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Melanoma: Risk factors and diagnosis

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops in melanocytes, the cells responsible for producing melanin, the pigment that...

By Prof Anne-Marie Tobin - 01st Feb 2025

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 2

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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

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- Women’s Health
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- 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
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- Addiction
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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
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- Gastroenterology
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- 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

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- Haematology
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- 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
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- Pain
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- 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
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- Pain
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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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- Cardiology, Cardiovascular
Cholesterol lowering diet

Cardiovascular disease Atherosclerosis, the result of atheroma (fatty deposits) building...

By MediLearning - 22nd Nov 2024

Module Type: Tutorial | CPD Points: 1.5

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National Cystic Fibrosis Conference 2025

The Irish National Clinical Cystic Fibrosis Conference returned to Limerick on 30-31 January 2025. The conference, held for the first...

By Cystic Fibrosis Ireland - 15th Apr 2025

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Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting

The 2024 Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting in Derry...

By Denise Doherty - 15th Apr 2025

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European Society of Cardiology Congress

ESC. New research presented at the European Society of Cardiology...

By Priscilla Lynch - 01st Mar 2025
ESMO Congress 2024: From practice-changing data to future innovation and doctor’s wellbeing

The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024, which...

By Update Journal - 01st Feb 2025
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40th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis

A study has revealed significant therapeutic inertia in the treatment...

By Priscilla Lynch - 01st Jan 2025

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International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders

Continuous intracerebroventricular (ICV) infusion of anaerobic dopamine (A-dopamine) is a...

By Dawn O'Shea - 01st Jan 2025
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- Neurology
Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience Neurology Update Meeting

The 2024 Neurology Update Meeting, organised by the Irish Institute...

By Paul Mulholland - 01st Jan 2025
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- Endocrinology
Highlights from the European Congress of Endocrinology, Sweden, 2024

Women who experience premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) before the age...

By Denise Doherty - 01st Nov 2024

Highlights from the Joint Irish-UK Endocrine Meeting 2024

The inaugural Joint Irish-UK Endocrine Meeting, which took place in...

By Denise Doherty - 01st Nov 2024

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St Vincent’s named top-performing European centre for rare lung diseases

St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) has been recognised as one of the leading and highest-performing expert centres for rare lung...

By Dawn O'Shea - 15th Apr 2025

Outcomes from the International Severe Asthma Registry

Severe Asthma. International disease registries are longitudinal and structured collectives...

By Dr Laura Monoghan and Prof Patrick D Mitchell - 15th Apr 2025

Beaumont Hospital launches community lung screening pilot

Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre and the Irish Cancer Society has...

By Dawn O'Shea - 15th Apr 2025
Real-world survival rates with pembrolizumab in advanced NSCLC

Pembrolizumab monotherapy is an established front-line treatment for advanced non-small...

By Dawn O'Shea - 15th Apr 2025
Irish research finds more accurate indicator of Covid-19 vaccine efficacy

T-cell. Research led by the Centre for Experimental Pathogen Host...

By Dawn O'Shea - 15th Apr 2025

Potential new therapeutic target in pleural mesothelioma

Pleural mesothelioma. New findings from the European Thoracic Oncology Platform...

By Dawn O'Shea - 15th Apr 2025
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European Society of Cardiology Congress

ESC. New research presented at the European Society of Cardiology...

By Priscilla Lynch - 01st Mar 2025

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Ireland’s first dedicated phase 1 clinical trials unit

Start. It all started with a cup of coffee. Five...

By Dr Austin Duffy - 01st Feb 2025

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Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting

Outcomes from the International Severe Asthma Registry

Beaumont Hospital launches community lung screening pilot

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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

Cholesterol lowering diet

Conference News

Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting

European Society of Cardiology Congress

ESMO Congress 2024: From practice-changing data to future innovation and doctor’s wellbeing

40th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis

International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders

Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience Neurology Update Meeting

Highlights from the European Congress of Endocrinology, Sweden, 2024

Highlights from the Joint Irish-UK Endocrine Meeting 2024

Research News

Outcomes from the International Severe Asthma Registry

Beaumont Hospital launches community lung screening pilot

Real-world survival rates with pembrolizumab in advanced NSCLC

Irish research finds more accurate indicator of Covid-19 vaccine efficacy

Potential new therapeutic target in pleural mesothelioma

European Society of Cardiology Congress

Ireland’s first dedicated phase 1 clinical trials unit

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