The next major hurdle in the transformation of the Surgical Training Pathway in Ireland is progression from one year of basic specialist training (known as ST2) on to the next level ST3, which will be tested in February/March 2015, the former RCSI President has revealed.

Clinical trials carried out in the former East Germany in the second half of the 20th Century were not always with the full knowledge or understanding of participants with some questionable practices taking place, according to a paper published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

Dear Colleagues, I am writing this appeal to request one consultation fee to support the families of the victims of Ebola and those in quarantine in Makeni, Sierra Leone.

Based on the 2014 national census of critical care beds, there are currently 233 adult critical care beds in public hospitals — well short of the 579 target for 2020 and even below the 289 number recorded just a few years ago.

The management of overactive bladder (OAB) in the vulnerable elderly often poses significant management challenges.

New research published in The Lancet provides the first evidence of the medium-term to long-term safety and tolerability of transplanting human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) in humans.

The National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) has “more recently” taken on the delivery and governance of a Comparative Audit of Hospital Mortality, which will allow hospitals to monitor mortality rates across all specialties.

It is estimated that the RCSI generates approximately €20 million annually to the economy through employment and other taxes, with an equivalent amount accruing from the multiplier effect of international students, according to the College’s latest annual report.

The RCSI’s new College Board, which reports to Council, deals with matters outside the specific surgical training and educational remit in parallel with, rather than as part of, core Council activities, according to former President Prof Patrick Broe.

Halloween came early this year with the uninvited arrival of a bat at the house of Dr Ruairi Hanley, who was surprised to learn that the flying creatures may now pose a public health risk of rabies.