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Patient Management in Hazardous Environments (ADV769)
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/cpd/patient-management-in-hazardous-environments
Designed for Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) paramedics, the module builds on the previous learning of candidates who work in these environments.
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Global campaign to make anatomy teaching more inclusive
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/global-campaign-to-make-anatomy-teaching-more-inclusive
University of Plymouth news: The Anatomy for All campaign, led by the University’s Peninsula Medical School, aims to connect anatomists worldwide and help them learn best practice on representation, with and from each other.
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Psychiatry profession ‘must make itself more appealing to state educated non-whites’, new study suggests
Figures show doctors are more likely to apply for psychiatry training if they are older, white and privately educated with below average performance at medical school.
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The devastating impact of non-fatal strangulation – and how students are raising awareness
University of Plymouth news: Medical students delivered a workshop to highlight key issues that have ‘become normalised in society’, to raise awareness of the harms and address barriers to reporting.
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Funding supports invaluable learning for doctors of the future
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/funding-supports-invaluable-learning-for-doctors-of-the-future
Funding supports invaluable learning for doctors of the future, thanks to the Hospital Saturday Fund and Vandervell Trust. The University of Plymouth has secured £17,500 to support fourth-year medical students as they undertake their medical electives.
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Detailed study reveals how pulse oximeters significantly overestimate oxygen readings in people with darker skin tones
University of Plymouth news: The University has led a systematic review, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, that assesses how a person’s skin tone can influence readings provided by common monitoring devices used in global healthcare
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“I turned my life around to study medicine – I want others to have that chance”
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/i-turned-my-life-around-to-study-medicine
“I turned my life around to study medicine – I want others to have that chance.” Fadi Al-Shoaibi explains how he fought against the odds to pursue a career in medicine, and is now supporting others in their training.
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Breakthrough research suggests drug commonly used to treat blood on the brain is ‘worse than placebo’
Breakthrough research suggests drug commonly used to treat blood on the brain is ‘worse than placebo’. Chronic subdural haematoma is one of the most common disorders managed by neurosurgeons, and findings from this trial will change practice.
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From bomb-disposal to a pioneering healthcare role – meet James Potter
James Potter from Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth (formerly Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre) has recently qualified as a physician associate
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Social prescribing – who does it work for and why?
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/social-prescribing-nil-who-does-it-work-for-and-why
In a time when people are living longer, but with more complex healthcare needs, GPs are increasingly using social prescribing to help manage conditions.
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