Gadgets

If like me you are a bit of a gadget freak you might want to have a look at some software for your phone or PDA. See Doctors Gadget. Dowload Epocrates here or have a look at Unbound Medicine.

New team in Surgical Examinations and Training

The College have recently appointed three new clinical team members to tackle the challenges and developments in surgical examinations and assessments and in education and training. John McGregor and Ian Colquhoun will take over in Exams as Director and Deputy Director respectively and Roy Scott has been appointed Director of Surgical Education. Special thanks are due to the sterling work and contributions of their predecessors, respectively, John Drury, Marc Bransby-Zachary and Graham Sunderland.

Gruesome gallery

Leech jars, early attempts at reconstructive surgery and nerve-jangling surgical instruments are going online in a Science Museum display. The 2,500 items will illustrate stories such as experiments being carried out on prisoners in Ancient Greece. Brought to Life: Exploring the History of Medicine will include items from a Wellcome Trust collection, many being seen by the public for the first time.

Mapping the Human ‘Diseasome’

Researchers created a map linking different diseases, represented in the interactive diagram found on the health pages of the New York Times. Interesting.

Till next month

David Galloway