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A look at activities in and around the Leicester Warwick Medical Schools AUTUMN 2005

themselves, Mr Bettles says, will be Inside Issue 11... designed by architects specialising University Bid for in medical architecture and will be state of the art in both construction and functionality, highly reliant on Dental School the latest technology both for teaching and management of A Leicester bid to Mr Roger Bettles, a Member of the patients, including radiology. It is set up a new dental school has been University’s Council, who is also a hoped that each Academy will incor- shortlisted, along with five other retired consultant in dental public porate a full dental practice and centres across the country. health and a former National Presi- facilities for training Dental Thera- Leicester’s bid provides a revolu- dent of the British Dental Associa- pists, Hygienists and Dental Nurses. tionary model for dental training. tion, commented: “It is a very Teaching techniques will be p3 Research Focus – Evaluating Interprofessional Education Instead of a central dental school, exciting project for a dental school, adapted from those developed for the plan is to base the clinical compared with what is currently medical students training in centres teaching in four regional academies available. Only in the last few years away from the parent university, in the communities of Northampton, have dental schools been starting to such as between Leicester and Corby, Leicester, and Boston, try and place students reaching the Warwick. Lincolnshire. end of their training into a setting The bid has enthusiastic backing Annual intake would be 80 more like dental practice. from the community of dentists in students plus four overseas students “This bid turns all of that on its the region, who have been consulted on a four-year graduate entry head, and students will experience throughout the development of the programme, the first dental school right from the outset training in a plans. Roger Bettles said: “They are in the country to offer this fast-track primary dental care environment.” all very excited at what is proposed, option. Teachers will be carefully selected and say it addresses all the weak- p4 GMC Accreditation – What it’s all about If successful, Leicester’s bid will and trained for working in the acad- ness they would have highlighted transform dentistry in Leicester and emies in an Institute at the centre from their undergraduate teaching. Northampton, which have the which will be part of the Pathway A lot of them are very keen to lowest rate of dental provision in the project. involve themselves in teaching in the UK. The concept of the Academies Academies”.

Annual Staff-Student cricket match: Batsman Will Beynon, one of the A course that takes to the top student scorers, with p5 hills, plus a Warwick Graduate the Dean, Professor Ian who is a world champion Lauder, in the background. Final score: staff 79, students 95. The trophy is dedicated to the late Graham Wheat, former porter at the Leicester Medical School, who founded the cricket match. It will eventually be kept in a trophy cabinet in the Maurice Student news – Wilderness Shock Medical Sciences p6 medicine, plus Warwick students at European Building. Conference Leicester Warwick Medical Schools News Autumn 2005

