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    Paying more just for the right to work

    Dr Anthony O'Connor | 20 Jun 2013

    Dr Anthony O’Connor is irked by the recent fee increase announced by the Medical Council and questions its fairness given the quality of educational supports that trainees in the Irish system receive.

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    A who’s who guide for the newbies

    Dr Anthony O'Connor | 06 Jun 2013

    Dr Anthony O’Connor provides a useful introduction for the new kids on the block

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    There is only I in our teams

    Dr Anthony O'Connor | 23 May 2013

    Protocols, checklists and a team approach are fine, but unless we address fundamental problems like staffing, they are not worth the coloured paper they are printed on, writes Dr Anthony O’Connor

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    Consultations as easy as ABCDE

    Dr Anthony O'Connor | 09 May 2013

    The lesser-known ABCDE acronym provides us with a method that makes the medical consultation a cinch. As he completes his final weeks as a medical registrar, Dr Anthony O’Connor lets us in on the secret

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    Time for rational abortion debate

    Dr Anthony O'Connor | 25 Apr 2013

    The way in which the abortion motions were debated at the recent IMO AGM was extreme, partisan and divisive, and shows that we are our own worst enemies sometimes, writes Dr Anthony O’Connor

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    Holles Street really delivers

    Dr Anthony O'Connor | 11 Apr 2013

    The National Maternity Hospital is a shining example of how to conduct business in a professional and pragmatic manner in an ancient building with limited resources, writes Dr Anthony O’Connor.

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    Sometimes it’s a valley of tears

    Dr Anthony O'Connor | 28 Mar 2013

    In spite of what patients think, sometimes medicine is a gamble on finding the right mix of poisons and bodily assault, and prayer is the only solution we can offer, writes Dr Anthony O’Connor

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    Must justice be seen to be done?

    Dr Anthony O'Connor | 14 Mar 2013

    Unfair media reports of Fitness to Practise inquiries at the Medical Council damage doctors’ reputations forever, even though the eventual outcome is rarely fully reported, writes Dr anthony O’Connor

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    Fun under the African sun

    Dr Anthony O'Connor | 28 Feb 2013

    Dr Anthony O’Connor remembers his summer elective in Africa and an unexpected and frightening ‘kidnapping’ experience during a detour through the jungles of Uganda.

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    Exams have me shaken and stirred

    Dr Anthony O'Connor | 14 Feb 2013

    Dr Anthony O’Connor’s experience of sitting the USMLEs reminds him of when the Irish stereotype of Eastern European girls was more austere Bond villain than wonderbra enthusiast.

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    An opportunity for change

    Dr Anthony O'Connor | 31 Jan 2013

    Recent events offer an opportunity to revisit the structure of the IMO, Dr Anthony O’Connor writes

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    Going forward, looking back

    Dr Anthony O'Connor | 17 Jan 2013

    Suicide has been making headlines in recent weeks, but when we all move on to the next issue, the factors that contribute to the deaths of so many people persist, writes Dr Anthony O’Connor

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