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Osteogenesis imperfecta in the differential diagnosis of child abuse.

1989; BMJ; Volume: 299; Issue: 6713 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.299.6713.1451

0959-8138

C R Paterson, Susan J. McAllion,

Bone fractures and treatments

The pharmaceutical industry may be very useful here.Of course, it helps if the research fellow works in a specialty in which there is a lot of industry interest.In our view this is a legitimate activity, although some will disagree.Make initial approaches through the relevant local representatives as chances of obtaining funding are often enhanced if the representative is pushing the case.Turn down the offer to discuss this or that product over lunch but tactfully suggest that help towards the travel costs of the next European meeting would be a more worthwhile way to spend the budget.Make the most of the money raised Advance programmes for many international scientific meetings provide the facility for booking convenient hotel accommodation beforehand.Furthermore, members of particular specialty associations receive, unsolicited, details of "package" deals to attend forthcoming major meetings.We have never availed ourselves of these opportunities, believing that good, cheaper alternatives are often possible.This does not apply to national meetings when adequate and cheaper accommodation is to be had in university halls of residence.The traditional "bucket shops" which deal in the "unsold stocks" of airline tickets have been heavily criticised because of financial losses and nonarrival of tickets.But some of these outlets are good and efficient: the difficulty lies in knowing which fall into this category.If you want to deliver your talk to your colleagues at the meeting rather than to other stranded passengers at the airport it is best to use travel agents bonded to the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) or the International Air Transport Association (IATA) whenever possible.Planning ahead is the most important consideration in obtaining the best deals.Cheaper excursion flights (stay includes a compulsory Saturday night) have to be booked at least two weeks ahead for most European flights and three weeks for those further afield.Consider charter flights and accommodation packages, such as City Breaks, which can be very good value, especially if you share a room with a colleague.Choosing an unpopular flight time (early morning, late night) may enable cheaper tickets to be obtained.For Europe it is worth considering rail travel, and for a small group travelling together driving may prove much cheaper.We know of some colleagues who actually camped out near one European city and travelled in daily for the meeting.For those not so hardy there are now plenty of available guides which detail cheap and clean basic accommodation in most cities.