2 Leicester Warwick Medical Schools News focus Autumn 2005 RESEARCH

Technology to Tell INTERPROFESSIONAL Tales of the Dead New technology in the field of EDUCATION (IPE)–Evaluating post-mortem examinations will revolutionise the ways autopsies are conducted within our own lifetimes, the Regional Strategy with a ‘massive’ impact on religious groups - particularly Jewish and BY LUCY THORPE, REGIONAL EVALUATOR OF INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, Islamic communities across the DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CARE EDUCATION, LEICESTER MEDICAL SCHOOL world - Guy Rutty, Professor of Forensic Pathology at the University In the Summer 2005 edition of of Leicester claimed. The Forensic LWMS News Dr Liz Anderson talked Pathology Unit is pioneering within about the development of a regional the UK in its use of new technolo- gies to establish cause of death, and strategy for interprofessional educa- in September Professor Rutty tion (IPE) which commenced this presented his views at the Sixth September within Leicestershire, International Symposium on Northamptonshire and Rutland Advances in Legal Medicine in Strategic Health Authority. Hamburg. In a paper in Forensic The overall aim of this strategy is Science, Medicine, and Pathology to prepare a wide range of health published the same month, and social care students with inter- Professor Rutty questioned whether professional team-working knowl- invasive autopsies are always edge and skills relevant for working necessary. Advances in diagnostic in the modern health and social investigations like axial radiography care workplace settings. (CT) and MRI mean that certain Evaluation is essential to the long- diagnoses can be done without the term relevance and sustainability of need for invasive autopsies. this regional strategy and to inform Professor Rutty said the key area of the wider education debate. Despite controversy was whether state-of- its growing momentum within the art technology should replace health and social care education, to pate in before and after interviews exposed to any IPE teaching, and autopsies or complement them. date there is only a small UK in order to determine whether any then again at the end of their course evidence base on the effectiveness preconceived views they hold about just prior to qualification. Trainee Doctors' and impact of IPE. The opportuni- IPE change over time with experi- The effects of interprofessional ties to evaluate a regional perspec- ence. Educators who are already learning on pre-registration students Lack of Sleep tive in which three universities experienced in IPE teaching/facilita- will also be captured over the dura- Teaching staff at Warwick (Leicester, Northampton, and De tion are being asked to share their tion of their training through the use Medical School have long been Montfort) work collaboratively will attitudes and beliefs on the subject of evaluation questionnaires, focus concerned that trainee doctors do offer a unique national perspective through participating in either a group sessions, and by conducting not get enough sleep. Sleep in the in IPE. I have been in post as focus group session, a one-to-one small group observations. classroom that is. Despite sleep Regional Evaluator of IPE for just interview, or by completing a ques- The final stage of the evaluation is patterns being a major contributor over a year now and am going to tell tionnaire survey. to assess the impact of IPE on the to a number of illnesses, on you about my research role. The effect of interprofessional NHS staff and patients/service users average most undergraduate The overall aim is to evaluate the learning on pre-registration students involved in it and this will be doctors in the UK receive only five impact of the IPE strategy on the is also being evaluated. We are keen achieved through holding focus minutes education on sleep medi- educators, the students, and on the to determine the impact of IPE on group sessions and by adminis- cine. has stakeholders involved (NHS staff students’ knowledge, attitudes, tering a questionnaire survey to the now moved to redress that and patients/service users). We are behaviours and skills, and to iden- relevant groups. balance and has just ended a pilot undertaking a multi-method evalua- tify student views on the most effec- We very much hope that you will year in which it offered a sleep tion, using a variety of research tive IPE teaching models. From this be willing to take part in the evalu- study option in its curriculum for techniques to obtain our data: semi- September onwards all first year ation should you be approached trainee doctors. In the pilot year structured interviews, focus groups, pre-registration health and social and we thank you in advance for 10 students signed up for the questionnaires, and observation care students at the region’s three your anticipated participation in this special option which gave them methods. main universities will be asked to unique and exciting piece of over 30 hours of sleep study. The The main focus of our evaluation complete an interprofessional research. course inspired one student, Andy Currie (also LWMS News student is the impact of IPE on the educa- learning questionnaire which can be Anyone who is interested rep), to publish an article in the tors, as very few studies report on used to explore differences in in finding out more about the BMJ careers journal, and another this in the published literature. students’ perception and attitudes IPE strategy evaluation can student on the course, Sarah Educators new to the field of IPE towards multiprofessional learning. contact me, Lucy Thorpe on: Padley, has decided to take her who are about to become involved Students will complete this at two tel 0116 2523044, or email sleep studies further, choosing to with teaching/facilitating IPE time points: as early as possible in [email protected] work with sleep specialists in sessions, are being asked to partici- their course before they become Harvard for her elective. 3 news Leicester Warwick Medical Schools News CURRICULUM Autumn 2005

