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The Captains’ and members of Thornbury Golf Club have decided to help fight prostate cancer by raising funds for prostate cancer patient care and research by supporting as their chosen charity for 2009 the Bristol Urological Institute.The club will be holding various events throughout the year.
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December |
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| Our Administration Manager Karen Evely will be attempting to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in February 2010. You can sponsor Karen online via the JustGiving website. |
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November |
| The Winter edition of our newletter is now available to download. |
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October |
| Friday 12 February 2010 Bristol (venue to be confirmed) |
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| This symposium will highlight the clinical need for new urological cancer diagnostics in the context of today's NHS, and showcase emerging technologies to address these needs. The event will be beneficial to anyone involved or interested in cancer diagnostics, including clinicians, academics and industry. This is a joint event between the BUI and the Institute of Bio-Sensing Technology (University of the West of England). Further details will follow, and registration will open shortly. |
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We are pleased to annouce the 16th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Bristol Urological Institute will take place on Friday 27th November 2009 in the Marriott Bristol Hotel.
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| TV star Noel Edmonds says Bristolians should take part in the Run for the Future to raise cash our research into prostate cancer. |
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Brunel University West London offer an exciting opportunity to be involved in a high quality, interdisciplinary research project which is being funded by the cross-council New Dynamics of Ageing programme. Click Here to read more. Or Click Here to visit Brunel University website.
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The Pelvic Floor Clinical Studies Group (PFCSG) is a UK-based interdisciplinary collaboration, studying all aspects of pelvic floor dysfunction, including urinary incontinence, faecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
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We are inviting stakeholders to a meeting on 30th June 2009 from 2:00 to 4:00pm in the Roger Feneley Seminar Room to discuss the adverse physical effect of ketamine use.
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Two Bristol rugby clubs are staging a special match in memory of long standing supporter Derek Mayer, who recently lost his battle with prostate cancer. |
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The Smiley Miley mileage game played during Radio One’s roadshow heydays is to be resurrected to help raise money for prostate cancer research.
Smiley Miley, better known as Tony Miles, will be inviting people to guess how many miles a team of 10 will ride in a Pedal for Prostate from Bristol to Watergate Bay in Cornwall. |
THORNBURY runners are putting their best feet forward in support of fighting prostate cancer.
Members of Thornbury Running Club will be pounding the streets of London later this month to help raise money for the Bristol Urological Institute (BUI) at Southmead Hospital. |
| BRISTOL is fast becoming a centre of excellence for research into prostate cancer. Experts in the disease are working on several projects in the city to help diagnose and treat the most common form of cancer in men. |
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| For most of us, robots are the stuff of science fiction novels - but being operated on by a robot is now a reality for patients at North Bristol Trust’s Bristol Urological Institute (BUI). |
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This report will assist “new players” in the field to gain an understanding of urinary tract dysfunction, and also help to identify potential gaps and opportunities for innovation. It will be particularly useful for:
- non-clinical partners engaged in research, sales, marketing or product development
- non-specialist clinicians who require an overview
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Television personality Carol Voderman pleaded to women to encourage men in their life to get tested for prostate cancer.
Take part in our 5km family fun run on Sunday 20th September 2009 on Bristol's Downs and help raise funds for our Prostate Cancer Care Appeal.
Please spread the word and display a copy of our poster (just click on the image for a copy).
To read about the history of our fun run click here. |
To register, or for further information visit our dedicated site www.runforthefuture.org
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Mr David Gillatt, Medical Director for the Bristol Urological Institute being interviewed by BBC Points West (screened 18/03/09). |
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The 2 minute broadcast can be viewed via the BBC website. |
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A half day seminar for the public and health care
professional on new and existing methods for the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with prostate cancer, presented by
the Bristol Urological Institute and UWE.
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Doctors and drug workers in Bristol have established a link between the use of Class C drug ketamine and severe bladder and kidney problems.
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| A BBC investigation for Inside Out West (screened 04/02/09) featuring David Gillatt, Director, Bristol Urological Institute, found a rising number of ketamine users in their teens and 20s were admitted to Southmead Hospital over the past year. |
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The 8 minute broadcast can be viewed via the BBC website |
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Julie Ellis-Jones, a Senior Research Nurse at the
BUI and specialist nurse in the Urodynamic Unit at
Southmead Hospital, was awarded a Florence
Nightingale Research Scholarship to support her
dissertation year of an MSc Advanced Practice
(HSC) at the University of the West of England in
Bristol. |
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BUI Research Nurse Nikki Cotterill recently beat
competition from all over the world to win the New Investigator’s Award at the International Continence
Society’s (ICS) annual meeting in Cairo in October 2008.
Nikki won the award for her work in developing a
questionnaire that aims to improve assessment of symptoms and their impact on quality of life among
people experiencing anal incontinence. |
You can read the full story of Julie & Nikki's awards in our Spring 2009 Newsletter, please click here to download your copy.
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