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February 2010
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	BHPR Council Elections 2010 - Reminder The following vacancy has arisen on BHPR Council: Deputy Research Officer: from AGM 2010 The closing date for nominations is noon on the 25th March 2010.  In the event of a tie, members will be balloted.  Contact bhpr@rheumatology.org.uk to request an application pack with the subject header ‘BHPR Elections’. Alternatively write to BHPR, Bride House, 18-20 Bride Lane, EC4Y 8EE.  Visit our website for a fuller version of this article that includes a detailed job description. BHPR Anniversary Dinner  In 2010 the BHPR will be 25! To mark this occasion, please join us on Thursday 22 April for our birthday celebrations, during Rheumatology 2010 in Birmingham. With a four course dinner, drinks and dancing it will be a great chance to let your hair down, have fun with your colleagues and help us celebrate our silver jubilee. Click here to register for the conference and to buy your Anniversary Dinner ticket at the great subsidised price of £25. Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychology or Health Services Research  Institute of Work, Health and Organisations, Arthritis Research Council Pain Research Centre Reference : LSS193 Closing Date : 10 February 2010 Salary : £32,458 - £38,757 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience. This post is available immediately and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a maximum period of 4 years. Closing date: 1 March 2010 Interview date: 22 March 2010 View further details Rheumatology: Call for papers  Don’t forget Rheumatology’s themed issue dedicated to registries.  View further details  Deadline for submission of manuscripts: 1 April 2010    2010 - the year to study musculoskeletal pain Methotrexate The International Association for the Study of Pain are devoting this year to the study of musculoskeletal pain. View their series of informative papers on various aspects of Musculoskeletal which should prove helpful in clinical practice. View further details    Decision on Certolizumab pegol for RA New NICE guidance on the use of certolizumab pegol for patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. Read BSR’s statement Tocilizumab approved for use in Scotland  The See further details on the Scottish Medicines Consortium website. View details Royal College of Nurses: Specialist nurses survey    The Royal College of Nurses (RCN) is concerned economic restraint will cause specialist nurse cutbacks and/or redundancies.  RCN invites our members to take part in their survey in order to better demonstrate their value.  Click here View and sign up to the RCN Nursing Counts campaign’s six priorities NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times figures 31st December 2009 The Department of Health has released statistics for NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times. View further details. NICE guidance on preventing osteoporotic fractures Following a legal challenge to NICE's guidance on prevention of osteoporotic fractures, it remains unchanged.  View further details Guidance for primary prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures Guidance for secondary prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures Rheumatology: Disease Processes, Treatment and Care 20 credit level 3 module offered by the University of Leeds Suitable for all health professionals who care for patients suffering from a rheumatic disease. The module can be taken as part of a degree course or as a stand alone module. View further details of this and other courses NRAS  NRAS groups Support for RA patients and their rheumatology units.  NRAS have started the year with 26 groups across the UK. It is hoped that there will be as many as 35 NRAS groups by the end of 2010. Plans are in place to start groups in Orpington, Kent; Warwick; Romford, Essex; Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire; Newport, Isle of Wight; Poole and Christchurch, Dorset; Nottingham; Stockport and Manchester.  To find out more about how an NRAS group can support your rheumatology unit contact Clare or Paul at: clare@nras.org.uk New NRAS website Have you visited our new website? At the same time as launching the site, we have changed the address from www.rheumatoid.org.uk  to www.nras.org.uk, although rest assured the old address will still take you to our site. To view the new Healthcare Professionals area, simply click on the ‘I am a Healthcare Professional’ link on the homepage. Please give us your feedback by contacting Emma at emma@nras.org.uk.
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