The General Medical Council (GMC) Iraqi Visit Part is currently working closely with of Post-War Leicester Warwick Medical Schools to make preparations for its statutory Reconstruction review of our undergraduate medical The courses in 2005/6. This process of Quality Assurance Medical School hosted a visit by a of Basic Medical Education (QABME) group of nine psychiatrists from occurs once every five years for all Iraq, who came to this country to medical school programmes across learn how things have changed in the UK. Teams at Leicester and undergraduate medical education. Warwick Medical Schools have been Professor Yvonne Carter. Professor Stewart Petersen. The Iraqi medical system is based working hard to ensure that all the on the British model, but had necessary preparations are in hand become isolated from international for a successful review. GMC ACCREDITATION: From developments in medical education The QABME process allows the during the 1990s, and as part of its GMC, through a visiting team, to Both Sides of the Fence reconstruction Iraqi medical schools collect information, explore issues, BY PROFESSOR YVONNE CARTER, DEAN, WARWICK are now reviewing their curricula. and observe parts of the teaching and This visit, supported by the World learning process in a systematic and MEDICAL SCHOOL Health Organisation (WHO), explicit way. The visiting team lished schools, visitors stay with 2006. These visits will take place brought a high level group from comprises trained experts in all them through the long haul until the within the Medical School and our medical schools and the Iraqi aspects of medical education from first cohort goes into F1 posts. partnership NHS Trusts and general Department of Health to learn from medical schools across the UK, a The first stage of the QABME practices. recent developments at Leicester. medical student from another School process, to be finalised by October Part of the preparation for the The Leicester Medical School, the and a lay member. 2005, is the completion of a QABME process will also consider template which details how LWMS is the recognition of Warwick Medical only UK medical school the group Fortunately for LWMS we have two meeting the requirements set out in School as an independent medical visited, was one of the first in the key individuals in the teams planning for the LWMS review who have a Tomorrow’s Doctors. This template school. This recognition by the GMC country to spearhead the Govern- view from the other side of the covers broad ranging areas such as would add WMS to the current list of ment initiative in medical educa- accreditation fence. Professor Yvonne curricula outcomes, teaching and 27 institutions that can award a tion, Tomorrow’s Doctors, and has Carter (Dean of Warwick Medical learning strategies, admissions, registrable UK medical degree and be consequently witnessed significant School) and Professor Stewart assessment of student performance a deserved reward for the hard work changes over the past decade. The Petersen (Head of Medical and Social and competence, support systems of Leicester and Warwick Medical visit came about when Dr Al-Uzri, a Care Education) are members of and promoting equality and valuing School staff and students since the University of Leicester psychiatrist GMC Visiting Teams for other medical diversity. inception of the four year graduate who comes from Iraq, was schools with Yvonne currently The information provided in the MB ChB programme. approached by the Iraqi National guiding Brighton Sussex through its template is then used by the GMC For further information about Advisor on Mental Health. first cohort of students and Stewart Visiting Team to formulate action QABME please visit http://www.gmc- working with University of East plans, which will include a series of uk.org/qabme/ Anglia. Since these are newly estab- visits between January and July Help for Overweight Doctor in the Park? There was no shortage of doctors in Leicester’s Coventry Children Victoria Park on 23 July when more than 50 The has medical graduates from 1995 came back for a received funding to provide a free reunion picnic, bringing their families with them. pilot programme for 30 families in The driving force behind this 10-year reunion was Dr Jason Smith (MB ChB 1995), who came from Coventry with children aged 7-11 Portsmouth with his wife Helen and three children years old who face problems with (pictured right). His enthusiasm and class their weight. The free pilot newsletter inspired everyone to get back in touch programme, funded by the Depart- for the event. ment of Health, will be run and evaluated by Warwick Medical School in the Autumn. The first 30 families to contact the University who fit the overall profile will get a place in Families for Health, a support programme that will involve both parents and children and be good fun. It will draw on specially trained facilitators who know about nutrition, physical activity, parenting and working with children.

