‘Efficient productiveness by way of innovation’ was the theme of the primary ever Hospital Innovations conferenceandexhibition at Olympia, London in late April. At the two-day event–supported by organisations together with IHEEM, the Legionella Control Association, the Water Management Society, the BRE, and a sizeable variety of English NHS Trusts–the Day Two keynote tackle by Lord Carter very a lot mirrored this theme.
Following his tackle at Healthcare Estates 2015, the Labour Peer centered additional in London on his staff’s latest assessment of the ‘productiveness and effectivity’ of English NHS Trusts, and defined how the initiative would progress in coming months.
One of his key conclusions was that whereas the NHS persistently charges as one of many world’s most effective public well being methods, innovation and good practice are not often sufficiently shared or extensively replicated service-wide, leading to a substantial ‘hole’ between one of the best and worst-performing Trusts. HEJ editor, Jonathan Baillie, stories.
Carter Report will likely be a key focus in Telford
This yr’s HefmA conferenceandexhibition–the 2016 HefmA Leadership Forum–will be held on the Telford International Centre from 19-20 May, and themed ‘Lean on me–Compassion, Culture & Compliance’.
With the findings and suggestions of Lord Carter and his staff prone to be contemporary in delegates’ minds, this yr’s convention will embody an replace on the Carter staff’s work, and a have a look at ‘The challenges forward for the entire NHS in delivering the Lord Carter Productivity and Efficiency Programme’, by Peter Sellars, head of career, NHS Estates & Facilities, Productivity and Efficiency, on the Department of Health.
This will likely be adopted by a panel dialogue on this extremely topical difficulty. HEJ editor, Jonathan Bailie, appears forward to the occasion.
22nd International Conference on Medical Physics 2016, Bangkok, Thailand; Medical physics propelling international well being
As medical expertise evolves and affected person wants improve, the necessity for well-trained and extremely skilled medical physicists (MPs) turns into much more pressing. The roles and tasks of MPs in varied departments throughout the hospital are numerous and demanding. It is clear that coaching, persevering with training {and professional} improvement of MPs have turn into important.
One of the methods for an MP to advance his or her data is to take part in conferences and congresses. Last yr, the 22nd International Conference of Medical Physics (ICMP 2016) occurred in Bangkok, Thailand. The occasion attracted 584 delegates with many of the individuals coming from Asia.
It attracted additionally delegates from 42 international locations. The largest delegations have been from Thailand, Japan and South Korea. ICMP 2016 included 367 oral shows and e-posters, most of those being within the fields of Radiation Therapy, Medical Imaging and Radiation Safety. All abstracts have been printed as an e-book of Abstracts in a complement to the official IOMP Journal.
Many corporations had exhibition stands at ICMP2016, thus permitting the individuals to see the most recent developments within the medical physics-related trade. The convention included 42 mini-symposia, a part of the primary “IOMP School” exercise, masking varied matters of significance for the career and this particular difficulty follows from the success of the convention.
A report from the 2014 American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Meeting (November 14-19 – Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
With freezing chilly temperatures exterior however nice pleasure for brand new analysis inside Boston’s Convention and Exhibition Center, medical analysis on just lately launched and investigational small molecular medication and biologics in addition to preclinical analysis with novel compounds performing on new targets which can be paving the way in which to future developments within the therapeutic armamentarium towards rheumatoid arthritis and different bone and joint illnesses centered the eye of researchers and clinicians attending this yr’s scientific periods of the American College of Rheumatology.
The convention began with a full-blast poster session throughout which important analysis developments have been disclosed, however parallel summary periods have been not far behind in attendance, hooking the curiosity of attendees from the world over.