Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Glasgow 3-4th October 2013
An exceptionally large number of abstracts were submitted to this autumn’s Society for Acute Medicine conference, which was held in Glasgow on 3rd and 4th October. Over 150 posters were displayed, and 11 of these were selected for oral presentation on Friday. Abstracts from the oral presentations are published here. The abstracts and many of the posters, along with the oral presentation slides can be found on the Society for Acute Medicine website: www.acutemedicine.org.uk
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References
- The Society of Acute Medicine (2012). Clinical Quality Indicators for Acute Medical Units (AMUs). Available:http://www.acutemedicine.org.uk/index. php?option=com_content&view=article&id=214&Itemid=90. Last accessed 22/07/13.
- Owens D, Horrocks J, House A. Fatal and non-fatal repetition of self-harm systematic review. Br J Psychiatry. 2002; 13(3): 193–199. doi: 10.1192/bjp.181.3.193
- Royal College of Physicians. National Early Warning Score (NEWS), standardising the assessment of acute illness severity in the NHS. London: RCP 2012.
- Banks JL, Marotta CA. Outcomes Validity and Reliability of the Modified Rankin Scale: Implications for Stroke Clinical Trials. A Literature Review and Synthesis. Stroke. 2007; 36: 1091–1096.
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