Call for evidence: PHE and NGC review treatment dependence, discontinuation and withdrawal

Public Health England has commissioned the National Guideline Centre (NGC) to produce an evidence review of the literature on dependence, short term discontinuation and longer term withdrawal symptom from prescribed medicines, and their prevention and treatment. The NGC is inviting stakeholders to submit research data or reports on two key areas to inform the review:…

Global Spine Care Initiative papers

The Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health wishes to bring to your attention a series of papers published in a supplement of the European Spine Journal this month. They have been written by the Global Spine Care Initiative (GSCI), a sub group of World Spine Care, which in turn is a project of GMUSC. This was…

EULAR updates hand osteoarthritis management document

On 6 September 2018, The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) published an update to a set of recommendations for the management of hand osteoarthritis. The recommendations report on new evidence made since a first EULAR report was published in 2007. See the press release (opens in PDF) for the five overarching principles and ten recommendations…

Acupuncture for Osteoarthritis course dates 2019

New dates from the British Medical Acupuncture Society. 03 July 2019 – BMAS House, Northwich (South Manchester) 10 Sept 2019 – NCVO, London N1 9RL A one-day course on acupuncture as a treatment for osteoarthritis, focussing on the hip, knee and other large joints. Includes lectures, demonstrations and practical sessions to refresh existing skills to…

September 2018 is International Pain Awareness Month

September 2018 has been declared International Pain Awareness Month by the International Association of Patient organizations (IAPO). Pain Alliance Europe is trying to organize an event in Brussels, end-September, which would involve all bodies who have organized a pain awareness activity during September. This event will depend on the possibility of getting sponsors and the…

Free webinar on effective communications between patients and physicians

Please join United Patients on 18 September 2018 for an important discussion on how patients and their physicians can work together to communicate more efficiently and effectively. Dr. James Galloway (Rheumatologist, King’s College London) and Clare Jacklin (National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society [UK]) of Pfizer’s RA NarRAtive Initiative will join us to discuss findings from their…

NICE consultation: PRP injections for osteoarthritis of the knee

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) will be consulting on the safety and efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injections for osteoarthritis of the knee as part of its Interventional Procedures Programme (IPP). Public consultation is for four weeks and runs between 23 August 2018 and 5pm 20 September 2018. NICE would be pleased…

Back to school – Educators Guide to the Hypermobile Student

September always kicks off with a huge surge in requests to the Hypermobility Syndromes Association for assistance with children struggling with school. The HMSA produces a booklet called ‘The Educators Guide to the Hypermobile Student’. This booklet, beneficial for parents and those in education, can help explain the impact of these conditions on the individual…

Improving Patient Safety & Care 2019

Continuous Learning, Measurement & Improvement 6 February 2019 Royal Society of Medicine, London This event is part of GovConnect’s ongoing series aimed at delivering key information and evidence-based solutions in order to assist the communication and delivery of the NHS 5 year forward view. The inaugural Improving Patient Safety & Care 2018 conference will assess…

BASK Revision Knee Replacement Priority Setting Partnership

Help us guide future research about problematic knee replacements The British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) is running a Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) in partnership with the James Lind Alliance (JLA). The aim of this process is to bring patients and carers together with a range of healthcare professionals. We want all groups…