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Patient initiated follow up (PIFU) is an alternative approach to a traditional, fixed appointment-based system that offers a flexible review for patients when needed. It has successfully been…
The incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma (MM) is increasing worldwide.1-2 Regular self-skin examination can assist in the early detection of MM. However, identifying new or changing lesions on…
Dear Editor, Transgender people are individuals whose gender identity or gender expression is different from the gender they are assigned at birth. As of 2011, an estimated 0.3%…
Ahead of World IBD Day this Friday May 19, and against this backdrop of delayed diagnosis, Crohn’s and Colitis Ireland has launched a new Symptom Checker (www. crohnscolitis.ie/symptomchecker).…
Introduction: Pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are two components of a single condition called venous thromboembolism (VTE). In pregnancy although VTE is rare (1-2 per…
Written by Peter Boyd, Services Support Officer, Arthritis Ireland The purpose of Arthritis Ireland’s Clinic Referral Programme is to provide a direct route from hospital clinic to Arthritis…
An interview with Theresa Lowry Lehnen, RGN, GPN, RNP, BSc, MSc, M. Ed, PhD Clinical Nurse Specialist and Associate Lecturer South East Technological University Osteoarthritis (OA) is a…
Osteoarthritis Burden Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability among older adults and affects upwards of one in eight adults. Due to population ageing along with other…
The aim of a Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) is to identify people at risk of fracture, investigate when required, and initiate appropriate bone strengthening medication as indicated. A…
History: Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of inheritable collagen disorders which present with a constellation of clinical features including skin fragility, hyperextensibility, brittle blood vessels, atrophic…
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