There are people on X seeking to associate Long Covid with vaccination against the disease. Today’s hearing at the Oireachtas with Long Covid Advocacy Ireland noted the large number with Long Covid, after the first wave in 2020, long before any vaccines. Facts matter.

the moving and powerful story that Margaret tells was helped onto the world stage by Willie Reddy when he was in charge of the ISQSH. Willie was a magical unsung connector who left us 2 years ago next week. We owe it to both of them never to forget what we can change

EACH gives two awards, to honour talented early-career researchers in healthcare communication, the Jozien Bensing Research Award and outstanding teachers of communication in healthcare, the EACH Teaching Award.
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#EACH Awards #EACH #Healthcarecommunication

Allergy Awareness Week is fast approaching ⏰ #AllergyAwarenessWeek

Make sure you know what to do in the case of an #Anaphylaxis emergency by watching our video below!

Learn more➡️ bit.ly/4ahPJXr

We have had 16 confirmed cases of measles, including 2 outbreaks, so far this year. Our MMR vaccination rates are not high enough to prevent the spread of this serious disease. I am reminding people: please get vaccinated to protect yourself and others. www2.hse.ie/services/mmr-v…

Congratulations to our MMUH Pharmacy Professor Patricia Ging for completing her time as Chair of The ISHLT Standards and Guidelines Committee. Thanks to The ISHLTPres for the recognition and support.

📢Deadline extended:

Have a #quality or #patientsafety story, project or news you want to share?

We are looking for ideas for the summer 2024 edition of Quality and Patient Safety Matters.

Email: [email protected] with your ideas by 26th April. #AllThingsQuality

A few thoughts on the #QRH handbook & checklists.

3 yrs ago I gave a Gen Anaesthetic for an emergency C-section. I was alone, it was 3am, and it was mid-Covid. The young woman ventilated well at first, then didn’t. Tiny volumes, quiet chest. I took as read the normal ET CO2 🫁1/

and we will be joined by John Brennan Pat OConnor James O'Mahony Sinead O'Donnell and Paul Batalden

Margaret speaks about what transparency & openness would have meant for her family, what it felt like to finally be heard & #patientpartnership in Ireland.
She is the External Lead Advisor for the #WHO 's World Patients Alliance & is the founding member of
PatientsForPatientSafetyIreland.
#patientadvocacy

Today for what would have been Kevin Murphy's 46th birthday, we speak with the incredible Margaret Murphy on how she has coped with the loss of her son Kevin due to a medical error & how she used this experience for change across healthcare.
Listen⬇️
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If you work in a shop or store where paracetamol-containing medicines are sold, have a look at the information packs available to remind you and your customers of the restrictions associated with their sale.

The HPRA is supporting this ongoing campaign by Department of Health,…

Pharmaceutical spend and services are too significant to be without a Pharmacist in a Chief Pharmaceutical Officer position in Department of Health - this is beyond urgent. Simon Harris TD - you have said you will listen - this message is not being heard. #irishpharmacy Irish Pharmacy Union

Will a Chief Pharmaceutical Officer be next? Leadership is also needed in the delivery of existing and new #pharmacy services. Irish Pharmacy Union PSI

Looking forward to meeting everyone at day 1 of our new masterclass tomorrow! TCD Pharmacy Trinity St James's Cancer Institute IPHOS PIER

We are delighted to invite you to our next QPS TalkTime!

If you’re you are a parent, carer or clinician looking to increase your knowledge on sepsis then register for this QPS TalkTime.

Register at this link www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/n…

This THIS Institute project co-designed priorities for operational improvement in general practice with patients and GPs. Interesting findings about the top things to tackle.

Join us on Thur 25th April at 16h00 GMT for the virtual launch of the OUP Medicine Handbook of Quality Improvement in Healthcare.
Speakers include Paul Batalden from The Dartmouth Institute John Brennan from ISQua and Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and Pat OConnor Register at bit.ly/3vZs2Vi

JAMA. In old pple, clinicians can consider shorter duration of DAPT post PCI to reduce bleedn risk w/out incr risks of net adv clin events OR major adv CVS events. DAPT x3mths may be optimum. shorturl.at/kHPU6
#TailoredDosing #HighGIBleed ⚠️ #ShorterDuration #Overprescribing

In July 2023, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly established the Expert Taskforce to support the expansion of the role of pharmacists in Ireland. 
Its first recommendation was implemented on 1 March 2024: The maximum legal validity of prescriptions was extended from 6 to 12 months.