email: [email protected] web: www.lwms.ac.uk SPRING 2006 A look at activities in and around the Leicester Warwick Medical Schools

Inside Issue 12... Leicester General Hospital Centenary Dr Hugh Mackay (retired consul- tant histopathologist) has written an extensive history of LGH, enti- tled The Palace on the Hill, which Unique tribute to his patients. is due to be published shortly and p3 Research findings presented to will be available in all LGH wards those who had taken part and departments. Below he gives a brief outline of some of the hospital’s highlights. Leicester General Hospital recently celebrated the centenary of its opening on 28th September 1905. Built in open country with 16 wards on 2 storeys off a straight central corridor, (at 194 yards long one of the longest in the country) it Patient Safety Awareness. replaced the overcrowded work- p5 New course greeted with enthusiasm house infirmary near the London Road railway station. Its grand appearance earned the nickname of “The Palace on the Hill”. There was strict discipline and NHS on 5th July 1948. Little LGH by Prof Sir Peter Bell in 1975. segregation of males in wards 1-8 changed as basic medical knowl- Minimal Access Surgery Training, and females in wards 9-16 named edge and treatments were still very diabetes care, geriatric medicine after Leicester’s municipal wards. limited. Specialist orthopaedics and gastroenterology have all flour- There were no operating theatres or and the hospital school (one of the ished while two of our surgeons are out-patient facilities. Very basic first in the country) began in 1932. national lead-clinicians for cancer care for 512 patients was provided The start of the Leicester Medical care. Students’ eye view. Elective p6-7 in Egypt, plus MedSin by 3 medical officers, one non-resi- School in 1974 saw new medical, LGH became an NHS Trust in achievements dent, and 40 nurses including 8 surgical and maternity wards 1993 and with the Leicester Royal ward sisters. opening, plus purpose-built oper- Infirmary and Glenfield formed the During the First World War, the ating theatres and out-patient University Hospitals of Leicester army took over the hospital and space. Several Foundation Profes- NHS Trust in April 2000. Major with a temporary base in the old sors were based at LGH until the reconfiguration plans across County Lunatic Asylum (now the Medical Sciences and Clinical Leicester will see almost complete Fielding Johnson Building, part of Sciences Buildings were finished. re-building of LGH to become a the University), treated 74,625 Since then, LGH has built an planned care, and rehabilitation wounded servicemen. international reputation for centre plus the main focus for inter- The Poor Laws ended in 1930 nephrology, renal transplantation professional education and training and Leicester City Council assumed and urology services. Leicester’s in Leicester. p8 Dean’s Dozen avenges last responsibility until the start of the first renal transplant was done at “Semper ad suprema” year’s defeat. Leicester Warwick Medical Schools News Spring 2006

