A number of hospitals have put in place measures to restrict visiting patterns because of the swine flu pandemic. “On a national level, we recommend that people – particularly children under 14 – should avoid unnecessary hospital visits,” Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, said. “This is because of the risk of transmission of influenza.” [...]
The Irish Medicine Board (IMB) has received 23 reports of suspected adverse reactions to the Pandemic H1N1 vaccines Pandemrix and Celvapan. As of 12 noon on Thursday November 5, seven suspected adverse reactions occurred in children and four in pregnant women. The cases included injection site reactions (e.g. pain, swelling, bruising) or general adverse effects [...]
Maternity Hospitals in Dublin will restrict visiting from Friday to minimise the spread of influenza A H1N1. The measures will come into force from 8am at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, the Rotunda Hospital and the National Maternity Hospital. Master of CWIUH Dr Chris Fitzpatrick said it was a temporary measure that would [...]
Irish Medical Times is inviting GPs to become part of an online conversation about the H1N1 vaccine roll-out. Follow and report all developments and news here on Viscera. The Irish Medical Times will run a daily news update on the progress of the roll-out of the swine flu (H1N1) vaccine to general practitioners throughout the [...]
The IHCA has mailed around the press release for its pre-Budget submission. You can read it in its entirety below: In its detailed submission for the 2010 Budget, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association has said that funding for the health service should be based on actual patient needs for health services, not on the sort [...]
The Annual Lecture of Arthritis Ireland and the Ankylosing Spondilitis Association of Ireland takes place Thursday, October 29. It’s called: Within Our Reach: A Lecture on Advances Towards Finding a Cure for Arthritis. The lecture takes place at the Citywest Hotel in Co Dublin. The special guest speaker, Professor Joachim Sieper, a rheumatologist, will discuss [...]
A study in Science suggests there may be a link between chronic fatigue syndrome and a recently discovered virus, the New York Times reports. The new suspect is a xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, or XMRV, which probably descended from a group of viruses that cause cancer in mice. How or when XMRV found its [...]
There were 42 patients on trolleys at Beaumont hospital in Dublin yesterday (Tuesday), according to the Irish Nurses Organisation’s Trolleywatch. Beaumont believes this figure includes 10 patients who have been discharged from the ED to an adjacent area called the Admissions Lounge. “All northside hospitals, including Beaumont, have been particularly busy over the past week [...]
Here’s the programme for the 21st Annual Conference of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (Saturday, October 3; Radisson Blu Farnham Estate, Cavan.) 3rd October 2009 10.30am – 11.25am – Statutory Items – Redwood Suite • National Council Report • Treasurers Report • Membership Secretary’s Report • Appointment of Auditors • Policy Motions • Presidents Address [...]
The Medical Council is to hold a hearing of its Fitness to Practise (FTP) Committee next week in Cork. The inquiry — to be held partly in public over two days — will take place from 9 a.m. on Monday 28 and continue on Tuesday 29 September in the Silversprings Hotel, Cork. The Council has [...]
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