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  July 2009

 

 
National Audit Office report on RA
The National Audit Office published their report Services for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis on 15 July 2009. It found that too many people with RA are not being diagnosed or treated quickly enough, and some services are not coordinated enough. 
Click here to view the report 
Click here to view a statement from BSR 
Click here to view a statement from NRAS



Raynaud’s & Scleroderma guide
The Raynaud’s and Scleroderma Association have worked with a number of medical practitioners and researchers to produce an up-do-date guide. Click here to download your own copy.
To request a hard copy send an A5 SAE to: RSA, 112 Crewe Road, Alsager, Cheshire ST7 2JA, stating your work address including the department in which you are based.


  
NRAS Westminster event
NRAS held an event hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Inflammatory Arthritis in Westminster on 15th July, the focus of which was the importance of the Multi-Disciplinary Team in the treatment and care of people with RA. Click here for more details 


  
Events and Courses

Advertise your course with BHPR
Reading this section? So could your future delegates!
Are you running a course of interest to Allied Health Professionals or are you involved with a special interest group that runs education sessions?
Get in touch with us to advertise your course on the BHPR e-news and website! Email your course details to Keri.Hutchinson@CardiffandVale.wales.nhs.uk

BSR Courses 
Click here to view BSR courses of interest to Allied Health Professionals. All BSR Courses are CPD Accredited 

Vasculitis – Recent Advances: Joint conference with BSR and Renal Association
Monday 9 November 2009, Royal College of Physicians, London
Covering the whole spectrum of systemic vasculitis from basic science to clinical epidemiology, assessment, outcome and management, particularly addressing the results of the recent large European trials of therapy. 
Click here for more details 

BHPR Courses
Don’t forget to visit the BHPR site for other courses of interest.


  
Bursaries and Grants

Don’t forget to apply for BHPR bursaries and prizes! 
Click here to view bursaries and awards offered by BHPR

arc deadlines 
Click here to view arc application deadlines

NOS – Call for Applications
The National Osteoporosis Society is pleased to announce a call for applications for our 2009 research grants round. Click here to view more details.


  
Book Reviews
Click here to view Deborah Bond’s book reviews on 
Fibromyalgia Syndrome 
Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology  
Osteoporosis – The Facts 
  
  
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