2 Leicester Warwick Medical Schools News focus Spring 2006 RESEARCH

Professor Bryan Williams, tance of clinical research.” Professor of Medicine in the Depart- The ASCOT Study is a randomised ment of Cardiovascular Sciences at trial of prevention of coronary heart Leicester, broke new ground when disease and other vascular events by he took the unusual step of inviting blood pressure and cholesterol all 423 Leicester patients who had lowering. The trial involved a wide participated in a major research range of patients aged between 40 study to two meetings to present the and 80 years old, all of whom had research findings. high blood pressure and a combina- In September he explained to tion of other risk factors which cause packed halls in Leicester and Market heart disease, such as smoking and Harborough how these patients’ co- diabetes. operation in the ASCOT Study Check-ups were routine and (Anglo Scandinavian Cardiac typical of those that any patient Outcomes Trial) will have a major would have at their usual clinic visit. effect on the way doctors treat blood There were two treatment groups: pressure and other risk factors in the one treated with a calcium channel UK. blocker and the other with a beta- In doing so, Professor Williams paid tribute to them for the part they had played. “To my knowledge, this Major International is the first time the results of a major study have been presented to the patients in the study,” he said. “This Research Trial Acknowledges will allow them to see how exciting clinical research is and how impor- tant their participation has been in Patients’ Input changing clinical practice in the blocker. Some patients in each diuretic bendroflumenthiazide-K) early March. The CAFÉ study United Kingdom. I see this as a very group were also treated with a statin treatment regimens and their blood showed important differences in important opportunity to present the to lower blood cholesterol. pressure was monitored using the central aortic pressure with different work of the University and the NHS They returned for check-ups after traditional arm cuff measurements. blood pressure treatments, possibly locally to the wider community. six weeks, three months and six The ASCOT study showed that explaining the difference in cardio- “The results of this study are likely months to ensure their blood pres- patients receiving the amlodipine- vascular outcomes observed in to impact directly on national guide- sure was well controlled. After that based treatment did better than ASCOT. lines. Leicester has played a very they visited the centre every six those getting the atenolol-based Professor Williams said: “These significant role and I think this is months. treatment on all cardiovascular studies indicate the huge impor- going to present a very powerful ASCOT is one of the largest endpoints, including a 24% reduc- tance of clinical research. The fact image of the importance of the inter- studies of high blood pressure ever tion in cardiovascular death. that they have been conducted in action between the NHS and clinical conducted in Europe, involving A sub-study of the ASCOT trial, Leicester means that our patients research in Leicester and result in nearly 20,000 patients with high CAFÉ (Conduit Artery Function Eval- are benefiting from the rapid transfer change and improvements in the blood pressure and additional risk uation) was designed and co-ordi- of new knowledge into the clinical health service. factors for heart disease and stroke. nated from Leicester. This study was arena. It was gratifying to see how “This has not been done before in Patients were randomised to recently presented by Prof Williams much the patients enjoyed hearing Leicester, but I think it could be the receive either calcium channel at the late breaking Clinical Trials about how their contribution to clin- first of a series of important initia- blocker-based (amlodipine + the “hotline” session at the American ical research in Leicester will directly tives to better engage the general ace inhibitor perindopril) or beta Heart Association in Dallas, sched- impact on the treatment of many public in understanding the impor- blocker based (atenolol + the uled to be published in Circulation in millions of patients world-wide.”

Warwick Clinical Trials Unit New Research 'Will Change Way Heart Attack Patients Warwick Clinical Trials Unit is a Professor Janet Dunn, who will new unit within Warwick Medical lead a programme of cancer are Treated' School. Directed by Professor trials. Twenty full-time staff cover Sallie Lamb, the Unit has partic- the full range of roles required for A recently published study led vessel. The British Heart Founda- ular expertise in clinical trials of running high quality clinical trials from the tion-funded research, published in – clinical trialists, statisticians, complex interventions and is and University Hospitals of the New England Journal of Medi- leading several multi-centre project managers, research Leicester NHS Trust reveals that cine, will change the way heart randomised controlled trials with fellows and clinicians. You can angioplasty can cut the risk of attack patients are treated - patients recruited from across the find out more about the unit and adverse outcome by half for UK. Its major focus is on trials of its work on thewebsite: patients suffering a heart attack, making angioplasty to reopen a emergency care and rehabilitation, www.warwick.ac.uk/go/ctu. where conventional clot-busting clogged artery the standard of care and it has recently been joined by drugs have failed to open the if clot-busting drugs have failed. 3 news Leicester Warwick Medical Schools News CURRICULUM Spring 2006

and drinks in the BioMed Grid whilst been trained to support the BioMed they study, either alone or in groups, Grid, which is staffed at all times. It The BioMed Grid and the noise level is self managed is open between 10am and 10pm On 20th February the new BioMed provide a new kind of study space to by the users. Monday to Friday and between Grid opened in the facilitate student-centred learning The BioMed Grid provides a refer- 12pm and 9pm on Sunday. Building at Warwick. Funded by the and encourage groups of students to ence stock of core texts for the MB Future developments will include University using HEFCE Project learn together. The BioMed Grid ChB programme, wireless network the addition of careers materials and Capital, the development is a extends this provision to support access, a small number of networked careers advice, to be provided by the response to student feedback, students on the Gibbet Hill campus. PC workstations, an internet kiosk new Medical School Careers calling for improved study facilities A number of different zones within and areas of desking for individual Advisor, and in the summer the on the Gibbet Hill campus. the BioMed Grid include a leather study. In addition students have external courtyard will be land- The new BioMed Grid is an sofa seating area as well as more access to a cleverboard, an interac- scaped to provide an outdoor exten- offshoot of the existing Learning formal study spaces. The space can tive smartboard, data projectors, sion of the BioMed Grid. Initial feed- Grid, which was developed as a joint be reconfigured by users who can large plasma screens, a video editing back from students following the venture between the Library and IT move mobile screens and furnishings system and a video conferencing opening has been really positive. Services at Warwick. The original to create areas for group study. system. Michael Glover, School Secretary Learning Grid was designed to Students are able to consume food A team of student advisors has

