Only 5 spaces left for the IRTB course in Plymouth in May. Aimed at junior doctors and st1/2 radiology registrars, there is no better way to dip your toe into the world of IR. Hands on with kit and huge industry support. Don't miss out. @BSIR_News@ETF_IRtrainees@TraineesBSIR
If I need to undergo a coronary angiography due to a stable chest pain complaint: Would I rather choose an invasive approach or a CCTA? This publication says I'd better go non-invasive! Congrats @Marceloibittenc@RonBlankstein@RCardoso_MD and all collaborators! #cardioTwitter
Room 2 #BSCILiverpool2023 - Controversial topic. Radiographer led Cardiac CT with no medication #yescct
➡️ Post processing makes a big difference for interpretation.
➡️ End systolic acquisition always.
➡️ More patients can be scanned in a single list.
"(The NHS) isn't sustainable as things are".
Dr Ian Higginson says the UK have been 'chucking short-term money' into the NHS, when "things come to a crisis point", and suggests that this method "isn't sustainable".
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For those wondering if a consultant doctor should earn more than £100,000…
Do you have a clue what job they do? Do you have any idea the amount of knowledge they have to accumulate to perform their job? Do you know the decades of practical experience they have to attain? 1/4
And that's a wrap! 🎉 Our first Radiographer to Radiographer advanced cardiac CT course.
Many thanks to the @GEHealthCare team for their support at the beautiful Pollards wood.
🤞 for some more in future!
#radiographerledctca#plymouthct
NEW: we need to talk about NHS staff retention.
At a time when Britain’s healthcare system is acutely short of workers, *1 in 7* UK-trained doctors are practising overseas. No other developed country is like this, which immediately tells you there’s a problem.
Let’s dig deeper:
If you are not exercising, you might want to take a look at this data!
Sitting is actually worse than smoking!!
A cohort of 750,302 US Veterans. Mean age 61 (30-95)
Various ethnicities and ~45,000 females.
Median f/u of 10 years with close to 8m person-years of observations.