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Update Endocrinology & Diabetology Nov 2025

Editors Choice

Irish Endocrine Society 49th Annual Meeting

By Pat Kelly - 21st Nov 2025

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- Endocrinology
- Research News
Embedding patient and public involvement in diabetes data research in Ireland

By Dr Jennifer Pallin and Prof Edward Gregg - 21st Nov 2025
- Endocrinology
- Research News
The challenges of managing diabetic foot disease in Ireland

By Astrid Codemo - 21st Nov 2025
- Clinical Practice
- Endocrinology
Addison’s disease: An overview

By Theresa Lowry Lehnen - 21st Nov 2025

- Clinical Practice
- Endocrinology
Child and adolescent obesity: The context in Ireland

By Eleanor Burke and Robert Kernan - 21st Nov 2025
- Clinical Practice
- Endocrinology
Diabetic bone disease: In Focus

By Dr Mark Emanuel Debono and Dr Francesca Briffa - 21st Nov 2025
- Clinical Practice
- Endocrinology
Empowering diabetes care in primary practice: Lessons from the Midwest DESMOND Programme

By Dr Anne Griffin and Tonya O’Neill - 21st Nov 2025
Sleep apnoea and diabetes: Partners in risk

By Olivia McCabe, ANP - 21st Nov 2025

- Clinical Practice
- Endocrinology
The management of type 2 diabetes in pregnancy

By Sarah Jean Lawless, Fidelma P Dunne, and Christine Newman - 21st Nov 2025
GLP-1 based therapy for the cardio-kidney-metabolic syndromes

By Abdulhameed A Alhazmi and Carel W le Roux - 21st Nov 2025

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Crohn’s disease: Diagnosis and management

This module gives a detailed overview of the latest diagnosis and medical treatment approaches to the management of Crohn’s disease,...

By - 18th Aug 2025

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- CPD Modules
- Oncology | Dermatology
- CPD Modules
- Oncology | Dermatology
Melanoma: Risk factors and diagnosis

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops in...

By Prof Anne-Marie Tobin - 01st Feb 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2

- CPD Modules
- Rheumatology
- CPD Modules
- Rheumatology
Osteoporosis: Diagnosis and management

Osteoporosis (‘brittle bones’, ‘the silent disease’) is common and affects...

By Dr Kevin McCarroll - 22nd Jan 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2
- CPD Modules
- Women’s Health
- CPD Modules
- Women’s Health
Menopause: Diagnosis and management

For most women, menopause is the natural conclusion of her...

By Dr Genevieve Ferraris - 21st Jan 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2
- CPD Modules
- Addiction
- CPD Modules
- Addiction
The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of opioid dependence

Opioid use disorder (OUD) defines the chronic use of opioid...

By Dr Garrett McGovern - 23rd Jan 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2

- CPD Modules
- Gastroenterology
- CPD Modules
- Gastroenterology
Infant GORD and reflux

Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR, reflux) is a normal physiological process in...

By Theresa Lowry-Lehnen - 21st Jan 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2
- CPD Modules
- Haematology
- CPD Modules
- Haematology
The importance of iron throughout women’s life stages

Iron, an essential mineral, plays a pivotal role in maintaining...

By Theresa Lowry-Lehnen - 21st Jan 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2
- CPD Modules
- Pain
- CPD Modules
- Pain
Acute pain in primary care and community settings

This module provides an overview of the different types of...

By Eamonn Brady - 04th Dec 2024

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2

- CPD Modules
- Pain
Management of severe chronic pain

1. Trigeminal neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) is a chronic neuropathic...

By Dr Debra Galvin & Professor Connail McCrory - 01st Dec 2024

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2

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Irish Endocrine Society 49th Annual Meeting

The 49th Annual Meeting of the Irish Endocrine Society (IES) featured an outstanding line-up of national and international...

By Pat Kelly - 21st Nov 2025

Nasal spray vs injectable adrenaline for anaphylaxis

A study presented at the recent European Emergency Medicine (EUSEM)...

By Dawn O'Shea - 22nd Oct 2025

AI and rheumatology: Multiple applications

EULAR 2025 featured a number of studies showing how artificial...

By Priscilla Lynch - 22nd Oct 2025
Highlights from the 2025 National Tuberculosis Conference

Video-observed therapy (VOT) is among the measures needed to enhance...

