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The American Society Of Hematology Announces New Honorific Award
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) announces the debut of the Ernest Beutler Lecture and Prize, to be awarded at ASH"s annual meeting in December. The inaugural recipients are Thomas Maniatis, PhD, of Harvard University, and Yuet Wai Kan, MD, of the University of California - San Francisco.
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Columnist Discusses HIV/AIDS Among Blacks In Washington, D.C.
Columnist George Curry on Tuesday in the Hudson Valley Press discussed how HIV/AIDS is impacting the black community, particularly in Washington, D.C. The piece includes comments from Phill Wilson, CEO of the Black AIDS Institute and C. Virginia Fields, president and CEO of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, who discuss statistics and recommendations to address HIV/AIDS among the black community, including routine HIV testing. Curry writes, "If C. Virginia Fields and other activists get their wish and have [HIV] testing incorporated into routine health testing, that will place a heavier burden on crowded counseling and treatment facilities. But it"s not an insurmountable burden. The question is: Do we have the national will to take on this epidemic?" (7/29).
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UQ Generates First Australian Swine Flu Vaccine
The University of Queensland has produced the first Australian batch of a new candidate vaccine against the H1N1 "swine flu" virus.
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GMC Consults On The Management Of Fitness To Practise Cases

The GMC is starting a 3 month consultation into the management of fitness to practise hearings. The hearings management consultation will examine whether, during the period immediately preceding the hearing, there can be more effective communication between doctor and defence teams in order to agree sensible time estimates. The consultation paper also asks for views on whether the parties can take steps to narrow the issues in dispute and what steps the GMC could take to ensure that pre-hearing arrangements are adhered to. The consultation is part of the GMC"s regular review of GMC"s policies and procedures. Paul Philip, Director of Standards and Fitness to Practise at the GMC said "The vast majority of doctors are good doctors working in often difficult circumstances. Each year we hold around 200 public hearings to examine whether a doctors fitness to practise is impaired. This consultation will examine ways of further improving procedures particularly so the minority of very complex cases, can be resolved in good time." "Proposed changes to the way in which hearings are managed are designed to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the GMC"s processes and we are very keen to seek views and suggestions to help us inform where improvements can be made." The consultations run until 10 August. To take part visit here. General Medical Council


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