might adversely affect the profes- FOUNDATION YEAR PROGRAMME FOR sional quality of future consultants. There was also some concern 2006 ENTRANCE – A STUDENT VIEW regarding the current ambiguity surrounding the FY2 year and The job application process, for posts of four months duration in We also consulted other final-year beyond. newly qualified doctors, has under- medicine and surgery. In foundation colleagues. Dr A, a FY1 doctor working in gone a recent overhaul due to the year two (FY2) doctors are given the In general, Leicester graduates felt Burton-upon-Trent said: “FY1 training introduction of the foundation year opportunity to work in the specialty the foundation programme was is ok but I think I would have programme. These changes have of their preference. The new scheme somewhat limited in flexibility and preferred going into the old system of emerged following a national aims to channel junior doctors into a general training, the overall view six months medicine and surgery. It’s shortage of consultants and are due specialty earlier on in their career. being that three years of SHO not a good idea to specialise so early to be implemented nationally for the In order to implement the scheme, training had been compressed into a on because working is totally different first time in 2006. it has been necessary to combine the single FY2 year. In addition, the from being a student and you don’t deaneries allowing applicants a participants on the pilot scheme know what you want until you start The old scheme greater choice of training were allowed to apply to a single working.” Initially a one-year pre-registration programmes. deanery only, a disadvantage The positive aspects of the new house officer year, consisting of two scheme include a greater choice of Pilot compared to the subsequent cohort six month rotations culminating in training posts and continuing assess- of graduates who will be able to GMC registration, followed by a year A two-year pilot programme was ment as well as education. This is a apply to at least two deaneries. senior house officer post, allowing carried out by a number of deaneries more efficient route for those with a Both final year medical students flexible training in several different and was deemed successful overall. predetermined career path. Also, it However, as emerging graduates, we and doctors in the FY1 pilot, felt that areas of medicine or surgery. allows consultancy at an earlier age, they would not be adequately were keen to gauge the support for resulting in more focused experience. The new scheme prepared to enter a specialty without the scheme, so we sought the opin- Miss L, a fifth-year medical student A two-year programme. Foundation ions of some of the Leicester doctors sufficient experience in other fields said: “I think the foundation year one (FY1) comprises three who were involved in the pilot run. and felt that this lack of experience programme is a good idea, because there is a greater emphasis on post- graduate education and I can also apply to work in different places.” In conclusion, this new scheme, like all new ideas, has its preliminary problems with scope to improve. The general feedback from Leicester grad- uates and undergraduates indicates that the disadvantages of the founda- tion programme outweigh the advan- tages and that they would rather have entered the old scheme. However, the outcomes of the foundation year training programme have yet to be assessed in the long term, once consultancy posts have been appointed. Nisha Parbat ([email protected]) & Neha Sharma ([email protected]), Leicester 4 Leicester Warwick Medical Schools News news Spring 2006 OFF CAMPUS