4 Leicester Warwick Medical Schools News news Autumn 2005 OFF CAMPUS

If the idea of medical training conjures up lecture theatres, hospital wards and clinics then think again. Dr Peter Barry, Consul- tant in Paediatric Intensive Care and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Leicester Medical School has been instrumental in establishing the UK’s first, and to date only, English language Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA) approved course in mountain medi- cine. The course can be studied to Masters level. The lure of the hills, the challenge of the climb and the exhilaration of reaching a mountain summit are easy to understand. Yet anyone who PIONEERS IN MOUNTAIN has seen or read, ‘Touching the Void’, will know that the risks can be as great as the rewards. MEDICINE TRAINING The Leicester-based Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate in Mountain selves so that they do not become a four periods of student contact, each was superb, with lectures from Medicine is a qualification for liability to the team they are there to lasting approximately one week. some of the most famous people in doctors who want to use their protect. Since they may have to be Two theoretical sessions are in Plas altitude physiology. I have practised medical skills in a mountain envi- lowered by rope to a casualty far Y Brenin, North Wales, one practical my pre-hospital care skills, which is ronment. It gives doctors a below them, they need to be reliable session on winter skills is in Scot- great for a teaching hospital medic grounding in the theory and practice in self-care and survival skills and land, and a second practical period like me.” of managing illnesses and accidents understand rope techniques. They takes place in the European Alps. For more information contact that may occur at altitude, including also have to learn to be relaxed and Participant Laurie Tomlinson said: Caroline Clay, tel 0116 258 6844, travel medicine and survival and confident when working with a “It was a great opportunity to climb email [email protected] mountain rescue issues. casualty in difficult mountain condi- with some top guides. So I have See page 6 to read about the Those taking part need to be tions. learned or brushed up on lots of Leicester Wilderness Medical competent enough climbers them- The course lasts one year, with climbing skills. The academic side Society. GRADUATE news A Force to be Reckoned With Zoe Campbell knew she wanted to Karate was not her only sport, and be a doctor from eight years old, at school – as well as karate training which was also the age she took up four or five times a week - Zoe also karate. had the time for gymnastics, ice- She is making her mark in both skating, netball and athletics, the spheres. A 2003 world karate cham- latter at national level. She also liked pion with many medals to her name, football and continued this at univer- last year she was also the first sity. winner of Professor Yvonne Carter’s Her first degree was in Biochem- Vice-Dean Prize. istry (1st class) at Birmingham Although her twin passions meant University, before she went on to the she had to juggle her time carefully LWMS Graduate programme. She as a medical student at Warwick, now works as F2 SHO at Walsgrave minutes before work. the Europeans in November in her two interests have never clashed, Hospital and was recently featured in Medically speaking, her ambition Poland - time for revenge!" Looking a but have always been complemen- the BMJ Career Focus. is to be a physician, possibly in renal bit further ahead, she will retire and tary. Her karate, she claims, helped Incredibly, even as a PRSHO she medicine or geriatrics. As far as maybe take up team sports again. her to concentrate her mind on manages to find the time and energy karate goes, Zoe came back from As for medicine, she wouldn’t studying and gave her the necessary to train twice a day, perhaps six days Chicago in October having come 2nd consider any other job – except (as determination to get through her a week when she has a champi- in the team and 5th among the indi- she told the BMJ) maybe being an exams. onship coming up, starting with 45 viduals. "Not bad," she says. "I've got astronaut. 5 focus Leicester Warwick Medical Schools News STUDENT Autumn 2005

