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SAFETY FIRST: THE POWER OF EXCEPTION REPORTING FOR JUNIOR DOCTORS
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DECEMBER 2017 |
VOLUME 16 |
ISSUE 4
When terror strikes
How prepared are the public and hospitals for mass-casualty attacks?
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Contents
December 2017
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AGENDA News and views from the profession, including anti-bullying and innovation initiatives and looking ahead to the Triennial Conference
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THE PRESIDENT WRITES College activities around the globe HISTORY Malta's long relationship with the Scottish Triple examination
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WORKPLACE SUPPORT How Schwartz Rounds can help foster compassion in healthcare
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TRAINEES AND STUDENTS A fellowship in Melbourne; robotics at the Orsi; the benefits of cognitive simulation; why exception reporting has 'teeth'; skills events
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AIR POLLUTION Artefacts that shed a light on pollution in Dickensian times
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FST CONFERENCE Highlights from this year's Faculty of Surgical Trainers meeting
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TRAINING How the ISCP/FST Trainer Portfolio will improve the quality of training
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RCSED YOUNGER FELLOWS From bullying to recruitment, College Fellows in the early years of practice put the world to rights
DENTAL Postgraduate education after Brexit; welcoming the new Dean; skills competition; 100th Member for FDT
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COLLEGE INFORMATION RSAs in your area; awards and grants; diploma recipients; obituaries
MAJOR INCIDENTS With terror attacks on the increase, Brigadier Tim Hodgetts outlines how the citizenAID app can train the public to save lives; and Stuart Clark, Naomi Davis and Ken Dunn reveal
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OUT OF HOURS Taste sensations and glorious grapes FROM THE COLLECTIONS X-ray vision into WWI injuries