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April 2011
	SOCIETY NEWS President’s letter Read Lindsey Hawley’s letter to members for April 2011. Rheumatology 2011, 12 – 14 April, Brighton Network Meet a large number of influential rheumatology professionals and find out what is happening in other practices Credit Gain RCN accreditation to further your development Update Bring yourself up-to-date on cutting edge developments in the field including Sjögren’s syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, systemic sclerosis and more Contribute Make sure your voice is heard. Come to the BHPR AGM on Wednesday 13 April and get involved with the latest on your society Learn With something for every speciality, view our extensive programme Improve The majority of delegates at the 2010 conference said they would change their practice as a result of what they leant at the conference. Can you afford to miss out? Register You can still register on site at the Hilton Metropole, Brighton. Get involved in Rheumatology 2012 Submit your session proposal by Tuesday 3 May 2011 50 volumes’ worth of raising the bar – time to stop for a drink To celebrate 50 volumes of Rheumatology, the Journal will be hosting the welcome reception at the BSR conference in Brighton at 7.15 p.m. on Tuesday 12 April. Read further details Rheumatology provides easier answers There’s a new way to have your say on work published in Rheumatology. Read more about the Journal’s Rapid Response… CLINICAL NEWS Are you working in line with the NHS Outcomes Framework 2011/12? The Department of Health’s NHS Outcomes Framework sets out the outcomes and indicators that will be used to hold the NHS Commissioning Board to account for the outcomes it secures through its oversight of the commissioning of health services. BSR has aligned some relevant indicators to help members work in line with the Framework. It is important for you to collect this data, as it will be a future requirement. View further details House of Lords debate Bhaskar Dasgupta with Lord Michael Wills of Swindon and Dorothy Byrne, Head of Channel 4 News We had quite an 'historic' debate in House of Lords on 30 March on service provision for GCA and PMR – view details in the Hansard. Several peers (Lords Wills, Black and Alderdice, and Baronesses Bakewell, Brinton and Thornton) spoke in favour of better service provision to prevent blindness, more accurate diagnosis, less steroid effects and more research. The Health Minister has agreed to meet us in the next two to three weeks for further discussions. NICE guidance on PMR and GCA should be in the offing. We have suggested a campaign analogous to the ACT-FAST campaign for stroke. Quite exciting if something concrete comes from all this. I shall keep you informed. Dr Bhaskar Dasgupta   NICE COF Advisory Committee vacancies View more information about Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF) roles and how to submit your application. The closing date for all applications is 5 p.m. on 15 April 2011. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION Effects of exercise on joint health Please take part in our exciting research study on healthcare professionals' perceptions of the effects of exercise on joint health in RA patients. This follows on from our previous research into patients' perceptions on the same topic, the results from which are being presented at the 2011 BSR conference Managing knee pain in primary care Are you involved in managing degenerative knee pain in primary care? If so, please answer a short survey on managing this problem and your ideas for models of treatment delivery. Allied health professionals training fellowhips Arthritis Research UK is offering fellowships to nurses and allied health professionals who are, or are eligible to be, registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or other appropriate regulatory body, to undertake training in clinical or basic science research at a UK institution leading to a PhD or other appropriate higher degree. These fellowships may be full-time over three years or part-time over five years. View further information or call 01246 541115. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, 18 May 2011. OTHER NEWS NRAS 10th birthday celebratory lunch The NRAS 10th Birthday Celebratory Lunch will be held on Thursday 30 June at the Warwickshire Golf and Country Club, Leek Wootton, Warwick. Drinks and canapés will be served from 12 noon with a cold buffet lunch at 1.30 p.m. Tickets are available at £20 each from NRAS on 01628 501547 or email val@nras.org.uk. We hope to see you on the day! NASS World AS Day celebrations NASS is celebrating World AS Day with a sponsored walk (or run) in the park to promote the benefit of exercise. Join us in Manchester’s Heaton Park on Saturday 7 May 2011 or in London’s Richmond Park on Sunday 8 May 2011 in support of your patients. For more information contact the NASS office on 020 8948 9117 or visit the NASS website. The money raised from this event will, among other things, help to fund a three year research post to speed up the identification of the genes involved in AS. ARMA for Thursday Read the latest news from ARMA
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