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Patient
Information Awards At The BMA Medical Book Competition 2007, UK
14
Sept 2007
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Innovative publications and resources designed to help some of the most
vulnerable members of society have scooped the top accolades at the BMA Patient
Information Awards 2007.
The BMA Patient Award (Printed Materials) went
to Breakthrough Breast Cancer for their publication Breast Cancer Risk
Factors: The Facts. Aimed at people wanting more information about factors
which increase or decrease breast cancer risk, it was praised by its reviewer as
"clearly explaining the facts through excellent side indexes which rank risk
factors from established to doubtful in a way which is really enlightening."
Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, said:
"We are delighted to receive this prestigious award. To be selected from
a field of 221 publications is a great achievement and highlights our commitment
to providing high quality information about breast cancer, the most commonly
diagnosed cancer in the UK.
"This award is a real testament to the hard
work by our staff to ensure we educate women about risk factors associated with
breast cancer in a responsible and accessible way."
The BMA Patient
Information Award (Website) was won by Arthritis Care for their website, http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk. Described by its reviewer as
a simply "fantastic resource on the clinical and social aspects of arthritis",
this year's winner triumphed in a highly competitive field the encompassed
competition from across the medical spectrum.
Kate Llewelyn, Head of
Information Services at Arthritis Care, said:
"Gaining this recognition
from the BMA makes me and my Arthritis Care colleagues very proud."
"People with arthritis told us they wanted a site that gave them
detailed but jargon-free information about the condition which nine million in
the UK live with daily. But they also wanted a way to communicate with each
other so that they could share stories and ways to cope. Our success in creating
this safe and popular area is something I'm incredibly proud of. Volunteers who
have arthritis themselves moderate the forums for us, something they really
enjoy."
"The website allows us to provide immediate information,
reassuring people with arthritis and offering support. It also enables us to
dispel many myths about arthritis, especially that there is nothing you can do."
"We appreciate the BMA recognising our achievement."
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Three special awards also highlighted specific materials for people with
learning disabilities, the electronic media and younger age groups.
The
Patient Information Award (People with Learning Difficulties) was won by
Trouble with Your Waterworks, a leaflet produced by Surrey and Borders
NHS Trust that is aimed at helping men with learning difficulties recognise
urological problems
The Haemophilia Society triumphed in the Patient
Information Award (Electronic Media) category for their DVD, Living with
Haemophilia Joint Pain. Produced in collaboration with Professor James
Elander at the University of Derby and the Haemophilia Society's Georgina
Robinson, this excellent resource provides advice based on long-term research
involving people with the condition.
In the Patient Information Award
(Young People) category, Health Rights Information Scotland won first prize for
Confidentiality - Your Rights. Its reviewer was impressed by "the range
of people and groups, including children, who were involved in the leaflet"
which they felt "shows how seriously this organisation takes the production of
information for children and young people."
Also at the ceremony, the
top prize of BMA Medical Book of the Year was awarded to Allergy, 3rd
edition (Mosby Elsevier 2006, ISBN 0323032273 £88.99) by Stephen T. Holgate,
Martin K. Church and Lawrence M. Lichtenstein.
The BMA Patient
information award was established in 1997 to encourage excellence in the
production of patient information. Since then, the awards have become well-known
as one of the major annual events in the consumer health calendar. Interest
continues to grow: 28 awards were made this year from a total of 221 entries (1
first prize, 20 highly commended and 7 commended prizes.)
Professor Sir
Kenneth Calman KCB, FRCS FRSE, Chancellor of the University of Glasgow,
presented the awards at a ceremony at BMA House in London on the evening of
Wednesday 12 September 2007.
The BMA Medical Book competition has been
held annually since 1994 by the BMA's Board of Science and administered by the
BMA Library. It aims to encourage and reward excellence in medical publishing
and patient information.
A total of 136 prizes (20 first prizes, 55
highly commended prizes, and 61 commended prizes) have been awarded from a total
entry of 632 books. The total number of entries is nearly 10% higher than the
previous year's entries.
For a full list of winners and details of how
to enter next year's competition please visit here.
http://www.bma.org.uk/
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