As a result of the National of time, the environment, sloppi- Patients’ Safety Agency (NPSA), ness, lack of focus, junior staff set up by the NHS in 2000, the who feel unempowered and a lack , in asso- of team values in practice. ciation with Queen’s Hospital, Regional lead for interprofes- Burton on Trent, has been taking sional education, Dr Liz Anderson, a pioneering role in running pilot Senior Lecturer in Shared Patient Safety Awareness Days for Learning in the Department of final-year medical students, Medical and Social Care Educa- student nurses and allied health tion at the Leicester Medical professionals. School, explained: “We have In 2001 the NPSA put out bids benefited from working with for medical schools to develop consultants in acute medicine, learning that would enhance and Nicole Stewart, who has patient safety. Leicester was one come from the aviation industry of only three UK medical schools where the teaching of equivalent to receive development money. non-technical/clinical skills is While patient safety is at the mandatory and assessed on an core of many modules in health annual basis”. and social care curricula, the newly developed Patient Safety Awareness Days, placed at the end of training, draw together Patient Safety – issues from all medical disciplines in an interprofessional context. To date two pilots have been run at Leicester and five at Burton Avoiding the Pitfalls Hospital. The days centre round a DVD, Liz sees the potential for inter- because it is interactive and the selves working, skills to analyse produced by Jon Shears, Univer- professional learning for final- DVD gives a platform for discus- processes or system weaknesses sity of Leicester Audio Visual year students on clinical place- sion. It’s rather like Pandora’s and it enables them to be alert to Services. The DVD outlines the ments. “Patient safety awareness box and lots of issues have come danger signs. story of Mildred, a stroke victim forms a meaningful moment for out. Many of the students do this It is not a magic wand that can taken into hospital and unable to interprofessional education. We towards the end of their training eliminate all instances of risk to talk. What it shows is that failures have put well over 50 students and they tell us of things they patients. Long term, the team of non-clinical skills, across all through the Patient Safety Days have seen. We have a duty to hopes the work will become inte- professional groups, can and the feedback is incredibly feed this back into the service.” gral to all post-qualified staff adversely affect the safety of the positive. We are keen that it The next stage involves who can bring experience to patient. Should these failures be should be interprofessional and working with NHS partners enhance the debate. The Burton compounded by more and more delivered with other healthcare already signed up to the regional team plans to lead these devel- incidents of poor practice, then partners, examining things that IPE strategy to help deliver the opments and use the DVD as the risk to the patient increases, we could do in different ways, learning to small student mixed part of the content for a national as happens in the film. The day helping each other across the groups. Training for clinical and one day course. “It’s about offers plenty of opportunity for professional boundaries. If you’ve academic educators to deliver everyone being able to stop and discussion and all students have got a busy shift then there are these events is the next step. analyse how best to work a special workbook to take away times you have to say: ‘this is a With the active involvement of a together,” said Paul Allsop. with them. risky day. What are we going to hospital Trust clinical governance “This isn’t about stopping The story was developed by the do to get through it together?’ If unit, student concerns can be those big mistakes which are Burton Team, Paul Allsop and teams recognise that then the appropriately fed back into prac- sometimes made by even the Paul Stewart, consultants in crit- environment will be safer”. tice. very best and most competent ical care, Steve Overton, simula- A similar DVD teaching support Students leave the one-day people. All we can do is to help tion trainer, and Nicole Stewart, is planned to be developed for workshop with a patient tool, minimise this. If we talk about Project Manager, from an amalga- students who work mainly in the which they can take to their clin- the risks more openly then it will mation of real patient in-hospital community and patients’ homes ical areas and apply in partner- help everyone more than if the experiences. The final DVD was e.g. social workers and thera- ship with other clinical workers, issues are hidden away. What is filmed in Burton using actors. The pists. examining practices and really needed is for professionals script follows a patient’s journey Dr David Heney, head of clin- reporting back. The tool aims to to think more carefully about the through hospital, merging a ical education, who has taught on help them consider their content and outputs of day to number of different experiences. the Leicester days with Liz personal approach to practice, day encounters with patients and The students can see the build-up Anderson and Sandy Goodyer the environment and culture professionals, ” Paul Stewart of small mistakes due to pressure states, “The students love it within which they find them- added. 5 focus Leicester Warwick Medical Schools News STUDENT Spring 2006

