The present study showed that dietetic support using e-mail can be used effectively in reducing weight gain velocity and assisting in the maintenance of weight loss. It is a system that can be used in the UK NHS to reach many people.

This article reports the findings of a study that explored pregnant mothers’ attitudes toward infant feeding using an adaptation of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS). A longitudinal study was conducted to examine the attitudes of Saudi pregnant women toward breastfeeding, conducted in 2 stages: during pregnancy and after delivery. When asked during pregnancy, 90% (N = 160) of Saudi women said they intended to breast-feed exclusively. In the follow-up phase, the trend was away from exclusive breast-feeding, particularly among educated and working women, regardless of their awareness of the importance of breast-feeding. The practice of combined feeding became the norm (52%). Maternal breast-feeding intention (the type of feeding the mother planned for the new baby during pregnancy) was not a predictor of attitude toward infant feeding before delivery but was a predictor for breast-feeding 4 months postpartum. It is concluded that religious and cultural factors positively influence breast-feeding intention and attitudes (measured using the modified IIFAS), but other factors resulted in relatively low breast-feeding behavior. The IIFAS was useful in predicting breast-feeding behavior only at 4 months of infant ag

PAL practice placements offer potential benefits to placement capacity and possibly quality. The detailed evaluation will enable others to implement similar novel models of dietetics placements.

Many orthopaedic residents in training have interest in integrating research into their future practice and support the research mission of orthopaedic surgeons. Our results may aid in identifying residents with high research interest (and those unsure) and help to guide the provision of incentives to actuate those interests.

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In 1987 the Charing Cross General Psychiatric Training Scheme incorporated an exchange with the National University Hospital, Singapore (NUH) sponsored by Glaxo Pharmaceuticals. Four selected UK trainees have now spent nine months at NUH as part of their general rotation. A description of psychiatric training based at NUH is outlined here.

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