The effectiveness of mammography surveillance after treatment of primary breast cancer: A single centre retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: There is a little evidence that routine follow-up of patients treated for early breast cancer (BC) to detect ibsilateral breast tumour recurrence (IBTR), or contralateral breast cancer (CBC), is either effective or offers any mortality benefits. We report our experience of following patients with early BC for recurrences and new primaries in order to determine the role of mammogram surveillance.

Methods: Single centre, retrospective primary observational study was designed.

Medical graduates' preparedness to practice: a comparison of undergraduate medical school training.

Background: There is evidence that newly qualified doctors do not feel prepared to start work. This study examined views of first year Foundation doctors (F1s) regarding how prepared they felt by their undergraduate medical education for skills required during the first Foundation training year in relation to their type of training.

Method: One-hundred and eighty two F1s completed a questionnaire during their first rotation of Foundation training.

Foundation doctors' induction experiences.

Background: It is well established that trainee doctors struggle with the transition from medical school to starting work and feel unprepared for many aspects of their new role. There is evidence that suitable induction experiences improve competence and confidence, but available data indicate that trainee doctors on the UK Foundation Programme are commonly not experiencing useful inductions. The aim of the reported research was to explore trainee doctors' experiences with induction during their first year of the Foundation Programme to identify the most useful characteristics.

Genetic diversity of ruminant Pestivirus strains collected in Northern Ireland between 1999 and 2011 and the role of live ruminant imports.

Background: The genus pestivirus within the family Flaviviridae includes bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) types 1 and 2, border disease virus (BDV) and classical swine fever virus. The two recognised genotypes of BVDV are divided into subtypes based on phylogenetic analysis, namely a-p for BVDV-1 and a-c for BVDV-2.

Methods: Three studies were conducted to investigate the phylogenetic diversity of pestiviruses present in Northern Ireland.