British Nuclear Medicine Society

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The British Nuclear Medicine Society (BNMS) was established in 1966 and is an independent forum devoted to various aspects of nuclear medicine in the UK. The mission statement of BNMS is "the advancement of science and public education in Nuclear Medicine that would benefit patients." [1] As of 2020 the BNMS has over 600 members.[ citation needed ] The BNMS is a registered company and charity.

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History

Founders Edward Williams, David Keeling, Steve Garnett, and Ralph McCready [2] formed the society during a meeting held July 1966 at the Prince Alfred pub in Queensway, London. [3] [4] The BNMS began its life as a Nuclear Medicine Society, which was meant to enhance the future prospects of physicians in nuclear medicine. The first president of the society during 1968-69 was Clive J Hayter from Leeds. [5] The organization held annual conferences since 1972. [6] The BNMS hosted the second joint meeting under the presidency of Keith Britton in London in 1985, attended by 3000 participants.

In 2016, BNMS celebrated its fiftieth anniversary and published a 170-page "History of Radionuclide Studies in the UK". [3]

Structure

It is headquartered on the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham.

Activities

BNMS publishes a monthly journal, Nuclear Medicine Communications . [7] Key events of the society include the biannual conference as well as participation in smaller, subject-specific, meetings and workshops. [8]

BNMS publishes a range of guidance documents for nuclear medicine departments including on; patient information leaflets, [9] [10] the tendering of equipment, diagnostic imaging and non-imaging procedures, therapeutic procedures, and training requirements. [11] [12] [13] Its clinical guidance is indexed in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence evidence search. [14]

The society and its UK Radiopharmacy Group provide resources for radiopharmacies in the UK, as well as work relating to supply issues for medical radionuclides, which largely come from outside the UK. [15] [16] This included several publications related to the impact of a no-deal Brexit. [17] [18]

Awards and fellowships

The Society sometimes gives awards to individuals and teams [19] in the area of nuclear medicine in UK for using innovation and creativity to improve their service to public.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "BNMS Vision". British Nuclear Medicine Society. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Professor McCready's work recognised at BNMS". radmagazine.co.uk. 24 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 McCready, Ralph; Gnanasegaran, Gopinath; Bomanji, Jamshed B. (9 March 2016). A History of Radionuclide Studies in the UK: 50th Anniversary of the British Nuclear Medicine Society. ISBN   9783319286242.
  4. ↑ Festschrift – the Institute of Nuclear Medicine: 50 Years. 23 October 2011. ISBN   9783642251238.
  5. ↑ "The University of Leeds Review". 1987.
  6. ↑ Feld, Michael; Roo, Michel de (2003). History of Nuclear Medicine in Europe. p. 81. ISBN   9783794522347.
  7. ↑ "News & Press". British Nuclear Medicine Society. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Event Calendar". British Nuclear Medicine Society. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Harding, L. K.; Harding, N. J.; Tulley, N. J.; Forbes, E.; Clarke, S. E.M. (May 1994). "Improving information for nuclear medicine department outpatients". Nuclear Medicine Communications. 15 (5): 392–398–398. doi:10.1097/00006231-199405000-00011. ISSN   0143-3636. PMID   8047325. S2CID   21611043.
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  11. ↑ Hamilton, David (2011). Diagnostic nuclear medicine: a physics perspective. Springer. p. 318. ISBN   978-3-642-05630-7. OCLC   1065219450.
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  20. ↑ "The Norman Veall Medal".
  21. ↑ "IPEM Members winning external awards". IPEM. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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  23. ↑ "The BNMS Radiographers Technologists Nurses Award". British Nuclear Medicine Society.
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