News
9 July 2010
Student Haematology Masterclass: Essentials for Finals
Sponsored by The British Society for Haematology and Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity
9 October 2010, 10am to 4pm
St Thomas's Hospital, London SE1
Price: £10 (includes lunch and other refreshments)
Haematology is often seen as difficult, yet problems occur daily on the wards and in general practice and a good level of knowledge is vital. This day will cover: general; malignant; transfusion and coagulation haematology with lectures and tutorials given by experts in their field.
Demand is expected to be high and numbers are limited to the first 100 applicants. For an application form, contact Katy Amberley, BSH Headquarters Manager, on:
15 June 2010
RCP now accepting applications for the 2011 Linacre Lecture
The Royal College of Physicians is now accepting applications to deliver the 2011 Linacre Lecture.
Applicants must be Members or Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians who are under the age of 40 on the closing date for applications of 30 September 2010.
Details are available on the website at www.rcplondon.ac.uk/trustfunds
15 June 2010
New grants programme open to specialist nurses working in haematology
The Burdett Trust for Nursing and the Roald Dahl Foundation have become partners to launch ‘Different Disciplines, Common Experience’ which provides grants of up to £7,500 to enable specialist nurses in the fields of paediatric neurology and haematology to improve the quality of care available to children living with serious medical conditions in the UK.
A total grant fund of £150,000 is available over 3 years and the programme will enable up to 30 specialist nurses to deliver nurse-led projects. The projects will improve the quality of patient care and increase nurse leadership skills.
Projects are likely to include small-scale action research, protocol development and testing of innovative nurse-led interventions.
For more information about the programme please go to the Nurse-Led Project Funding page at:
www.roalddahlfoundation.org
The deadline for Expressions of Interest for the first round of grants is Monday 2nd August 2010.
11 May 2010
Clinical guideline on the management of venous thromboembolic diseases
The National Clinical Guideline Centre (NCGC) is recruiting for an oncologist and geriatrician for the Guideline Development Group for the clinical guideline on the management of venous thromboembolic diseases.
If you would like to apply for this position, please find details on the NICE website:
http://www.nice.org.uk/getinvolved/joinnwc/VTEDiseasesGDGMember.jsp
Any queries regarding this position should be directed to Clare Jones, Project Manager, Tel: 0203-075-1280, Email: clare.jones@rcplondon.ac.uk
The deadline for applications is 18th May 2010.
