MEDIWATCH

Monday 18 November 2013

Medishafted!

Shame that Mediwatch as a company turned out to be a failure......directors did okay though,which is the main thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday 5 November 2013

Urology Nurses and Associates Week

Urology nurses care for patients across the lifespan, providing guidance and treatment for a variety of urologic diseases and concerns. They work in all health care settings and specialize in such areas as continence care, male/female sexual dysfunction, infertility, oncology, surgery, cystoscopy, and urodynamics.

To recognize how valuable urologic nurses and associates are to the health care system and to their patients, the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA) has established Urology Nurses and Associates Week.

Sponsored by SUNA, Urology Nurses and Associates Week will be celebrated November 1-7 each year. During this special week, employers, patients and others can pay tribute to urologic health care professionals. Urology nurses and associates can also raise awareness of the specialty during this celebratory week.

Urology Nurses and Associates Week began in 2006 and was a highlight of SUNA’s 2006 Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO.

Saturday 2 November 2013

Cerne Abbas Giant-moustache for Movember

A huge grass moustache has been added to the UK's largest chalk hill figure.

The Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset is sporting facial "hair" in support of Movember, which raises awareness of prostate and testicular cancer.

The National Trust's Rob Rhodes said: "It's all a bit of fun to highlight an important subject so we were happy to give our support and join in the fun."

He said the moustache would remain for one day, and that there would be no damage to the giant.

"I am sure the giant would approve," he added.

The ancient 180ft (55m) tall giant's new moustache is 36ft (11m) by 9ft (2.7m).

A spokesman at British Seed Houses, which grew the whiskers, said it gave him a "rakish" appearance.

Local folklore describes the club-wielding figure, which dates back to at least 1694, as a symbol of spirituality and fertility.

The giant attracted attention in the summer of 2007 when a temporary chalk figure of Homer Simpson was drawn next to it, to promote The Simpsons Movie.

Money is raised for Movember during November each year by men growing moustaches to support health programmes that combat prostate and testicular cancer, and mental health challenges.

LATEST NEWS AND FUTURE EVENTS

Saturday 26 October 2013

Movember's new branding for 2013 event

The Movember men’s health initiative has launched new branding for this year’s event.

Movember encourages men to grow moustaches during November to raise awareness of, and funds for, prostate and testicular cancer.

The branding, which is refreshed each year, is created by Melbourne-based consultancy Urchin Associates.

Last year’s look was based on the idea of a traditional father-and-son run business; while this year’s branding has a monochrome palette, with a rebellious aesthetic based on a campaign message ‘if you don’t like our moustaches we don’t like your laws’.

The main Movember word-mark has a hand-drawn brushstroke look, and is always capitalised; while secondary text uses capitalised stencil-like typography.

Snake and wolf graphics are used across the branding, with a two-headed snake forming a line above the logo on a number of applications and a howling wolf seen with lightening flashes.

Thursday 24 October 2013

Movember-bits and bobs

The Mr Mo book can be bought from Amazon, while there are more details about Movemeber here. Metro is also giving away 100 limited-edition printed copies of the new book. For a chance to win one, go to metro.co.uk/madeforthecity

GENERAL,UROLOGY and CHARITY WEBSITES (Updated-24th October 2013)

This is a copy of useful websites found in the main information pages under April 2009....
Posted again to remind me to add/remove any as required and update said April 2009 pages too! (added CANSA-South Africa)

GENERAL/UROLOGY MEDICAL
WEBSITES

CANSA-South Africa
OncLive
PULSE-General Medical Information/News
Prostate Conditions Education Council (PCEC)-USA
British Association of Urological Nurses(BAUN)
EUROCARE
URO TODAY
UROLOGY TIMES
American Urological Association
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF UROLOGY
NHS-CHOICES
NICE-INDEPENDENT ADVISORY GROUP (UK)
PATIENT UK
MEDICAL NEWS TODAY (UK with global news)
Scottish Practice Nurses Association
MEDICAL DAILY
University of Florida Shands Cancer Center
European Hospital

UROLOGY,CANCER AND PROSTATE
CANCER SPECIFIC CHARITY WEBSITES

UK
The Urology Foundation (UK)
The Graham Fulford Charitable Trust (UK)
Friends of Prostate Sufferers (FOPS) (UK)
PCaSO-Prostate Cancer Network (UK)
Prostaid (UK)
UCARE-UK
THE PROSTATE SCREENING TRUST
PROSTATE SCOTLAND
BRISTOL UROLOGICAL INSTITUTE
PROSTATE CANCER UK
Prostate Cancer UK-Youtube Channel
PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT ASSOCIATION (UK)
CANCER RESEARCH UK
CANCERBACKUP/MACMILLAN (UK)
The Cystitis and Overactive Bladder Foundation (UK)
The Bladder and Bowel Foundation (UK)
The X Foundation (Raising money for the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation"

ROW
Prostate Cancer InfoLink
The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
The Cancer Society of New Zealand
The Prostate Cancer Foundation-USA
American Cancer Society
Canadian Prostate Cancer Network
CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY
WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND
ZERO (USA)