ness Medical Society (ULWMS) high-quality, peer-reviewed journals organises lectures and skills such as The Lancet and The BMJ. Take a Walk on sessions for the medicine aspect, This is giving me the opportunity to such as suturing classes, as well as travel to one of the most remote and for the wilderness aspect, such as beautiful places on Earth, to gain rock climbing and kayaking. experience in research and also to the Wild Side! There are many opportunities for meet like-minded people with students to get involved with the whom I hope to be working when I Wilderness Medicine is becoming cine, aerospace medicine and high Wilderness Medical Society. These graduate. increasingly popular all over the altitude medicine. It deals with the include Wilderness Medicine elec- It does of course come at a price! world, including here in Leicester. interactions between the wilderness tives, one of which was attended by If anyone would like to make a With a steadily increasing amount environment and people, such as two Leicester students, myself donation or sponsor me on this of members, the recently formed tropical diseases, hypothermia and (Camila Benouali) and Sarah fantastic trip please feel free to University of Leicester Wilderness lightning strikes. Wysling, in Tennessee, USA in contact me at [email protected] Medical Society is testament to Many students and young doctors February 2005. If anyone would like to join the that. dream of using their skills and I am also participating in a Wilderness Medical Society please So, what is Wilderness Medicine? profession to travel the world. research trial at high altitude in also email me at the above address. A large part of it involves pre- Wilderness Medicine is a perfect Nepal during October 2005. This is Camila Benouali (pictured top hospital training for Wilderness way to do that and as such is run by the Wilderness Medical left). Medical Emergencies. It also capturing the imagination of many Society and the Himalayan Rescue See Off Campus on page 5 for includes Remote and Expedition in our medical schools. Association and results from last details of a postgraduate course in Medicine, including diving medi- The University of Leicester Wilder- year have already been published in Mountain Medicine. Medics Raise £1,400 in Charity Auction A charity auction by medical projects both in Leicester and students at the University of further afield. Leicester raised over £1,400 for the "The money raised from the tsunami relief effort in Sri Lanka. auction will go to a new project that The auction was organised as part of is underway in Sri Lanka. This the work of MedSIN-Leicester, an project is being organised by the Sri umbrella organisation of medical Lanka Tsunami Victims Rehabilita- students and healthcare profes- tion Trust (www.sltvrt.org) and will From left to right: Jess Sterenborg (President, MedSin-Leicester), Mark Taylor sionals. consist of re-building a hospital that (Publicity Officer, MedSin-Leicester), Laurence Wicks (auctioneer), Dave Walker The organisers said: "MedSIN was damaged by the Boxing Day (auctioneer), Fatema Mamdani (Leicester co-ordinator of the Sri Lanka hospital project), Kathryn Staley and Julia Humphreys (co-organisers of auction). stands for 'medical students interna- Tsunami, approximately 100 miles tional' and the aim of this organisa- from the capital Colombo. hospital in Sri Lanka, which will Over 100 people attended the tion is to raise awareness of, and “The Leicester link with the enable skill sharing and exchanges auction with auction items being take action on, global and local project is co-ordinated by Fatema in the future. The target that we submitted by businesses in and health issues. Each medical school Mamdani, who is also pictured in have pledged to donate is £2,500- around Leicester - ranging from has its own branch, hence we are the photo. The ultimate aim of this 3,000, and after the success of the cinema tickets to a supply of thongs! known as the MedSIN-Leicester project is to provide a sustainable auction we are well on our way to For more details please see branch. We are involved in various link between Leicester and the achieving this goal." www.medsin.org.

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Warwick Students Present Diabetes Study at European Conference Natasha Anto and Elaine Chow are in interviewing, data collection and third-year medical students who qualitative comparative analysis. attended the European General We had a three-month time span Practice Research Network in which to complete our data (EGPRN) Conference in May 2005 collection and by including this into Recruiting volunteers at a local diabetes awareness day. to present their study on the expe- our busy clinical curriculum we and experiences in primary care increased our confidence in public rience of living with diabetes. learned the value of teamwork, research. speaking. We also attended many When we were awarded a communication, planning and We were to give a 15 minute oral lectures where we learnt about the Warwick Undergraduate Research organisation. One of the most presentation of our study, in which latest developments in research in Scholarship in July 2004 we never exciting parts of the project was we had to communicate fairly general practice and family medi- envisaged what experiences and collaborating with a team of complex ideas. It was also the first cine. opportunities were ahead of us. researchers who were working on a time we had presented qualitative The city of Göttingen is a beautiful Our project was to study the expe- parallel study at the University of research findings, so we were under- historic city, which has produced 44 rience of living with diabetes using Antwerp in Belgium. standably rather nervous! Nobel laureates in the past. (It also qualitative research methods. The The climax of our research experi- We were amongst academics from has one of the most tempting cake research process began with the ence was to present our work at the many leading institutions in Europe, shops, which we both found incred- recruitment of six individuals at a European General Practice Research some of whom were curious about ibly hard to resist!) We were given a local diabetes awareness day. Network in Göttingen, Germany, a our presence at the conference. tour of a general practice surgery on Participating in qualitative biannual conference with over 150 Nevertheless, the friendly, the outskirts of the city and this gave research was new to both of us. participants from countries all over supportive atmosphere of EGPRN us an insight into the workings of However, by working with Dr Francis Europe. The EGPRN was estab- made us feel welcome. other primary healthcare systems. Griffiths, our research supervisor, we lished to enable clinicians from all Our presentation was well- The conference ended with a quickly learned new research skills over Europe to exchange their ideas received and this has greatly highly entertaining festive evening, with the rare sight of so many eminent researchers displaying their dancing skills! This research scheme was estab- lished by the Centre for Academic Practice, aimed to encourage under- graduate students to participate in research. Although Warwick medical students have scientific backgrounds, many of us have not had any exposure to clinical research. We hope that Warwick University will continue with this scheme to support future medical students with an interest in acad- Tempting cakes on display. (l-r) Natasha Anto and Elaine Chow. emic medicine.