Elect To Enjoy Your Medical Electives BY SHAHED YOUSAF, WARWICK

There is more to a medical elec- approximately 40,000 people. tive than medicine. Let us get the Taxis are cheap and provide an medical benefits out of the way excellent means of exploring Cairo. first. An elective is just that, you There are five millennia of history elect to go where you want to and in a city that guards its secrets do what you want and, after three well. Historic buildings are buried or four years of being virtually in age-old quarters of the city. And dictated to, the autonomy is a everywhere is teeming with relief. You may pursue almost any humanity - the corpuscles that speciality. If you choose an give this ancient body life. intensely educational elective it is I was based at the Kasr El Aini a good way to improve your CV Teaching Hospital, the oldest and and maybe publish a paper. Also, largest medical school in the you get to see medicine as prac- Middle East. Days were long, 12 tised outside of the bounds of the hour shifts with an on-call every national health system. other night. I was expected to I chose Egypt because I wanted participate fully in the running of to study emergency medicine in a the ward and I assisted with the non first-world environment and placing of nasogastric tubes, take the opportunity to improve setting up drips, catheterizing my spoken Arabic. Cairo is a city bladders, tapping ascites, inserting at once confrontational and yet and removing chest drains and Bahariya we travelled to the white the western desert. We tried not to evasive. It is home to approxi- inserting central lines. After eight desert, (Sahra al-Beida), a laugh but still ended up with mately 20 million people and is an weeks I felt a good deal more blinding moonscape whose pris- mouthfuls of sand. One night I all-out assault on the senses. On confident in my clinical skills than tine whiteness contains rock went to Bir al-Ghaba and swam in arrival the city will either seduce or I had on my arrival. formations that have resulted from a hot spring on the edge of the repel. I was of the former persua- Before leaving Egypt the doctors millions of years of erosion by desert. I swam on my back and sion and could not wait to explore and I organised a break to a desert wind and sand. could see the moon and night sky this vast and unpredictable loca- oasis. We hired a 4x4 vehicle and Beside the white desert is the reflected on the surface of the tion. went to the Oasis of Bahariya, 265 black desert, (Sahra al-Aswad), water over my body. I felt as if I My home for the next 8 weeks km south-west of Cairo. The oasis formed from wind erosion to the was flying amongst the stars. I was an island on the river Nile. was an aquamarine miracle in the encircling black mountains. We returned to England, exhausted The island of Rhoda is home to midst of boundless desert. From body-surfed down golden dunes in and happy.

Health Secretary Opens New Wing of Children's FEE ISSUES Cancer Centre From 2006, universities in not have this option. This means the increased financial burden will New facilities in Leicester to help England can charge tuition fees of that those on non-graduate entry discourage many potential cure more children of cancer were up to £3000 per year. It is medicine courses (i.e. 5 and 6 students from applying to study opened by the Right Honourable expected that most, if not all year courses) will have to pay medicine and will favour those Patricia Hewitt MP, Secretary of medical schools in England will approx. £3000 up front each year from more affluent backgrounds. State for Health and MP for charge the maximum rate. for the duration of their course, As such, this policy is in direct Leicester West. The extension to Those studying medicine as a apart from the final year, when the contravention of the Government's the current data centre of the first degree will be entitled to take fees will be paid by the NHS. own policies on widening access United Kingdom Children’s Cancer out a student loan to cover these Graduates on 4-year courses will to medicine. Study Group (UKCCSG) will facili- fees in their entirety, in addition to also have to pay £3000 up front An online petition tate more clinical trials to help the student loan to cover living for the first year of their course, (www.medschoolsonline.co.uk) improve survival for all children costs. They will only be obliged to but the NHS will continue to pay was handed to MPs on 1 March, with cancer. The new wing costs pay back their loans after gradua- their fees in years 2-4. during a lobby on Parliament at around £100,000 a year to main- tion in accordance with the According to the Council for the which the issue was highlighted. tain with the funding provided by a student loans company's usual Heads of Medical Schools, Kirsty Lloyd variety of sources including the terms and conditions. between 15% - 25% of students Chair, BMA Medical Students’ UKCCSG’s 22 centres, donations, However, all graduates studying on 5 year medical courses in the Committee fundraising events and cancer medicine as a second degree will UK are graduates. It is likely that charities.

