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Dr Anthony O'Connor
Dr Anthony O'Connor
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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.
From previous issues
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Dr Anthony O'Connor
Dr Anthony O'Connor
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06 Jun 2013
Dr Anthony O’Connor provides a useful introduction for the new kids on the block
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Dr Anthony O'Connor
Dr Anthony O'Connor
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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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Dr Anthony O'Connor
Dr Anthony O'Connor
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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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Dr Anthony O'Connor
Dr Anthony O'Connor
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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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Dr Anthony O'Connor
Dr Anthony O'Connor
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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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Dr Anthony O'Connor
Dr Anthony O'Connor
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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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Dr Anthony O'Connor
Dr Anthony O'Connor
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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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Dr Anthony O'Connor
Dr Anthony O'Connor
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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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Dr Anthony O'Connor
Dr Anthony O'Connor
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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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Dr Anthony O'Connor
Dr Anthony O'Connor
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31 Jan 2013
Recent events offer an opportunity to revisit the structure of the IMO, Dr Anthony O’Connor writes
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Dr Anthony O'Connor
Dr Anthony O'Connor
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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