By Aoife Connors. The ICGP will host a series of rolling educational initiatives, in the form of courses and written articles on professional competence (PC) for GPs, following the Medical Council’s upcoming conference on April 8.
Strategy may help to translate research findings into practice
September 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Academic detailing — a method involving face-to-face education of clinicians by investigators trained to present trial findings and guidelines — may be associated with a small change in prescribing patterns for patients with high blood pressure (BP), according to a new report. The ALLHAT study and the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on [...]
Bridging gaps in patient understanding
June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Mary Anne Kenny speaks to Prof Don Nutbeam about how investing in patient education can help to address spiralling healthcare costs The practice of medicine is becoming more reliant on patient engagement, especially when it comes to managing chronic illnesses. The patient’s role is crucial if lifestyle and prescribed medication regimes are to be effective. [...]
Cork team lends a bionic hand
June 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Researchers from the Tyndall National Institute in UCC have helped to develop the first scientific prosthetic hand that looks and feels like a real limb. The ‘Smart Hand Project’, a highly innovative European-funded research project, will tackle a major societal problem, according to Prof Fredrik Sebelius, Project Co-ordinator, based at Lund University, Sweden — that [...]
GUH hosts bone densitometry course
May 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Galway University Hospitals (GUH) is hosting Ireland’s second International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) bone densitometry course this weekend. Following the success of last year’s event, GUH is running the programme for clinicians and technologists on May 14 and 15 at the G Hotel, Wellpark, Galway. Some 58 people participated in the 2009 course, including [...]
Review to examine awarding of degrees
April 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Minister for Education has requested the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI) to carry out an external review of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland in relation to the commencement of its degree-awarding powers. The RCSI is a constituent college of the National University of Ireland (NUI) [...]
Teaching doctors to teach
April 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A new RCSI postgraduate programme aims to address the professional development needs of educators in all healthcare disciplines Increased public expectations relating to healthcare are placing ever-increasing demands on our healthcare professionals around the globe. ‘’Increased accountability as well as educational developments call for increased sophistication on the part of our teachers in the health [...]
Try more sample HPAT questions
February 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As part of IMT’s ongoing special report on the HPAT exam, our reporters have brought you more sample questions. See how well you do.
Question styles require a different approach to HPAT
February 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
HPAT – Special Report Irish Medical Times has partnered with the Institute of Education to bring you a second week of sample questions from the Institute’s HPAT mock materials The Institute of Education has been running HPAT preparation courses since the test was introduced in Ireland, and it offers a HPAT module as an option [...]
Dismantling of the NUI will threaten university standards
February 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dear Editor, As a retired head of a medical school department in the National University of Ireland (NUI), I consider that dismantling the organisation, intended by the Minister for Education, could well lead to low standards and abuse by vested interests. For example, as intern examiner for the M.Ch. degree in eye disease, I had [...]
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