Hot Topics for the MRCGP Spring/Summer Term 2004

Each week on the DRC the first half hour will be spent discussing hot topics. To get the most out of these sessions, we suggest that you read:

• the last copy/copies of the BMJ - available on-line: http://bmj.com/ (if you don't have time to read it all, pick out one or two papers that interest you)
• the last copy of the BJGP - now also available on-line: http://www.rcgp.org.uk/rcgp/journal/index.asp

Also be aware of current medical news stories. Most days there are medical issues that hit the headlines - everything from purported breakthroughs to scandals to ministerial pronouncements.

If your Course Organisers are talking about these topics, you can be sure that the MRCGP examiners will be asking about them as well!

From: Patrick Nearney

Sent: 20 June 2005 07:10

This weeks paper will be

"Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America" BMJ 18 June 2005 No 7505 1416-1419

Patrick

From: Nick Ware

Sent: 12 June 2005 21:30

A topical paper this week:

BMJ 2005;330:1290-3 Draper et al ‘Childhood cancer in relation to distance from high voltage power lines in England and Wales: a case-control study’. Published 4th June

Have fun!

Nick

From: Helen Blanchfield

Sent: 06 June 2005 14:58

Hello All!

Chosen Paper from BMJ 14th May for this week:

Patients' and health professionals' views on primary care for people with serious mental illness: focus group study

We seem to be having a spate of qualitative papers. Enjoy!

Helen x

From: Mary Browne

Sent: 29 May 2005 21:37

Hi All,

This Wednesday's paper will be :

"Perceptions and experiences of taking oral hypoglycaemic agants among people of Pakinstani and Indian orogin: a qualitative study"

Lawton J, Ahmed N, Hallowell N, Hanna L, Douglas M, BMJ 2005;330:1247-9

Hope you are all enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend. See you Wednesday.

Mary x.

From: Simon Tucker

Sent: 23 May 2005

Sorry some more work

The paper for this week is

The effect of educational intervention on intercultural communication, BJGP, May 2005, Vol 55, Number 514 pp343-350

look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.

SIMON

From: Ash Bhatia

Sent: 07 May 2005

11.5.05 DRC paper

hello beautiful people

Here it is

Effect of combinations of drugs on all cause mortality in patients with ischaemic heart disease: nested case control analysis.

BMJ 7 may 05, Hippisley-Cox and Coupland 330 (7499): 1059. (2005) http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/330/7499/1059

Enjoy

Love

ash

Sent: 15 April 2005 20:25

Dear all,

The paper for next week's DRC is:

Role of multivitamins and mineral supplements in preventing infection in elderly people: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Vol 330 871-4

Sarah

From: anna kilonback

Sent: 31 March 2005 19:36

Hello everyone

the paper for next weeks DRC will be

Corticosteroid injections for painful shoulder: a meta-analysis

BJGP march 2005 vol 55 number 512 page 224

see you there

anna

From: terry syer

Sent: 12 March 2005 10:27

Subject: [SwindonBathDRC] Paper for wednesday

Dear All

Paper for Wednesday will be Systematic review and meta-analysis of proton pump inhibitor therapy in peptic ulcer bleeding BMJ 12th March 330 pg 568