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June 24
BCOM's Head of Year 4, Dr. Massud Wasel, recently represented BCOM at the 2010 Osteopathy Symposium, held in St. Petersburg, Russia on 11-14th June. Dr. Wasel delivered a lecture on the holistic approach to osteopahtic conditions, in addition to giving a workshop on muscle energy technique and mobilisation of the spine in osteopathic somatic dysfunction. The symposium attracted a wide range of international figures, such as J.P Guiliani of France and ML Kuchera of the USA.
Dr. Wasel at the symposium - the first on the far left desk.
June 15
BCOM is extremely pleased to announce that the 2010 Final Clinical Competence Assessment (FCC), held this month, has achieved a 100% pass rate. The external examiners commented positively on the overall high clinical standards, knowledge and professionalism of BCOM's Year 4 students. Congratulations and a big thank-you is extended to all for the hard work, dedication and support to our students through the years.
June 8
This year's 8th International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Medicine, held in Milan, in association with its host, the International College of Osteopathic Medicine, Milan, took place 28th - 30th May. Read more here.
May 29
BCOM researcher Daphne Bird was at the Bristol Vegan Fayre recently offering free ultrasound foot scans as part of the College's ongoing research into the bone health of vegans. For more information about BCOM research, visit the Research pages. For more information about getting a bone scan and about osteoporosis, please visit the Bone Health Clinic page. BCOM is supporting the National Osteoporosis Society's National Osteoporosis Month this June.
20 May
Forget pre-exercise stretching if you want to last the race, new research from BCOM suggests. More here.
13 May
BCOM's approval by the Privy Council for its Masters in Osteopathy has been added to the site of our regulator, the General Osteopathic Council. The College is delighted that we have received the status "Approved Without Conditions".
12 May
BCOM Exercise Physiology Lecturer Mark Hines is competing in the TGO Challenge, a 200-mile high-altitude crossing of Scotland. You can follow his blog here.
4 May
As part of final year students' examination process BCOM can offer free treatment on the following dates: 2, 3, 9, and 10 June 2010. Please call appointments on 020 7435 7830 or email appointments@bcom.ac.uk to book. Please quote FCCA when booking. Subject to availability.
27 April
BCOM students were busy at this year's London Marathon, providing post-race massage to volunteers who had run to raise funds on behalf of Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Bliss Special Care Baby charity.
BCOM Head of Year 3 Clinic Dipak Upadhyay says, "The students had a great day with very useful first-hand experience of treating runners immediately after the run." 14 BCOM students in two teams, under supervision by senior BCOM clinicians saw conditions such as runner's knee, Achilles tendonitis, hamstring, quadricep and back pain, and the old runner's curse, shin splints. "Runners appreciated the massage treatment as well as advice on rest, hydrotherapy, hydration and dietetics to aid recovery," Dipak adds.
27 April
Dr. Drysdale contributes to a feature in today's Daily Mail on the health risks of obesity. He warns: 'For every pound you are overweight, the momentum of running or jumping increases the pressure on the joint by up to ten times.'
20 April
Please note, due to the unforeseen situation with the Icelandic ash cloud causing major travel disruptions, the 8th International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Medicine, in association with its host, the International College of Osteopathic Medicine, Milan, originally to take place from Fri 23rd April to Sunday 25th April, has been changed to 28th - 30th May 2010.
13 April
Golf is seen as a leisurely activity, yet, according to the latest research conducted by the British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) into the injuries sustained by amateur golfers, the sport may not be as stress free as many of us imagined. More details here.
12 April
Competitors in this year's London Marathon running to raise money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Bliss will receive an added bonus when they cross the finish line - a well-earned post-race massage from the final year students of the British College of Osteopathic Medicine. More here.
31 March
BCOM is delighted to announce its CPD programme for 2010/11 to be held on site at its campus in London NW3. The BCOM programme, which will take place during weekends and weekday evenings, seeks to offer areas of interest not commonly featured in the UK osteopathic CPD calendar, including several innovative focuses on areas of increasing importance for the profession, with a stimulating variety of events: Animal Osteopathy; Exercise Physiology; Nutrition; Clinical Pharmacology for Osteopaths; Legal Aspects and Clinic Auditing; Imaging; Research Design. Find out more on our CPD page.
25 March
Spring may have sprung - but beware the garden...
15 March
BCOM Principal, Dr Ian Drysdale, leads the comment in today's national newspaper, The Mirror, on the dangers of the cheaper UGG type boot, characterised in wearers by Dr Drysdale's coining of the term the 'UGG shuffle'. UGG type boots were only ever designed originally as indoor wear, yet now thousands wear them as they would normal outdoor shoes, which is storing up future troubles. The story has also been picked up by The Daily Telegraph, who cover the story and in the Daily Mail, who have covered the story.
10 March
BCOM was at the UCAS HE convention at London's Olympia National Hall last week. BCOM's Registry team were delighted to welcome the many that turned up for further information. Kasia Tarnowska, Registrar, said, "The two days of the Convention were hectic but good fun. We were delighted to meet lots of interesting people from a wide variety of backgrounds, all wanting to pursue a career in osteopathy."
15 February
Ham & High journalist and Marathon runner in training, Susanna Wilkey, recently came into the BCOM Clinic and Human Performance Lab in order to have her fitness levels and bone health tested. She featured the results in a feature for Ham & High supplement, Body & Soul. She was pleased with her results and she's well on her way to running this year's Marathon.
