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22 Aug 2024
Reflections on Congress 2024
An overview of Congress 2024 what the Neuroscience Forum may do for Congress 2025.
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22 Aug 2024
NICE recommends CYP2C19 genotype testing to personalise Clopidogrel use for stroke and TIA
This blog focuses on the recent NICE guideline on CYP2C19, explaining its relevance to stroke practice, particularly in the context of pharmacogenetics.
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29 Apr 2024
Parkinson's specialist nurses - still crucial?
The first Parkinson's specialist nurse (PSN) post was created in Cornwall in 1987, and 37 years later, there are around 515 PSN's in the UK. This blog takes a look at Parkinson's awareness month, and why, if you see a PSN post advertised, and you fit the criteria, you should totally apply.
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4 Mar 2024
Brain Tumour Awareness Month
Are you aware brain tumours are statistically the largest cancer killer of those aged 40 and under. This year around 12,000 individuals will be diagnosed - this includes 500 children and young adults, that is 33 people a day, every day. Of these, 5000 will die. Brain tumours significantly reduce life expectancy and account for 27yrs of life lost.
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28 Feb 2024
Gaslight
This blog has been submitted by a member who wishes to remain anonymous, for reasons that will become clear as you read it. Bullying is a common phenomenon for nurses, with around a quarter of the nursing family experiencing bullying in the past year. This blog highlights my personal experience of 蜜桃直播済aslighting蜜桃直播� - a specific type of bullying, and how I am gradually recovering from this.
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18 May 2023
PANS PANDAS: A mysterious and debilitating paediatric disorder
Raising awareness of PANS PANDAS and the RCN's co-signing of the recent position statement.
