Irish COPD re-admission rates amongst the highest in Europe
According to the results of a recent Audit of COPD Care in Europe, half of all patients admitted with COPD in Ireland are either dead (8%) or re-admittted to hospital (41%) within 90 days. The study into COPD care in 422 hospitals in 13 countries across Europe, including 11 Irish centres, also showed that hospital […]
ITS Annual Scientific Meeting 2012
According to the results of a recent Audit of COPD Care in Europe, half of all patients admitted with COPD in Ireland are either dead (8%) or re-admittted to hospital (41%) within 90 days. The study into COPD care in 422 hospitals in 13 countries across Europe, including 11 Irish centres, also showed that hospital […]
Irish COPD re-admission rates amongst the highest in Europe
According to the results of a recent Audit of COPD Care in Europe, half of all patients admitted with COPD in Ireland are either dead (8%) or re-admittted to hospital (41%) within 90 days. The study into COPD care in 422 hospitals in 13 countries across Europe, including 11 Irish centres, also showed that hospital […]
Nationwide campaign to breathe new life into lung health
The ‘Love your Lungs’ campaign aims to encourage people to get their lungs tested, particularly if they have symptoms such as shortness of breath, persistent cough or wheeze. Testing can provide an early indication of diseases such as asthma, lung fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Early detection of these diseases can greatly improve […]
ATS Highlights Meeting in Pictures
Dr. Ian Counihan (Speaker), St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Prof. Charles Gallagher (Chairperson), Dr. Louisa Glackin (Speaker), Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dr. Eleanor Dunican (Speaker), Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, Dr. Robert Smyth (Speaker), Connolly Hospital. Prof. Stephen Lane,Tallaght Hospital, Dr. Breda Cushin, Prof. Charles Gallagher (Chairperson), Dr. Hassoon Al-Sarraf, St. Vincent’s University Hospital. Ms. Joan […]
ITS SpR Case of the Month – June 2012
By Dr Sophie Crinion, SpR Respiratory Medicine
Pulmonary conditions to affect 100,000 by 2020 according to new data
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ITS Best Oral Presentation Award recipient publishes in NEJM – May 2012
The recipient of the Award for best Oral Presentation at the ITS ASM 2011, Dr Sanjay Chotirmall, has had an article on his research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, entitled: ‘Effect of Estrogen on Pseudomonas Mucoidy and Exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis’. Read more
SPR Cases of the Month – April and May 2012
April 2012 – Mr Gerard Fitzmaurice, Cardiothoracic Registrar May 2012 – Dr Kenneth Bolger, SpR Respiratory Medicine Read more
Pulmonary conditions to affect 100,000 by 2020 according to new data
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