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14-August-08 |
The SCST NI committee has agreed to sponsor 3 standard members and a
committee member towards the ICS meeting in Galway to a maximum sum of £200.
The sponsorship form can be found under the documents section.
Please ensure you read the terms and conditions and fill out the relevant
sections.

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| 13-August-08 |
Details for the 2008 Irish Cardiac Society meeting can be found on the ICS/BCS
page. With details on the agenda, a call for posters and several possible
hotels available for visitors. 
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| 19-July-08 |
An article was published on behalf of the SCST NI Committee on the
Scientific meeting held in the Clandeboye Hotel, 2008. This meeting was
based on the ECG with the key note speaker being Prof. McFarlane from
Glasgow. 
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| 19-June-08 |
Many thanks to Alan Caulfield for passing this very exciting article onto
us. Found in the British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, June 2008 Vol 3 No 6.
It shows that support for state registration is growing for different
sectors as all begin to accept the role and need of Cardiac Physiologists. 
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| 11-June-08 |
The 1st meeting of the 2008/09 committee was held in Craigavon on 11-June-08
where the office bearers were elected. The results are as follows; |
| Chairperson: Noel Black Vice-Chair: Brian Campbell
ICS Coordinator: Anne-Marie Magee |
Treasurer: Barbara McDonald Secretary: Cathy Ross
Web-site Manager: Gareth Clifford |
| A big thank you to Gwyneth McClintock who is stepping down as Chairperson
and to Stephen Gordon who steps down as Secretary. Two positions which are
both time consuming and a lot of hard work. 
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| 2-May-08 |
Mrs. V. Anderson has written an open letter to Mr McGimpsey as the Chair of
the Northern Ireland Regional Training Group. Once again the call has gone
out to all Cardiac Physiologists to write to their MP's to further promote
the continuing difficulties with State Registration and the constant delays
which has brought this about.
Please see the
documents section to obtain a copy
of this letter and to use it as a template if you so wish to when writing to
your MP. You will also find within the documents section the article
published in the SCST magazine which discussed the problem of State
Registration and it's ideas when writing to your MP.

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| 2-April-08 |
Any ATO who wishes to attend the SCSTNI meting on the 11th April 2008 will
be welcome as a guest of the SCSTNI Committee.
Those wishing to attend should contact Barbara McDonald, Antrim Area
Hospital to register their interest by Monday 7th April 2008. This will
allow for catering considerations on the night.

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| 29-Feb-08 |
The Agenda and registration form for the SCSTNI meeting and AGM was released
today and can be found in the AGM section of the website.
Please note that to register for the members price you must have been a
member for the 2007/08 year or be registered before 1st April 2008.

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| 12-Feb-08 |
An open letter was written to all Cardiac Physiologists on the 1 year
anniversary of the web-site outlining the new features open to Cardiac
Physiologists. Also to launch the new members section which includes a forum
and will also be expanded to include educational sections for students and
student WBA's. 
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| 11-Feb-08 |
As with each year three members of the committee stand for re-election. If
you there are any other nominations for the members of the committee please
submit the form from the documents section. 
Renewals for the SCST NI Branch are now open and should be sent to
Barbara McDonald, Antrim Area Hospital before 1st April 2008.

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| 30-Dec-07 |
Please note that the registration date for members of the SCST N. Ireland
branch has been moved from 1st Jan to 1st April 2008 to allow for
administration checks.
It is still a requirement of all members who are joining the N. Ireland
branch to also be fully paid members of the SCST Main branch. The
application to join or renew membership with the N. Ireland branch will only
be accepted once you are a member of the SCST Main branch.

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| 14-Dec-07 |
New look SCSTNI interactive calendar launched. To add events relevant to the
Cardiac Physiologist in Northern Ireland into the calendar please Email:
events@scstni.org.uk 
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