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Summer/Autumn 2012 College NewsMy College • Your College • Our College Let the games begin Valuable Training Criti cal Care Annual Dental My College Faculty Launch in Dementi a Dinner Contents YOUR COLLEGE PHYSICIANS From the President’s Office 03 Revalidation Guidelines 14 President Awarded Honorary Doctorate 04 Fitness to Practise 14 Doors Open Day 2012 04 Accounts of a Travelling Physician 14 Dr Terry Quinn, MRCPS(Glasg) Announcements 04 Event Calendar 14 Events for All 04 A Welcome Celebration 05 SURGEONS A Welcome Dinner 05 Art Meets Medicine in FTM Medallion 05 Revalidation Guidelines 15 Member Benefits 06 Critical Care 15 Event Calendar 15 MEDICINE IN SPORTS DENTISTRy Team Type 1 06 Miles Fisher, FRCP(Glasg) Free Access Orthodontic Update Online 16 Medical Challenges at Euro 2012 07 Stewart Hillis, FRCP(Glasg) Honorary Fellows Welcomed 16 Getting Ready for the Games 08 Recruitment 16 Jane Dickson, AFTM RCPS(Glasg) Event Calendar 16 Let the Games Begin 09 Eamonn Brankin, FRCP(Glasg) TRAVEL MEDICINE SPECIAL FEATURES My College 17 Peter Legatt, FFTM RCPS(Glasg) Fifteen Ninety Nine 10 & 11 Should they stay or should they go? 17 Event Calendar 17 PODIATRIC MEDICINE Introducing the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine 12 LIBRARy AND HERITAGE Who’s Who? 13 Online Resources 18 Membership Benefits 13 Medical Gymnastics in the 16th Century 18 Key Dates 13 Carol Parry MSc in Health History 18 Produced by the Membership Services Unit If you are interested in contributing to our next edition of College News please Editor: Elaine Mulcahy email [email protected] – submission deadline 17 September 2012. Design: Frame Copyright 2012. The text and images in this document may not be reproduced without permission from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. To request permission, please contact the Print: 21 Colour Communications and Publications Coordinator at the College or email [email protected] www.rcpsg.ac.uk 03 From the President’s Office For some time now in these pages, I have been raising the prospect of a partnership between the College and the University of Glasgow in setting up a Clinical Skills Centre on the University Campus based in the Department of Anatomy. It has been a long process involving both partners, but I am delighted to announce that the agreement has now been finalised and that we can all look forward to opening a state-of-the-art Clinical Skills Centre before the year end. This is a historic venture between College and the University. In times gone by, the relationship between of the cost of examinations and training. and women who presented themselves. these two respected organisations has On that topic, JCST and JRCPTB, which They were all highly articulate, extremely been unnecessarily strained, but I sincerely are the overarching intercollegiate bodies well informed in terms of core knowledge hope that we are now opening up a new supervising training in surgery and and yet could ably think on their feet or, on era of mutual respect and co-operation medicine, are all too well aware of the that occasion, while seated in front of what which can only be for the benefit of cost to both trainees and the Colleges must have been an intimidating collection postgraduate education and training. in supporting the machinery of training of the great and the good, bar one! The The Centre will be a lasting tribute to and examinations. The surgical colleges University had reactivated a number of the memory of William and Elizabeth commissioned an independent report prizes and medals to award that day, and Davies whose Trust has made a generous to look into ways to try and make the the College also awarded a silver medal for contribution its establishment. It will operation of JCST more efficient, given that the best candidate in Emergency Medicine require additional College funds, and I the organisation is running at a very large which was awarded to Miss Catherine also acknowledge that the University has annual deficit (as indeed is JRCPTB). Williamson. I hope that this is yet another put a very substantial investment into partnership between the University and upgrading the listed Thomson Building in Both deficits are all the more compelling the College which will continue in the which the Centre will be sited. We will now given that Fellows give of their time freely years ahead. rely on the energies, generous enthusiasm to support both organisations and the costs and expertise of Fellows who we will are in no small measure determined by I do hope that the substantial investment welcome to join the teaching faculties agencies outwith the College’s control. It is made by College in bringing us into the on the courses which will cover many skills clear to all, and reinforced by authoritative electronic age of communication is starting in surgical specialties, medical