Scot Med J
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Testicular Germ Cell Tumours (TGCTs) are the commonest young adult male cancer, with excellent survival outcomes even with metastatic disease. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery are international guideline-dictated standard of care (SOC) treatments for International Germ Cell Cancer Collaborative Group (IGCCCG) "good risk" TGCT, but are associated with significant toxicities. Therapy de-escalation aims to reduce treatment morbidity whilst preserving cure rates, and has been adopted by some centres for stage IIA/B seminoma. Here, we report on the contemporary UK treatment landscape for stage IIA/B seminoma. ⋯ A wider recognition of UK treatment heterogeneity and consideration of therapy de-escalation strategies at supra-regional sMDTs will increase stage IIA/B seminoma treatment options as part of clinical trials with oncological and quality of life endpoints.
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A recent trend in medical education is developing a more dynamic and integrated curriculum. Team-based learning (TBL) increases students' engagement and the active construction of anatomical knowledge. This initial study aimed to empirically observe medical students' perceptions of their achievement of learning outcomes and the construction of their neuroanatomy knowledge, critical thinking, and problem-solving using an interactive whiteboard (IWB) as a teaching strategy. ⋯ Collecting such empirical data about students' perceptions and their learning environment should help neurosciences faculty in medical schools better outline their activities to faculty at other medical institutions. Applying these methods may enhance the learning process, save time during neuroanatomy lab, and it could also help overcome the shortage of qualified neuroanatomy educators.
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Matthew Baillie was born in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1761 and died at Duntisbourne Abbots, Gloucestershire, England in 1823. In the intervening years he established himself as one of the foremost anatomists of his day, publishing one of the earliest treatises on pathological anatomy, and then as physician, eventually ministering to the Royal household and other notable patients and earning a considerable fortune in the process. Amongst his many honours he received an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, where he is commemorated in the frieze in the Great Hall. This article follows the trajectory of his career, introducing material not found in previous biographies.