The RCSI has appointed the country’s first female Dean of Medicine, some 125 years after the College registered the first ever female medical student in Britain or Ireland. Prof Hannah McGee has taken up the position of the new Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, replacing Prof Cathal Kelly, who recently took [...]
The Royal College of Surgeons kicked off its 200th birthday celebrations on St Stephen’s Green with a reception for staff, student representatives and businesses last week. President of the RCSI, Prof Frank Keane, said: “For over 200 years, the RCSI has been central to the advancement of surgery and medical education in Ireland. From our [...]
A surgical team at Blackrock Clinic has provided Ireland’s first course on Zygomatic dental implants in maxillary reconstruction using computer-guided planning software. The course was a collaborative undertaking with surgeons from Blackrock Clinic, St James’s Hospital, the Dublin Dental School and the University of Brussels. It covered the procedure whereby dental implants are inserted directly [...]
The Irish Stem Cell Foundation has strongly criticised a move to close the Irish Council for Bioethics. In a letter to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Foundation said it opposed a decision by the Department to terminate its funding. A research ethics committee at University College Cork has recently approved a research [...]
The Irish Medicines Board has recalled all batches of Reductil 10mg capsules and Reductil 15mg capsules with immediate effect following new health warnings. Doctors have been immediately requested to cease writing prescriptions for all weight-loss products containing sibutramine, the active ingredient in Reductil, while patients should discontinue treatment and consult their doctor or pharmacist. The [...]
The IMO is recommending its members give a ‘yes’ vote in the ballot on the Labour Court recommendation on a new NCHD contract. Doctors have until next Friday, January 29 to return their ballots to IMO House on the proposed new deal, which will not see any compensation over the implementation of the European Working [...]
The State’s Clinical Indemnity Scheme (CIS), which deals with claims for medical negligence from patients, is projecting payouts totalling €70 million this year, up from 2009’s €48 million payout figure, IMT has learned. “A series of cerebral palsy cases are now maturing and this accounts for the bulk of the increase,” said Dr Ailis Quinlan, [...]
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at the Department of Health has slammed a ‘complacency’ factor that has led to only half of those offered the swine flu vaccine through schools taking up the offer. Dr Tony Holohan told IMT: “I’d like to see people regarding this as still a priority. There is a complacency factor. [...]
Health Minister Mary Harney has said she would consider introducing the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) for boys in the future but they were not the priority group. Minister Harney said she discussed immunising males with the co-creator of the vaccine, Professor Ian Frazer, who said the cost would have to come down more first. She [...]
The outgoing Director of the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) Prof Tom Keane has confirmed that he has held discussions in relation to the position of Chief Executive of the HSE. Prof Keane said he had not yet made any decision as to whether he would accept the HSE top job. Asked on RTÉ radio [...]
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