specialties, third parties, that the continuing deficits to bear fruit. The feedback I have had to and in dentistry. in JCST and JRCPTB are unsustainable for date has been complimentary which, I have the Colleges and that ways and means to say, has been a great relief, given the The College has inaugurated a Faculty have to be found urgently to put costs on past contents of my mailbag. I encourage of Podiatric Medicine which will be a sustainable and surer footing. I hope to Fellows and Members, both at home launched on 10 October 2012. The Council report back in the very near future about and abroad, to make use of electronic unanimously supported the concept of solutions to these problems. communication and I would be delighted an additional Faculty in College. Dr Colin to hear from you. This edition of College Semple will be the first Dean of the Faculty, Mr Tim Graham, Chairman of JCIE News has grown considerably, both in ably assisted by Professor Stuart Baird (Joint Committee on Intercollegiate content and quality and I hope that meets who will be the inaugural Vice Dean. An Examinations) has assembled an with your approval. active recruitment campaign is already impressive team who are busy setting up underway by Membership Services and we the inaugural FRCS examination which will We are now entering the summer holiday hope to have an elected Faculty who will be held overseas. There is great optimism season and I wish everyone a happy, take over from the Shadow Board by some that the first part of this examination will healthy and rewarding break from the 12 months following inauguration. The be held by the calendar year end. trials, tribulations and challenges of new Faculty, like its sister Faculty in Travel everyday life, safe in the knowledge that Medicine, is yet another “first” and we look It would be all too easy to be gloomy on return from well deserved leave, forward to it becoming active within the about the times in which we live both all these difficulties are likely to also UK and also to fulfil its true potential on at home and abroad. There are always be renewed in vigour. the international scene. opportunities to lift the gloom and I was fortunate enough to be invited to join I am very conscious that Fellows and a panel assembled by the University of Members are having a tough time in the Glasgow to undertake distinction orals NHS in the UK with a wage freeze and at the end of Year 3 in undergraduate increasing costs of pension provision. medicine. I was hugely impressed by the For trainees, there are additional burdens theoretical knowledge of the young men Mr Ian W R Anderson My College • Your College • Our College 04 YOUR COLLEGE President Awarded Doors Open Honorary Doctorate Day 2012 Our President, Mr Ian Anderson, was recently awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor We will once again be participating in of Science from the University of Glasgow. The award was presented at the College of the annual Glasgow Doors Open Day. Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences Graduation Ceremony on Tuesday, 26 June. On Saturday 15 September the College will Mr Anderson is a graduate of Glasgow University and was therefore particularly be open to all visitors. Staff and College honoured to accept the award. Fellows and Members will be on hand to show people around the building. This fantastic event is completely free, and is a great opportunity to come and explore some of the stunning rooms Announcements in your College. More information can be found at www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com Admission Ceremony dates Elections Forthcoming College admission Nomination papers for the forthcoming ceremonies will be held at the Bute Hall, College elections will be issued before University of Glasgow on: the end of August 2012. The deadline Wednesday 14 November 2012, for returning your nomination papers Wednesday 29 May 2013, is Friday 19 October 2012. If required, Wednesday 6 November 2013. voting papers will then be issued during the week commencing 5 November 2012. Inaugural Admissions Ceremony for the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine: Wednesday 10 October 2012. Update your details Fergus Hewat Cup stays with us We will soon be issuing new membership The Glasgow Senior Fellows have cards to all members of the College. retained the Fergus Hewat Cup, If you have moved house or changed beating the combined Edinburgh employment recently, please contact colleges team at Killermont Golf Course [email protected] to ensure 5 – 3. Well done to all involved! your contact details are up to date. 11 October 2012, 10am-1pm Managing great teams 11 October 2012, 2pm-5pm Developing your profile and professional career Events for All 15 November 2012, 1.30pm-5pm Leadership & people management skills All events listed are being held in the College unless otherwise stated.