Horizons in medicine Updates on Major Clinical Advances number 19

• Corporate Author: Royal College of Physicians of London
• Other Authors: Lomas, David (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Royal College of Physicians of London ©2007
• Subjects: Medicine > Congresses
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• Physical Description: xii, 395 pages color illustrations, color maps 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 9781860163128; 1860163122

The Horizons in Medicine series has been produced for a number of years by the Royal College of Physicians. Each publication represents the contributions made to the Advanced Medicine Conference of that year. The conference organizer in 2007 and editor of the 19th volume is Professor David Lomas of the University of Cambridge. The list of contributors to this publication is extensive and draws upon expertise from a variety of medical specialities. The book states to aim at a wide audience be they a consultant physician, general practitioner or doctor in training. The book is well laid out, being divided into chapters by speciality. Eleven specialities are represented, together with a chapter on multi-system disease and two eponymous lectures (Croonian and Linacre, respectively). There are high-quality images and diagrams throughout. It is written in a readable style and includes self-assessment questions at the end of each section relating to that speciality. The subject matter ranges from myocardial infarction to porphyria. It provides updates regarding HIVand avian influenza H5 N1, with the Linacre lecture providing a review of Japanese encephalitis. This book is well referenced and the level of detail in the text is no less than impressive