Leicester Student Elected Chair of BMA Committee On Being a Muslim

Kirsty Lloyd, a mature student at Leicester Medical School, was Third-year medical student at Leicester, Azam Bata, has written a elected Chair of the BMA’s Medical Students Committee in September, moving account of what life is like for young Muslims, post 7/7. You can representing the UK’s 33,000 medical students. Commenting at the read this on the web: http://ebulletin.le.ac.uk/features time on some of the key issues facing medical students, Kirsty said that Azam has also written other articles which can be found on the BBC rising debt levels were continuing to deter students from less affluent website. backgrounds from becoming doctors.

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Staff Distinctions Lifescan three-year WARM CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE:

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK: Immunity and Inflammation – Co- investment plan Professor Yvonne Carter, Dean of Director for the National Collabo- LifeScan UK, part of Johnson & 1.8 million people living with Warwick Medical School – rating Centre for Women and Chil- Johnson, has extended its diabetes in the UK and forecasts awarded an Honorary Fellowship dren’s Health, leading the develop- existing successful partnership that this will rise to 3 million by ment of children’s guidelines for by the Society of Medical Writers; with Warwick Diabetes Care, 2010. With this sharp increase NICE; Dr Elizabeth Anderson, Professor Steve Thornton, part of the Warwick Medical in numbers and following UK Department of Medical and Social Professor of Obstetrics and Asso- School, by announcing a new government legislation, there is Care Education - University of ciate Dean – member of MRC programme of investment over a real requirement for diabetes Leicester Teaching Fellowship for College of Experts; Professor the next three years. This major education amongst healthcare her ‘outstanding contribution to Sudesh Kumar, Professor of Medi- initiative is part of LifeScan’s professionals in primary care. In cine, Diabetes and Metabolism – the development of interprofes- sional healthcare education’; Corporate Social Responsibility response to this growing need, member of MRC College of Experts activities in the UK and aims to LifeScan has sponsored and for the Board of Physiology and Professor Richard Camp, Depart- help educate both people with formed a partnership with Clinical Science; Professor Franco ment of Infection, Immunity and diabetes and the healthcare Warwick Diabetes Care over the Cappuccio, Cephalon Professor of Inflammation – Chairman of the professionals who care for them. past three years to deliver Cardiovascular Medicine & Scientific Committee of the Euro- The incidence of diabetes is on diabetes education to healthcare Epidemiology - Treasurer of Execu- pean Skin Research Foundation the increase, Diabetes UK esti- professionals across the UK. tive Committee of the British (ESRF); Professor Irene Gottlob, mates that there are currently Hypertension Society. Ophthalmology -– Chair of the Eye Movement Section of the Associa- tion of Research in Ophthalmology and Vision; nominated and short- UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER: listed by the BMA as one of 30 Professor Rosemary Walker, ‘role models in academic medicine Department of Cancer Studies and for the UK; nominated one of 15 Molecular Medicine - Chairman of lecturers for the Royal College of the British Breast Group; Ophthalmology; Professor Sir Alec Professor Willhelm Schwaeble, Jeffreys, Department of Genetics – Department of Infection, Immunity joint winner of 2005 Lasker Award and Inflammation - Member of the for Clinical Medical Research. MRC College of Experts; Professor Ziegler-Heitbrock, Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflamma- tion - President-Elect and Presi- dent of the European Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Society; Professor David H Evans, Depart- ment of Medical Physics - Presi- dent of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medi- cine and Biology; Professor Bryan Williams, Department of Cardio- vascular Sciences - asked by NICE to Chair the National Expert Group on Hypertension, to advise on Vicki Smith, Warwick Medical School. whether national guidelines are necessary; Dr Monica Lakhan- paul, Department of Infection, For more medical news see the university websites: Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys. http://www.le.ac.uk/press/ and http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/ Further staff distinctions will be noted in the next edition.

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