EXCELLENCE IN PEOPLE Celebrating excellence
Each year, the RCOG makes available a number of awards to support, advance and recognise O&G work at all career stages. Here we look at the work supported by the RCOG awards over the past year.
T
he RCOG awards are made possible through kind and generous bequests from
distinguished and prolific benefactors in order to give Fellows, Members, Trainees and students fantastic opportunities to share and develop their expertise. They offer funding to enable and encourage the development of skills and interests, as well as the opportunity to take part in volunteer placements and specialised research programmes. The awards recognise contributions at
all career stages, whether a Fellow planning a research project overseas or a student at medical school with a passion and flair for O&G. Some awards recognise insight and understanding of a specific obstetric or gynaecological problem, while others facilitate travel to centres and countries
Recognition Dr Eleanor Rayner won first place in the Peter Huntingford Memorial Prize in 2014. The prize recognises the best presentation of a case history focused on women with complications of pregnancy and giving birth, or a clinical audit or report of a research project in any aspect of sexual health and fertility control in which they have been directly involved. Eleanor’s study focused on reducing unwanted pregnancies after termination, with a specific focus on long-acting reversible contraceptive use after termination. Eleanor reported, “The National Institute
for Health and Care Excellence estimates that around 30% of pregnancies are unplanned. As over 90% of women who undergo a first-trimester termination of pregnancy will ovulate within one month of the procedure, it is important that reliable contraception is started immediately. I researched the type and timing of uptake of long-acting reversible contraception after termination of pregnancy using primary and secondary care records and family planning clinic letters. Winning first prize enabled me to attend the RCOG Basic Practical and Surgical Skills Course during my FY2 year in preparation for my specialty training post in the Peninsula Deanery.”
to expand an individual’s knowledge, to enable sharing of expertise and techniques, or to support the development of a specific research initiative.
There is a sample of some of the
award winners whose projects, ideas and expertise were recognised over the past 12 months.
Supporting research Dr Nicola Tempest was the recipient of the Endometriosis Millennium Fund Award, a fund aimed at stimulating and encouraging research in the field of endometriosis, to enable clinicians to acquire additional skills to more efficiently manage patients with the disease. The aim of Nicola’s research was to understand if women on HIV/AIDS therapy have a lower incidence of symptoms associated with endometriosis. “I am grateful to the RCOG for allowing me to continue my translational research into endometrial biology,” says Nicola. “Being a clinician and a scientist, I hope to translate new scientific discoveries to help women suffering with common endometrial proliferative disorders such as endometriosis. With the Endometriosis Millennium Fund Award, I am hoping to particularly examine the previously unknown prevalence of endometriosis-associated symptoms in women with HIV, to assess the effects of HIV and the anti-HIV therapy on common endometriosis-associated symptoms such as pelvic pain for the benefit of millions of young women suffering with this condition.”
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