ENTOG Exchange report, Antwerp, Belgium 2010
At the beginning of May, I was one of two RCOG sponsored, UK trainees who travelled to Belgium to participate in the twentieth ENTOG exchange programme and meeting.
The European Network of Trainees in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ENTOG) exists to promote
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OASI Care Bundle Project: Background
Background and history of the OASI Care Bundle project
What is OASI?
An OASI is an obstetric anal sphincter injury which can occur during vaginal birth. The long-term consequences of OASI include anal incontinence and dyspareunia which can result in
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Trainees' Committee Elections
Vacancies for the RCOG Trainees’ Committee, which meets 3 times a year at the College, are posted here.
Read the about the Trainees' Committee, including its remit, constitution, membership and meeting dates.
Read the Trainees' Committee
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Professor Geoffrey Chamberlain Award
This award was established in memory of Professor Geoffrey Chamberlain who was a President of the College, Editor-in-Chief of BJOG and Head of the O&G Department at St George’s Hospital London. The award consists of two separate
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Healthcare leaders call to allow women to take misoprostol at home
Women in England should be allowed to take misoprostol - the second drug used to effect an early medical abortion - just like their peers in Scotland and Wales, argue healthcare leaders, in an editorial published in BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
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Obituary: Sr Dr Maura Lynch (1938 - 2017)
After a lifetime devoted to the care of people in Africa, Sr Dr Maura Lynch (UCD Medicine 1964) acquired the Ugandan name ‘Nakimuli’ meaning ‘Beautiful Flower’.
She returned to Dublin to train as a surgeon after twenty years of missionary medical care
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Recognise the importance of human rights to improve healthcare for women
Women’s human rights need to be addressed globally in order to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, says RCOG Vice President, Professor Lesley Regan, in her lecture today at the joint RCOG/RANZCOG World Congress in Brisbane, Australia.
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Summary
Summary for assessing readiness to practice
Confirming your return date
If taking a leave of absence for ill health, contact GP or specialist first
Arrange appointment with Occupational Health to discuss adjustments to workload (e.g. reduced hours,
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ATSM: Abortion care
Registrations for this ATSM are no longer accepted
The abortion care ATSM provides full details of the content of this module.
This ATSM has been replaced with the ASM in Safe Practice in Abortion Care.
FAQs
I am already registered for the ATSM. What
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RCOG response to GMC annual survey of medical education and training
The General Medical Council’s (GMC) annual survey of medical education and training in the UK has found that increasingly heavy workloads are eroding the time doctors have for training.
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