Remembering our friend and colleague Sgt Colm Kavanagh (Retd.) who passed away this morning. Colm was the first Defence Forces medic to undergo selection and spent many years in the unit. May he Rest In Peace.
Nice paper in this month’s IMJ by @FiachraLambe and @Pmjk1 of @DF_Medics showing a reassuringly high MMR vaccine coverage of 97% amongst military personnel in Ireland <25yrs of age. An outbreak of measles in any military setting, at home or overseas, is an absolute nightmare to manage and would have huge operational impacts. So, great to see our DF colleagues, as always, showing a high degree of readiness 💪💪👊👊
Inaccurate reporting alert 🚨... Important to understand differences between GPs and hospital docs here i.e. We do all our own clinical follow up... 1/7 https://t.co/kha0GFG52L
Comdt Dr Fiachra Lambe is the first graduate to have successfully completed Military Medicine Specialist training and is eligible for entry onto the Medical Council's specialist divisions in both General Practice and Military Medicine.@ICGPnews@FacultyMilMed@IMC_Worldwide
Earlier this month, 21 MMR underwent a validation exercise for its Role 3 capability - a field hospital that can be fully operational anywhere in the world within 30 days.
Find out more in this report by BFBS Forces News.
https://t.co/94vkH1ijo1
Ireland will have to decide what neutrality means, says former head of security inquiry.
" Because the neutrality we enjoy doesn't really fit with any accepted interpretation of neutrality."
Louise Richardson, former head of the forum on security.
https://t.co/GGZreiRnJL
Wonderful to see @ICGPnews expand their recruitment process this year by including paired applications. Couples matching has existed for residency programs elsewhere for a long time & its addition here for GP training acknowledges a doctors home life circumstances in the process.
Delighted to be recruiting for a funded PhD scholarship on palliative care and the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015, as part of TCD group doctoral project let by @foleyg31. Details here and informal inquiries welcome! https://t.co/dLIkCpiZen @TCDgradstudies
Social media has become an important contributor to our #YouthMentalHealth crisis. We are in the middle of an emergency, and it’s essential that Congress act with speed and urgency. The health and well-being of our kids is at stake. Read more: https://t.co/AR0VOfcjoF 2/2