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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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- 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

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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

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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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Advances in the management of SLE

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains a “tricky” disease, with much still to learn about its causes and the best manner...

By Priscilla Lynch - 12th Jun 2025

Pearls of wisdom on poly-refractory rheumatoid arthritis

Despite major advances in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment over the...

By Priscilla Lynch - 12th Jun 2025

Pulmonary hypertension phenotypes in systemic sclerosis

The landscape for pulmonary hypertension (PH) in relation to diagnosis...

By Priscilla Lynch - 12th Jun 2025
Nuanced approach needed in diagnosing and treating myositis syndromes

Myositis. Rheumatologists must move on from the ‘old terminology’ of...

By Priscilla Lynch - 12th Jun 2025
ISR Spring Meeting attracts record attendance

The 2025 ISR Spring Meeting, which took place in Sligo...

By Priscilla Lynch - 12th Jun 2025

Eye involvement ‘red flag’ in certain rheumatic conditions

Eye. Interdisciplinary collaboration between rheumatology and ophthalmology is crucial, given...

By Priscilla Lynch - 12th Jun 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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- Respiratory
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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- Dermatology
European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress, 11-14 October, 2023, Berlin, Germany

The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) was founded...

By Denise Doherty - 01st May 2024

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The role of regenerative medicine in musculoskeletal pain management

The positive impact sport has on health is well recognised. However, each Spring the number of sport injuries arriving into...

By Prof Dominic Hegarty - 12th Jun 2025

ISR Spring Meeting attracts record attendance

The 2025 ISR Spring Meeting, which took place in Sligo...

By Priscilla Lynch - 12th Jun 2025

Chronic osteomyelitis – a review

Chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) is an auto-inflammatory, chronic, sterile condition...

By Sarfaraz S, Janjua S, I O’Keeffe, and Harney S - 12th Jun 2025
Nuanced approach needed in diagnosing and treating myositis syndromes

Myositis. Rheumatologists must move on from the ‘old terminology’ of...

By Priscilla Lynch - 12th Jun 2025
The emerging role of Ikaros proteins in chronic inflammatory diseases

HELIOS. Chronic inflammatory diseases (CIDs), like rheumatoid (RA) and psoriatic...

By Ana Ramon Vazquez - 12th Jun 2025

A strategic approach to adult immunisation in Ireland

Adult immunisation. A position paper was recently launched at the...

By Pat Kelly - 12th Jun 2025
Eye involvement ‘red flag’ in certain rheumatic conditions

Eye. Interdisciplinary collaboration between rheumatology and ophthalmology is crucial, given...

By Priscilla Lynch - 12th Jun 2025

Limerick research finds geriatric assessment in ED cuts nursing home admissions

ED. Older patients living with frailty who receive a comprehensive...

By Dawn O'Shea - 12th Jun 2025

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Update Rheumatology Issue 11 Volume 6

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In this issue, national and international conference coverage, who to...

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Update Rheumatology Issue 11 Volume 6

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2025 British Society for Rheumatology guidelines on axial spondyloarthritis

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Use of complementary and alternative medicine by Irish people with Sjögren’s

New EULAR guidelines on systemic sclerosis

Osteoporosis: Review and update

Advances in the management of SLE

Pearls of wisdom on poly-refractory rheumatoid arthritis

EULAR recommends unifying juvenile arthritis and Still’s disease

Pulmonary hypertension phenotypes in systemic sclerosis

Switching from adalimumab to tofacitinib in psoriatic arthritis

CPD Modules

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

Pearls of wisdom on poly-refractory rheumatoid arthritis

Pulmonary hypertension phenotypes in systemic sclerosis

Nuanced approach needed in diagnosing and treating myositis syndromes

ISR Spring Meeting attracts record attendance

Eye involvement ‘red flag’ in certain rheumatic conditions

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

Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting

European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress, 11-14 October, 2023, Berlin, Germany

Research News

ISR Spring Meeting attracts record attendance

Chronic osteomyelitis – a review

Nuanced approach needed in diagnosing and treating myositis syndromes

The emerging role of Ikaros proteins in chronic inflammatory diseases

A strategic approach to adult immunisation in Ireland

Eye involvement ‘red flag’ in certain rheumatic conditions

Limerick research finds geriatric assessment in ED cuts nursing home admissions

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