Guest posts

Dan Danaher speaks to Mr Paul Burke about the changes taking place in the midwest with the introduction of new information technology {openx:269} The introduction of new information technology allowing acute hospitals in the midwest, including Ennis Hospital, to share medical images should be up and running by the end of the year.

Although medical staff are becoming more innovative in dealing with the tough working conditions in Haiti, Dr Mick Molloy says that the problems can sometimes seem overwhelming {openx:269} Hammering a nail with a hot dog.

Dr Ruairi Hanley wonders which is worse: undergoing a colonoscopy, watching the Late Late Show or receiving his first penalty points in years {openx:269} I have long believed that one of the most interesting aspects of modern Irish medicine is how politically correct we have all become.

Kealan Flynn weighs up the merits and drawbacks of Holland’s system of regulated competition and wonders how the scheme would work if implemented in this country {openx:269} Last April, the main opposition party unveiled a radical plan to abolish our two-tier health service.

Ed Madden, BL, on an Irish High Court case in which a woman sued the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street when an injury which she suffered during labour went undetected {openx:269} On July 19, 2004, Sophie Warnock, who was then 29 years old and a nurse by profession, attended the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin for the birth of

Dr Michael Corry died at his home in Clara Vale, Wicklow, on February 22, 2010 after a short illness.

Dr Jack Nagle argues that not only does the Primary Care Strategy still have merit, but now might be a better time than ever to get onboard {openx:269} The promotion of primary care as a main platform for the National Health Strategy is leading to unprecedented change for general practice.

Dr Pat Harrold gives GPs some helpful ‘dos and don’ts’ to keep in mind when making presentations to colleagues {openx:269} There are several rites of passage on the journey from puppyish school leaver to grizzled GP.

Dr John Wallace looks at the history of the School of Medicine at Trinity, starting with the 1592 establishment of the ‘College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth, near Dublin’ {openx:269} The School of Medicine in Trinity College Dublin is 300 years old next year.

Aoife Connors reports from a recent conference that examined whether so-called ‘pharma foods’ deserve their public reputation of having health-promoting properties {openx:269} Probiotics had some bad press recently with the publication of a second series of opinions by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on a list of general function health claims.