AI in Orthopaedics Policy Paper
ORUK’s AI in Orthopaedics Policy Paper was launched at its AI in Orthopaedics conference at the Royal College of Surgeons of England – the first national conference in the UK dedicated to the role of AI within orthopaedics. The paper makes a case for the important role that AI can play in improving clinical performance…
Edgar Stene 2023 Competition
The EULAR Edgar Stene Prize Competition runs yearly in memory and honour of the late Edgar W. Stene, who had severe ankylosing spondylitis. First prize is EUR 1,000, including a travel bursary to attend the EULAR Congress 2023. Second prize is EUR 700 and Third is EUR 300. The competition has now launched for 2023…
School Toolkit for EDS and JHS
The Hypermobility Syndromes Association gets a lot of questions about children struggling with the return to school, and enquiries from teachers looking to support hypermobile students as we approach half term. HMSA has prepared the School Toolkit for EDS and JHS to address this need. You can pick up the printed resource for educators in…
NASS Rheum for Improvement
NASS launches CPD accredited podcast that champions service improvement in axial SpA care. Rheum for Improvement – the podcast dedicated to service improvement in axial SpA care – is here! The CPD accredited podcast is brought to you by the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS) and offers a peer-to-peer learning experience that you can access…
PCRMM NMAHPPS webinar
PCRMM Webinar ‘NMAHPPS in clinical research and quality improvement – how to get involved’ 25 October 2022, 7.15 – 8.30pm This extremely beneficial and interesting webinar is being given by Emma Sutton and Caroline Miller. Are you interested in leading your own research? Do you want to know how to write a winning abstract or…
FOREUM calls for research proposals on e-Health
E-Health concerns the use of information technology to deliver the efficacy and improvement of health care systems and services. FOREUM (Foundation for Research in Rheumatology) has launched a call for research proposals on e-Health that focus on stimulating application-driven research and innovations that can improve both individual and population health of people living with RMDs….
Speeding up MRI, CT and ultrasound scan timings
Sport Rehabilitators can now request scans directly from their clinic system. All BASRaT registered Sport Rehabilitators currently receive Rehab Guru software which is a home exercise prescribing and client management platform, the system has teamed up with scan.com to schedule scans directly. Patients can be referred for an MRI, ultrasound or CT scan, they then…
NOA Webinar: ‘Human Factors Training and Patient Safety’
The next NOA webinar will look at Human Factors Training and Patient Safety. It will highlight the successes and challenges of setting up and developing a service as well as give an overview of human factors and ergonomics, its relevance and role in improving patient safety and how it has been embedded at the Robert…
NHFD 2022 annual report
The National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) 2022 annual report has been published and encompasses the whole of 2020 and 2021, to demonstrate how care compares with that prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on the detailed analysis of the six key performance indicators (KPIs) in the previous report, it seeks to look forward with innovations…
Fibromyalgia healthcare research
A new research study aims to better understand how people with Fibromyalgia experience healthcare. In particular the impact of having the diagnosis and any experience of stigma within the health services. The study is open to anyone over 18 with Fibromyalgia and is being carried out by the University of Sheffield alongside the University Medical…