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1 month ago | 
medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly |- David Lynch |- Pat Kelly |David Lynch
iStock.com/perfectlab Lack of private prescription data for benzodiazepines, z-drugs, and gabapentinoids is raised in a new document. Catherine Reilly reports There is no method of obtaining timely access to a doctor’s private prescribing history when investigating complaints, the Medical Council has highlighted. Gaining access to such records involves a “piecemeal trawl” of the geographic area and contacting each individual pharmacy for records. “This can be very time-consuming, expensive...
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1 month ago | 
medicalindependent.ie | David Lynch |- Pat Kelly |- David Lynch |Pat Kelly
istock.com/Natalya Kosarevich The issue of consultant productivity is receiving increasing political focus. David Lynch reports If you created a word-cloud to represent the discussion and debate within Irish healthcare over recent months, “productivity” would certainly stand out – large and bold. The term is referenced across the pages of the HSE National Service Plan (NSP) 2025 and has been on the agenda of HSE and Department of Health meetings. For instance, minutes from the Sláintecare...
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
medicalindependent.ie | - Pat Kelly |Aileen Quigley |Pat Kelly |David Lynch
Pictured L-to-R: Dr Diarmuid O’Shea; Ms Rachel Duffy; Prof Rose Anne Kenny; and Mr Francis Brennan A public event titled ‘Living Well, Living Long’ was held as part of the College’s Annual Conference Over 300 attendees gathered at the RCPI Annual Public Meeting to explore the question: ‘Is there a recipe for ageing well?’ The event, held as part of the College’s Annual Conference, was titled ‘Living Well, Living Long’. It aimed to provide the public with expert advice on maintaining health...
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Conlon |- Pat Kelly |Dawn O'Shea |Pat Kelly
Over the past two years, the cases of young children who died from invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) have starkly illustrated the potential for this disease to progress rapidly and with severe consequences. According to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), last year saw cases of iGAS rise dramatically in Ireland – from 99 reported infections in 2022 to 533 in 2023. The average during the pre-pandemic years 2017-2019 was 126 cases.
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Aug 27, 2023 | 
medicalindependent.ie | Denise Doherty |- David Lynch |Catherine Reilly |- Pat Kelly
Professor Deborah McNamara, Vice-President, RCSI.
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Aug 27, 2023 | 
medicalindependent.ie | Niamh Cahill |- David Lynch |Catherine Reilly |- Pat Kelly
Dr Siobhán Hendrick (PhD), Patient and Public Involvement Liaison with the Rare Disease Clinical Trial Network, speaks to Niamh Cahill about patient engagement in research activities in the area of rare diseasesCollaboration is a key feature of all research activities, but perhaps it is of most significance in the sphere of rare diseases.
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Aug 14, 2023 | 
medicalindependent.ie | David Lynch |Catherine Reilly |- Pat Kelly |Niamh Quinlan
Prof Afif El-Khuffash with some of the 'Mother and Child' series A passion for promoting breastfeeding inspired Prof Afif El-Khuffash’s art, which deals with various subjects, writes David Lynch Developing a work of art can be like managing a challenging clinical case as both require ‘creativity’. That is the view of Prof Afif El-Khuffash, Consultant Neonatologist at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin and Clinical Professor of Paediatrics at the RCSI. Prof El-Khuffash is also an International...
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Jul 23, 2023 | 
medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly |- Pat Kelly |David Lynch
Chair of the IMO NCHD committee, Dr Rachel McNamara, speaks to Catherine Reilly about some of the issues that must be addressed in a new NCHD contractDr Rachel McNamara has taken the helm of the IMO NCHD committee as the Organisation prepares to enter negotiations on a new NCHD contract. She has succeeded Dr John Cannon, who led last year’s ‘Standing up for NCHDs’ campaign on excessive and illegal working hours, among other issues.
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May 28, 2023 | 
medicalindependent.ie | - Pat Kelly |Pat Kelly |Catherine Reilly |David Lynch
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May 28, 2023 | 
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