By Catherine Reilly - 22nd Oct 2025
Risk factors for progression in spondyloarthritis

New research presented at the EULAR 2025 Congress aimed to...

By Priscilla Lynch - 22nd Oct 2025

Pregnancy outcomes in autoinflammatory disease

To address the lack of prospective large cohort data on...

By Priscilla Lynch - 22nd Oct 2025
Psoriatic arthritis: Hit hard and early

Data presented at the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology...

By Priscilla Lynch - 22nd Oct 2025
- Conferences
- ISG
- Research News
- Update
Inpatient dietary exposure to ultra-processed foods

The themed oral presentations at the Irish Society of Gastroenterology...

By Pat Kelly - 17th Jun 2025

- Conferences
- ISG
- Update
Quality improvements in hepatology

The Irish Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) Summer Meeting 2025 featured...

By Pat Kelly - 17th Jun 2025

Research News

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Embedding patient and public involvement in diabetes data research in Ireland

In Ireland, new research efforts are leveraging population-level data to better understand disease trends, inform healthcare planning...

By Dr Jennifer Pallin and Prof Edward Gregg - 21st Nov 2025

- Endocrinology
- Research News
The challenges of managing diabetic foot disease in Ireland

Diabetic foot disease amputations are one of the most distressing...

By Astrid Codemo - 21st Nov 2025

The role of the gut microbiome in immune-mediated joint diseases

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are chronic, immune-mediated...

By Dr Sherdya Tio, Prof Subrata Ghosh, and Prof Grainne Murphy - 22nd Oct 2025
Electrical stimulation re-programmes human macrophage to favour tissue repair

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that electrical stimulation...

By Dawn O'Shea - 22nd Oct 2025
Encapsulating innovation in endoscopy

The inaugural Irish Capsule Endoscopy Registry (ICaRe) Report was launched...

By Catherine Reilly - 24th Sep 2025

- Conferences
- ISG
- Research News
- Update
Inpatient dietary exposure to ultra-processed foods

The themed oral presentations at the Irish Society of Gastroenterology...

By Pat Kelly - 17th Jun 2025
Predicting progression from pancreatic cyst to pancreatic cancer

Patients with pancreatic cancer continue to face a poor prognosis,...

By Dawn O'Shea - 24th Sep 2025

Research breakthrough for high-grade serous ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is one of the most common types of...

By Dr Karen Slattery - 18th Aug 2025

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Current Issue

Update Endocrinology & Diabetology Nov 2025

Editors Choice

Irish Endocrine Society 49th Annual Meeting

Just Published

Embedding patient and public involvement in diabetes data research in Ireland

The challenges of managing diabetic foot disease in Ireland

Addison’s disease: An overview

Child and adolescent obesity: The context in Ireland

Diabetic bone disease: In Focus

Empowering diabetes care in primary practice: Lessons from the Midwest DESMOND Programme

Sleep apnoea and diabetes: Partners in risk

The management of type 2 diabetes in pregnancy

GLP-1 based therapy for the cardio-kidney-metabolic syndromes

CPD Modules

Melanoma: Risk factors and diagnosis

Osteoporosis: Diagnosis and management

Menopause: Diagnosis and management

The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of opioid dependence

Infant GORD and reflux

The importance of iron throughout women’s life stages

Acute pain in primary care and community settings

Management of severe chronic pain

Conference News

Nasal spray vs injectable adrenaline for anaphylaxis

AI and rheumatology: Multiple applications

Highlights from the 2025 National Tuberculosis Conference

Risk factors for progression in spondyloarthritis

Pregnancy outcomes in autoinflammatory disease

Psoriatic arthritis: Hit hard and early

Inpatient dietary exposure to ultra-processed foods

Quality improvements in hepatology

Research News

The challenges of managing diabetic foot disease in Ireland

The role of the gut microbiome in immune-mediated joint diseases

Electrical stimulation re-programmes human macrophage to favour tissue repair

Encapsulating innovation in endoscopy

Inpatient dietary exposure to ultra-processed foods

Predicting progression from pancreatic cyst to pancreatic cancer

Research breakthrough for high-grade serous ovarian cancer

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Update Endocrinology & Diabetology Nov 2025

Update Immunology October 2025

Update Gastroenterology & Hepatology September 2025

Update Oncology & Haematology August 2025

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