A 3D deformable prostate model derived from orthogonal projections of radiotherapy CT data

Poster on a 3D deformable prostate model derived from orthogonal projections of radiotherapy CT data

Modern radiotherapy to the prostate uses daily imaging to track the prostate position and improve targeting accuracy. A 3D flexible model of prostate shape could be used to evaluate such techniques through simulation. Ideally such a model could shape variation during treatment and target definition errors from observer variability.

UHCW Research: J P Sage

Simulated Ocular Surgery (SOS) hosts dedicated RCOphth channel on forthcoming Simulation Gallery website

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is pleased to announce that Simulated Ocular Surgery (SOS) has agreed to host a dedicated RCOphth channel on their new Simulation Gallery website will launch on 22 May 2017.

We are inviting trainees and trainers to submit digital recordings of surgical techniques for both whole and sections of operations.  These will be hosted on the RCOphth channel which is expected to be a showcase for exemplars of simulated and real-life surgery.  Submissions will be reviewed for consideration by a team of reviewers lead by Professor Stephen Vernon VP.

The Health Foundation has selected eight projects for its new Evidence into Practice programme

The Evidence into Practice programme will enable the selected research teams to use their innovative and creative ideas and translate their findings from completed studies in improvement research, or more broadly in health services research, into actionable practical tools for practitioners in health services or health policy.

Each research team will receive £50,000 for the development of tools and resources to support the implementation of findings into practice. Each project will be funded for 15 months.

The eight projects are:

1. A short animated film and other visual resources to support recognition and response to eating disorders in the perinatal period
Organisation: King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience

2. A hand-drawn animation exploring accelerating systems thinking in health care incident investigation
Loughborough University

3. On-line tools for GPs to help support new migrants in primary care
University of Sheffield

4. Online resource pack with infographics, videos and downloadable materials on REasonable adjustments to MAINstream diabetes and obesity care for adults with a learning disability (REMAIN)
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds

5. Online platform dedicated to innovation in breathlessness management (E-Breathe)
King’s College London. Cicely Saunders Institute,

​6. A year in an hour: Quality Improvement through Interactive Simulations (QIIS)
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

​7. Short videos outlining key messages for better tracheostomy care
University Hospital South Manchester

​8. In Control: a 40 minute theatre piece and workshop to challenge, empower and provoke conversations amongst adolescents with asthma and their peers
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London