 13:12
 

Committees, Quangos, and Reports

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As a relatively new consultant I have found that the number of committees, quangos, reports and initiatives that exist can become a confusing mess. There are a few people who are in touch with what is going on politically, and a whole lot more who are pretty much in the dark. In this article I hope to summarise my understanding of some of the stuff you should know something about. Please contact me with corrections or updates.

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ACP Online Forum

We have a closed ACP forum for members only, hosted free by Doctors.net. This is a great place to share views on relevant issues such as training, NCAG, NCEPOD, and even compare notes on tricky cases. This however relies on as many members as possible visiting the forum and contributing. There is also an Oncology forum on the same site which is available to all doctors and contains some interesting debates on oncology training, acute oncology, and cases. Registration with Doctors.net is free; you just need your GMC number. Please try them as the more members that get involved the more interesting they will become.

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