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Triathlon in Hawaii After a year’s preparation, I arrived feeling reasonably well. But the in Hawaii with a week to go. Jet lag regular water stops were not regular was shrugged off within a few days, enough to offset the effects of the and with several ‘recces’ of the mounting temperatures and my course I was familiar with all the pace gradually wound down. By the climbs, descents, turns and time I crossed the finish line I had potholes. But the heat was one fallen to 57th place, just glad to thing that was not so easily over- have finished without requiring a come. Thirty degrees in the shade trip to the medical tent. made walking, let alone training, Overall, the experience was uncomfortable. fantastic, well worth the couple of The ‘Olympic Distance’ triathlon hours of training each day required involves 1500 metres of open-water to get there. Next year’s Champi- swimming, followed by a 40km onships will be held in Lausanne – bike course and a 10km run. The a bit closer to home and hopefully a notorious Hawaiian surf, the Pacific bit cooler. As I write this, I am Trade Winds and the unabating heat enjoying the end-of-season break made this year’s Championships before I settle back down into winter additionally challenging. training and start on the long road Coming off the bike leg in a to Lausanne. Warwick 2003 cohort student, Martin Knight, beating the heat in the World respectable 32nd place, I set off still Martin Knight, Warwick Age-Group Triathlon championships in Hawaii. Medsin News In Introweek we joined forces with Leeds Medical School included LUSUMA and held a fair-trade wine workshops and training sessions on reception before the annual formal issues such as trade and access to dinner. We also had a raffle from medication in the third world. One which we raised £150, with eight of the highlights, a debate between prizes, each representing one of our representatives from the Associa- active projects. tion of the British Pharmaceutical Our Medsin-Explained evening Industry and the No Free Lunch attracted a great turn-out, with Campaign, explored the ethics many people enthusiastic to get surrounding pharmaceutical their hands dirty! With the help of companies and their marketing some fabulous first-years a new methods. project, Crossing Borders, got off A fantastic Salsa evening in the ground, concerned primarily November raised money for with the welfare of refugees and Marrow and the Leicester Medics dancer! Pity for me I have two left organisation, based in Brent, is asylum seekers in Leicester. Tsunami Appeal, where we were feet! concerned with the welfare of The annual Medsin Conference at taught Salsa by a professional A Sexual Fantasy fancy dress bar asylum seekers in London. We took crawl in support of World AIDS Day 87 wrapped gifts to brighten the on 1 December, was well- children’s Christmas! An additional supported, with some fabulous 50 presents were taken to Border outfits. The prize for best dressed House for homeless children. All in went to the 4 first-years dressed as all many smiles on many faces! condoms (aka cling film!). We A huge thank you to everybody raised a fantastic £180 for Leices- who has supported any of our tershire AIDS Support Services events, including the Medsin (LASS). committee who worked very hard Our Christmas Appeal supported to make each event a success. two projects: Homed and Crossing Keep checking the Medsin board Borders, collecting gifts and non- and medicsinfo for more details. perishable foods for refugee, Jessica Sternberg asylum seeker and homeless chil- Leicester-Medsin president dren in the UK. A couple of first- 2005/2006 years involved in the Crossing [email protected] Borders project went along to Salis- bury World’s Christmas party. This 7 news Leicester Warwick Medical Schools News SCHOOL Spring 2006

UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER: Distinctions Dr David Lambert (Cardiovascular Dean’s Annual Golf Day CONGRATULATIONS TO THE Sciences) has been elected to the FOLLOWING PEOPLE: Board of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine as Pharmacology : sector editor, and has also been Two members of the Endocrinology awarded the Mapleson Medal UK by & Metabolism Research Group at the Anaesthetic Research Society for best research presentation in 2004. Warwick, Dr Manos Karteris (Non- A paper by Dr Mary Dixon-Woods clinical Lecturer within Dr Randeva's (Health Sciences) has been included research group) and Mrs Danijela in a volume of the most significant Markovic (2nd year PhD student articles published by the Lancet since within Dr Grammatopoulos's 1823. research group) have both received Dr Nisha Dogra (Greenwood Insti- highly prestigious Young Investi- tute of Child Health, Health gator's Awards from the European Sciences): awarded a Harkness Federation of Endocrine Societies Fellowship for study in the US for the (EFES). academic year 2005/06. No other event on the medical flamboyant one from Nick. The Professors S Thornton and S George Doukas (Clinical Research calendar stirs as much competitive other performance of note was an Fellow, Cardiovascular Sciences): Kumar from the Clinical Sciences passion as the Dean’s Annual Golf excellent win for John Isherwood named Young Investigator of the Year Research Institute have been Day. Bring together a carefully (Leicester) and Andy Wrench in Clinical Science at the annual appointed to serve on the MRC meeting of British Cardiac Society for selected bunch of professors, (Warwick) over Dr Brian Kendall college of experts for the Physiology his three-year study on heart palpita- consultants and GPs (the Dean’s and Mr Chris Lauder. These and Clinical Research Board. tions. dozen) and pit them against twelve however were the only two matches Professor R P Cappuccio, also Professor Pierluigi Nicotera (MRC keen, fresh-faced students from the students won and with one from the Clinical Sciences Research Toxicology Unit): elected to the Acad- across LWMS, and rivalry is bound exciting draw the final score was 3 Institute, has been awarded the emia Europaea. to flourish. to 2 to the Dean’s Dozen. Gold Medal of the Lithuanian Dr Colin Ockleford (Infection, After last year’s defeat, the Dean’s The trophy was presented to Prof Society of Cardiology on their 40th Immunity and Inflammation): dozen were certainly out for revenge Robin Frazer, the captain of the anniversary. awarded the degree of Doctor of this year on 16th October at Dean’s team for the day, and we Cynthia Atwell, Senior Teaching Science by St Andrew’s University for Kilworth Springs Golf Club. With thank him for his ongoing participa- a thesis reflecting the research Fellow for the Diploma in Occupa- only half of last year’s winning team tion in the event. recorded in some 150 scientific tional Health, has been awarded an remaining, and no less than three On behalf of the student team I publications and two books. Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty Kirsty Lloyd (Intercalated B.Sc. changes to the line up in the would like to thank the Dean for his of Occupational Medicine of the student): elected to the Chair of the preceding week, the students knew continued support of this excellent Royal College of Physicians. She is British Medical Association’s Medical that it would be an uphill struggle. event. It is a unique opportunity for believed to be the first nurse to have Students Committee, representing the With the non-arrival of his playing students and faculty to interact, and ever been awarded an Hon FFOM. country’s 33,000 medical students. partner, the Dean battled valiantly such events should be encouraged against student captain, David to maintain relations and the Elective Winners Walker and Nick Thomas from community spirit within LWMS. At the Elective Prize Evening at the Leicester Medical School on 23 Warwick, but went down 8 & 6 with David Walker March, Eleanor Macdougall won 1st prize (£175), Sophie Hasselman a steady round from David and a 5th Year, Leicester 2nd prize (£150) and Helen Cowley 3rd prize (£125) with Claire Hennell, Helen Jacomb and Craig Sheridan as runners up (£50). Congratulations to all of them. Warwick Diabetes Care in Europe Doctor in the House Dr Hilary Hearnshaw, Director of over 25 different countries. Dr Research at Warwick Diabetes Hearnshaw’s presentation was Fifty Leicester medical students Aimhigher programme which works Care, Warwick Medical School, entitled ‘Diabetes research have embarked on an e-mentoring to increase the numbers of students project that links medical students entering higher education, particu- was invited to present the Keynote involving psychology and people with school pupils who are now in larly in communities where higher Address at the recent European who live with diabetes“, and year 10, and who may not come education is not traditionally taken General Practice Research described the current research into from a background traditionally up. It is a collaboration between Network (EGPRN) conference, diabetes care at the University of associated with university entrance. Leicester, Loughborough and De entitled “Research on Diabetes in Warwick, including the involvement The project will follow the pupils Montfort Universities and the Open General Practice”. The conference of the Warwick Diabetes Care User through to year 13. Is There a University and in future years will was held at the University of Group. Further information can be Doctor in the House is a five-year include further education institu- Tartu, Estonia in October and was found on www.warwick.ac.uk/go/di project, part of the Government’s tions. attended by 66 members from abetes or call 024 76 572958.

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