Dr Aideen Henry writes about the growing medical specialty of sports and exercise medicine and outlines the undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes in NUI Galway Sports and exercise medicine has become a rapidly growing medical specialty around the world, as it is realised that the practice of sports and exercise medicine requires the application of [...]
The HSE is conducting a clinical review of circumstances surrounding Dan McDonnell’s care and death, with specific reference to the impact the closure of the 24-hour ED at Ennis General Hospital had on his care. The coroner will conduct a formal investigation, if there is to be one. The HSE said it is satisfied that [...]
A woman that was given the ‘all-clear’ from cancer in April 2007 was diagnosed as having terminal cancer four months later and died last April. On 25 April 2008 Ann Moriarty, aged 53, died in Cahercalla Community Hospital, Ennis, of metastatic breast cancer. However the previous summer, her husband claims, she had been the victim [...]
Software systems which have been developed by UCC students could have a major positive impact on patient care. Students from University College Cork have developed innovative software systems that could change the way in which emergency units, sudden cardiac death levels and bed sores are managed across the health services. The students from the MBS [...]
Irish Medical Times reports from an Oireactas meeting on suicide prevention and finds that answers are still not forthcoming on the progress of implementing the Reach Out report. There are just no answers to suicide. Or so it would seem. When the Director of the National Office of Suicide Prevention was asked to outline what [...]
Dairine Walsh, Solicitor with Beauchamps Solicitors, outlines the minimum requirements that employers must satisfy when hiring an employee either full time or part time. Every doctor who employs staff must give them the basic terms and conditions of their employment under the Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994-2001. The Act applies to all employers and [...]
A study has revealed that flaws in barcode technology, which aims to match patients with the right medication, can increase the risk of certain drug errors. Barcode technology, which is designed to match hospital patients with the right dose of the right medication, has been found to put some patients at risk, according to a [...]
Barry O’Brien on the importance of clarifying leave entitlements, especially maternity leave, as early as possible in a partnership. The issue of entitlement to leave is an emotive one for most people. Whether you are an employee, self employed, a partner, director or a combination of them all, time away from work is still regarded [...]
Winning an Irish Healthcare Award not only recognises hard work and innovation, it can also have real practical benefits. For fledgling healthcare initiatives, the exposure that comes with winning an award can help secure funding to continue providing services that make a difference to patients’ lives. Dr Finbarr O’Connell is a Consultant Respiratory Physician and [...]
Rory Hafford continues his ‘Medicine and Communication’ series with a close look at the difficult art of presentations and how best to prepare for them. Making a presentation to medical peers ranks as one of the most daunting and demanding of disciplines. But, it doesn’t have to be. An ability to do three simple things [...]
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