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Calling all female registrars!
Just been to the women in cardiology session…bit disappointed to see so few girlies !!! Where are you all!!!?
Anyway..great presentation from a current EP SpR about a career in EP and decision made in your absence to help promote women in cardiology, provide more career advice (from those already established in careers [...]
Women in cardiology! Here come the girls……!!
When is an Op, not an Op! Shocking approach!
National Training Day session on Anaesthetics, Operations and ITU. Akhil Kapur talked us through the options for coronary revascularisation in patients who need other surgery and particularly major vascular surgery. Message seems to be that if you are low risk and stable, get on with the necessary surgery but investigate high risk patients and coronary [...]
NSTEMI…some like them hot but should we cool off?
The BCIS session this morning was Chaired by Simon Redwood and Bernard Prendergast (New Secretary Elect to the BCS…Congratulations!!!!!). Good attendance in the room which had housed the KBA exam for many SpRs yesterday (hope not too many bad memories for some! Good luck!)
Miles Dalby from Harefield presented an interesting case of NSTEMI opening up the debate [...]
Welcome to the BCS Annual Conference & Exhibition Blog!
Welcome to the BCS Blog for the BCS Annual Conference & Exhibition 2010 in Manchester. We hope you will use the new interactive developments to enhance your experience of the conference. Not only will you be able to reply to comments on the BCS Blog but you can also follow some of our Executives on [...]
Here it is….THE healthcare debate: The UK perspective
To join the debate, this blog should be read in conjunction with that of fellow ACC blogger Wes Fisher, who I thank for inventing such choice names!
For the purposes of the exercise, we’ll take two patients, Mr. Thurgood Powell, a highly successful 57 year-old businessman making $250,000 (£166,128) per year with his company PoshPosh Entertainment, [...]
The Health Care Debate goes on..with the bloggers!
So, having tried to get to grips with the healthcare system (sitting through heated session on healthcare reform) and realising thet my fellow blogger Wes has no idea how things work in the NHS, we kind of though our readers would like a case study to compare the 2 systems.
Firstly a bit of information about my fellow (far more experienced blogger [...]
Want to know more about AF??!! See this new website and other trial results from the ACC!
The ACC and Heart Rhythm Society have launched a new website just for AF !!!
Take a look! There are editorials, news, interactive programs and there is a rate and rhythm pocket guide you can download in pdf for free!
Also see reports of other AF trials (click in each for link to cardiosource and for slides too!):
CABANA
RACE [...]
DAT post DES…how long??
The aged debate goes on! How long should we be giving dual anti-platelet therapy (DAT) after DES? Current guidelines suggest 12 months….
This trial, in the NEJM March 15, 2010 attempts to answer this question.
2701 patients receiving DES in 2 trials (RAEL LATE and ZEST LATE) were randomised to DAT (clopidogrel and aspirin) vs aspirin alone. They had been free [...]
Cryoablation for PAF: STOP-AF
More EP for me! Great to have the opportunity to attend sessions outside your own specialty! Dont think I am converted though!…….
Whilst anti-arrythmic drugs (AAD) are not without morbidity or mortality, and radiofrequency ablation requires mutliple lesions and can be associated with complications, cryoablation offers PVI with a single continuous cryolesion.
But what are the complications?
The safety [...]
For those sessions you dont get to, and for when you get home!….
Just had a look at iScience….highly recommended!
Over 90 sessions covered, together with slides, full motion video and audio recorded live!
It does come at a cost, but if you are at the meeting you can get a special deal! And, if you are not at the conference you can buy at half price for the next [...]
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