Behind the Medical Headlines! Current Treatment of MS!

A wonderful article is published by behindthemedicalheadlines.com about the current treatment of multiple sclerosis. Click here to view the article.

Key Points (from the article):

• Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a variable lifelong condition. There are several disease patterns, and these clinical sub-types may alter in an individual over time.
• The severity of the condition, in terms of relapse frequency, degree of visability and level of symptoms varies within and between individuals.
• The treatment of MS is aimed at symptoms, relapse and clinical course.
• Steroids are the only drugs shown to be of benefit in acute relapse.
• Beta Interferons, glatarimer acetate, some monoclonal antibodies against adhesion molecules and some chemotherapeutic agents have been shown to alter disease course.
• Future treatments which have not yet been evaluated may include neural growth factors and stem cell therapy.

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Team Neurology4MRCP

Free MRCP Clinical Courses...

Neurology4MRCP will conduct a full clinical course for MRCP UK PACES/ MRCP Ireland part II general medical clinical examination, covering all examination stations and steps. This course is designed specifically for helping Iraqi doctors to be prepared for the MRCP clinical examination and to improve their performances and skills.
Key points:
1- Date: 20-28 April 2007.
2- There will be 3 days concentrating on neurology and neuro-ophthalmology.
3- Venue: Sulaimaniya General Hospital/ Sulaimanyia/ Iraq.
4- Fee: FREE. Registration is open to all (Iraqis and non-Iraqis). To register please contact Neurology4MRCP at Gmail Dot Com.
5- Tutor: Dr. Osama Amin MRCPI
6- We will provide you with: stethoscope, patellar hammer, ophthalmoscope, red head pin, tunning forks (128, 256), tape measure, a peace of cottonwool, pin, tubes (warm and cold, for temperature sensation), and tongue depressor.
Best wishes...
Team Neurology4MRCP

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing"

And

"I will prepare and some day my chance will come"

President Abraham Lincoln

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Dr. O Amin MRCPI

From the website of the royal college of physicians of Ireland , 2 recent announcements:
1- MRCPI general medicine part I, II, and the clinical one are now open in India.
2- The name of the winner of the Canavan Medal 2006.

Best wishes to all future MRCPI candidates, and congratulations to Dr. Phillip Marshal.
Dr. O. Amin MRCPI

Addendum to our Announcement...

Neurology4MRCP Book/ Teaching Best of Fives for MRCP UK and Ireland part I Examinations;

Volume 1: contains the chapters of cardiology, pulmonary medicine, hematology, gastroenterology and hepatology, nephrology, electrolytes, and acid-base disturbance, covered by 320 questions.

Volume 1 has been launched; please revisit us at regular intervals for volume 2. We apologize for the delay in launching volume 2 because the writer is a little bit busy these days.

Thanks

Team Neurology4MRCP

15-4-2007

Neurology4MRCP Book/ Teaching Best of Fives for MRCP UK and Ireland part I Examinations, Volume 1

Preface:

Studying medicine thoroughly is not an easy job, especially if time is running and you are thinking about the pass/fail mark of the examination instead. Many candidates depend heavily on BOFs and MCQs books, as these are easy to read and review; yet, the information they give is usually compacted and bypasses many detailed and important aspects. The two main questions asked by almost all candidates are:

1- What books to read?

2- And how much time do I need to be ready for the examination?

The MRCP UK part I does not differ from that of Ireland, except that the Irish paper I has 50 questions in a true/false question format; paper II is similar in both and covers medicine in short best of five scenarios. The Irish BOF paper may, at times, include scanned pictures, hematology slides, photos …etc, ranging from 7-10 in number; this is not true in the UK counterpart. Many candidates find the Irish part more difficult as they should solve two papers within a 3-hour time window. The examination syllabus and "themes" are the same. The pass mark for the Irish part is between 70-72% (according to examination diet), while that of UK is between 58-62%! The results are published (online) after 28 days in both. The Irish part is more expensive (in all parts) and has a limited number of overseas centers (the bulk of the candidates and centers are in Ireland, but it is expanding gradually outside Ireland).

Use a pencil and a rubber; leave difficult questions at the end to be solved, be careful when filling in (mark) the answer sheet.

At the end of each volume of this book, you will find a sample "answer sheet"; these PDFs can be downloaded from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland website www.rcpi.ie, I put them here for an easier navigation and for you to be familiar with them; please visit its website for more useful PDFs, examination procedures, steps, fees, dates, centers, and FAQs. The MRCP UK central office website (www.mrcpuk.org) contains many useful documents and web pages to answer any query about the examination.

The 3^rd edition of this book covers the most important themes to read and has many questions from past examinations; many questions were updated, added, and re-edited. The neurology chapter has been removed to be in a separate downloadable PDF. The book is divided in 2 volumes.

After publishing "One Year of Hard Work" (670 Neurology questions for MRCP UK and Ireland part I&II, with BOF, MCQs, and pictures at http://mrcp-neurology.ueuo.com/index.htm), this is our second high quality FREE MRCP book.

I would like to sincerely thank and acknowledge Free WebHostingArea.Com (Orgfree.Com and Ueuo.Com); without their excellent server and free services, this book would not have been possible. In addition, special thanks go to our visitors for their kind feedback and support.

Dr. Osama Amin MBChB MRCP(Ireland)
Neurologist and Head of Team Neurology4MRCP

April 2007

Download the 3rd edition of the book (the name of the 2nd edition was "720 Teaching Best of Fives for MRCP UK and Ireland Part I").

Our MRCP UK and Ireland FREE" 720" book is in revision and re-edition!