RCoA: MMC England - letter to trainees

On 7 December the Department of Health in London released a letter to all trainees
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RCoA: Results of Election to Council

The results of the Royal College of Anaesthetists Election to Council 2008, conducted on Friday 14 December 2007, are now available here.

MHRA: MDA/2007/100 - Volumetric infusion pump

There is the possibility of delivering an unintended 1.7 ml bolus
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MHRA: MDA/2007/099 - Blood/solution warming units

All Smiths Medical Level 1® H-1200 fast flow fluid warmers
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MHRA: Position on the sale and supply of co-proxamol

At the end of January 2005 the MHRA communicated the decision that the painkiller co-proxamol was to be withdrawn from the market.
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MHRA: Europe-wide withdrawal of lumiracoxib

Following the suspension of lumiracoxib licences in the UK (19 November 2007), and similar action in some other countries
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MHRA: MDA/2007/097 - Infusion pump software for target controlled infusions

There are two accepted Schnider models for the delivery of propofol.
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IASP: Ethics of Opioid Analgesia for Chronic Noncancer Pain

To allow a patient to experience unbearable pain or suffering is unethical medical practice.
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IASP: Award for Excellence in Pain Research and Management

Nomination Deadline: extended to October 30, 2007 for the 2008 Congress.
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PMETB: PMETB CESR/CEGPR Fees Consultation

PMETB has launched a consultation amongst stakeholders, around a proposed fees increase
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RCoA: Supervision of Anaesthesia Practitioners (APs) and Physician’s Assistants -Anaesthesia (PA-A)

Further to previous guidance on this issue (Statement on Anaesthesia Practitioners (APs) (October 2007))
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CEMACH: Saving Mothers’ Lives

Reviewing maternal deaths to make motherhood safer 2003-2005.
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MHRA: Ceftriaxone - incompatibility with calcium-containing

Ceftriaxone is contraindicated in newborns who need calcium treatment.
It should not be mixed with, or given at the same time as, calcium-containing solutions
because of a risk of calcium precipitation.
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MHRA: MDA/2007/094 - Robertshaw endobronchial tubes

There is a risk of cuff deflation due to a manufacturing design change.
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MHRA: MDA/2007/090 - Anaesthetic Gas Scavenging System (AGSS) receiver, manufactured by Draeger Medical

There have been reports of anaesthetic scavenging hoses being misconnected to the blanked-off port of the Draeger AGSS receiver (see appendix).
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MHRA: Intravenous (IV) infusion lines - all brands

Risk of back-tracking when more than one IV line is connected through a single access point
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BPS: The assessment of pain in older people

Concise guidance to good practice—The assessment of pain in older people published by the British Pain Society
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SASM: Summary report 2007

Summary report 2007 (2006 data) published
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