10 February
2 February
Thinking of studying at BCOM? Kasia and Jenny, from the College's Registry team, will be at the UCAS Higher Educations Conventions at Olympia National Hall (stand 28) between 3rd and 5th March 2010. Come along and ask about our Masters in Osteopathy. Email us if you have any questions about studying at BCOM.
22 January
Want to know more about BCOM? Want to get a real sense of what it would be like to be a student here? Take Our Brand-New Virtual Tour.
15 January
BCOM is featured in an article for AOL on winter exercise with expert comment from Mark Hines.
11 January
January 25-29 is National Food Allergy & Intolerance Week and BCOM has highly qualified and experienced spokespersons available to comment on a wide range of allergy and intolerance issues. See full notice here.
4 January
BCOM's 'beware of turkey back' warning made The Daily Express on Christmas Eve - just in time for everyone to take note of potential back strains when putting their turkeys into the oven. It also made the Christmas edition of the Times Higher Education. The warning did not just make UK national press either, it reached India too, in Thaindian news as well as Indian medical news site MedIndia, Newpost Online and Andhranews.net.
22 December - Christmas at BCOM
The College will close for the seasonal holidays on Christmas Eve and will not reopen for business until Monday 4 January 2010. During the Christmas period, the BCOM clinic hours will be as follows:
Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd December: 9.30am – 12.00pm & 2.30pm – 5.00pm
Wednesday 23rd December: 2pm – 5pm
Thursday 24th December: 9.30am – 12.00pm
Closed 25th December: January 3rd inclusive.
Monday 4th, Tuesday 5th, Thursday 7th January: 9.30am – 12.00pm & 2.30pm – 5.00pm
Wednesday 6th and Friday 8th January: 2pm – 5pm
BCOM wishes all the members of its community - patients and practitioners, students and staff - and indeed all our site visitors, a very prosperous 2010!
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15 December 2009
Bringing the Festive Tottering to Heel
As the festive party-going begins to get into swing The British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) is this year warning party-goers to beware when it comes to high heels. The BCOM Clinic prepares to treat more patients suffering from ankle injuries in December and January than other times of the year. The increase in ankle injuries comes as women, and men, up and down the country will be toppling over more than usual, as many struggle to get about on heels higher than they would usually wear throughout the rest of the year.
9 December 2009
The Clinic at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) sees an increase in December and January treating a range of Christmas-related complaints. Here are the main culprits, and a few tips on how to avoid the aches and pains of the season:
8 December 2009
Forget turkey neck, beware turkey back!
Beware of ‘turkey back’ over the Christmas period, warns The British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM). BCOM treats more patients following the Christmas break suffering from aches, pains and strains due to the seemingly simple act of putting the turkey into and taking it out of the oven, as well as the heavier bags of Christmas shopping, resulting in muscle and ligament strains, than at any other time of the year.
7 December 2009
BCOM recently held its graduation ceremony at London's Mermaid Centre. The ceremony was abuzz with students, their proud families and BCOM faculty. BCOM graduates' prospects are particularly rosy, with historically over 95% in full-time employment within three months of graduation. That's why we always say our programmes offer "a degree and a career".
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November 2009
A new set of BCOM graduates look towards a bright future
26 October 2009
This week sees the official launch of free osteopathy treatment for children. The Children's Clinica at The British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) www.bcom.ac.uk/patients, will be open on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and is available to all children under the age of sixteen.
BCOM in the news
This month's issue of women's glossy magazine, SHE, has a several page feature on ageing. Daphne Bird, who runs the BCOM Bone Scanning clinic, who carried out the bone tests on the women in the feature, has also commented in her capacity as 'bone expert'.
BCOM lecturer, Barry Kleinberg, this month has the first of a four-part series of articles in Osteopathy Today. The October issue also has a call from BCOM Principal, Dr Ian P Drysdale, for more research to be conducted within osteopathy and for osteopathy students to engage early on, with a response by British Osteopathic Association (BOA) Chief Executive, Michael Watson.
7 October 2009
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Manoj Mehta is Head of BCOM's Osteopathy Department and is also senior lecturer in osteopathic techniques, clinic osteopathy and Clinic. He also serves as senior examiner for osteopathic techniques and clinical competency assessments.
A BCOM graduate Manoj has been involved in undergraduate osteopathic education for the past twenty-five years. He has also served on the General Osteopathic Council, is a member of BCOM's Board of Governors, the Academic board and the Chairman of the Academic Management Group.
Special interests lie within the osteopathic care of sporting injuries.
Dr Simon Dyall is Head of Academic Studies at BCOM, responsible for oversight of academic aspects of the syllabus.
Simon read Biochemistry at
Areas of expertise: Lipid biochemistry, essential fatty acids, brain ageing, neuroprotection.
Daphne Bird is Research Assistant at BCOM, responsible for the running of the CUBAClinical ultrasound bone scan clinic, the Human Performance Laboratory, and assisting with college research. Daphne graduated from Hatfield Polytechnic (now the
Areas of expertise: bone health and osteoporosis.
Mark Hines is an Exercise and Human Physiologist at BCOM, responsible for delivering lectures on cardio-respiratory and renal physiology, and for both lectures and practical sessions on applied exercise physiology. Mark is currently working on his PhD in biomechanics in collaboration with the
Areas of expertise: Biomechanics, muscle physiology, endurance training and competition.
