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Consultant Rheumatologist | Interested in Bone Health, GCA, Ultrasound and Exercise Medicine | Love the great outdoors | Running | Views my own

Cork, Ireland
Joined April 2014
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New! Download the IOF and BHOF #communication tool (available in multiple languages) to help primary care providers discuss #osteoporosis and fracture risk with their patients during a medical consultation. bit.ly/3aAuG96
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Ferritin levels in the ICU @CritCareMed It’s not just HLH: - HLH (ferritin levels 15,000-88,000) - sepsis (964-4,175) - hepatitis (793–3,391) - ferritin level assoc with mortality - > 9,000 ug/L = 92% specific for HLH pdfs.journals.lww.com/ccmjou…
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Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist required! Come join our team of 3 consultants at Bon Secours Hospital, Cork. ⁦@IRHPS1⁩ ⁦@BSHSIreland⁩ linkedin.com/jobs/view/41181…
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On world #osteoporosis day, here is a quick recap for its screening & management "say no to fragile bones" 🦴 cmaj.ca/content/195/39/E1333 #MedTwitter #RheumTwitter
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Delighted to see this published and honoured to have played a role in this international, collaborative, long-term trial! Using genetic screening in families, coupled with zoledronate treatment, to prevent bone lesions in Paget’s Disease. It can be done!! ard.bmj.com/content/annrheum… – at Cork, Ireland
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Delighted to be asked to speak on how to use FRAX to guide osteoporosis treatment, with osteoporosis treatment update. Tues 14th November, via Consilient Health. Please see link below to register. register.gotowebinar.com/reg… Questions in advance welcome! – at Cork, Ireland
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Several, excellent presentations and novel data on Romosozumab use in Edinburgh, by @Ba_Hauser @EdinUni_IGC at the @RoyalOsteoSoc conference including an apparent blunting of improvements in spinal BMD on those treated with previous anti-resorptives.
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Rheum Research in Brief PJP Prophylaxis in Rheumatic Disease Patients Receiving Rituximab In A&R loom.ly/XZd7Fnc
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Calling all athletes and clinicians in Munster, Ireland. We are still Recruiting for our study our athletic back pain study. Please get in touch if you are an athlete or work with athletes with back pain. 📩 Please Retweet & share 🙏🙏 – at Cork, Ireland
Now Recruiting Irish Athletes @TUD_Sport  If you're a GAA or soccer athlete with back pain or someone who works with those athletes we would love to hear from you Please email [email protected] for details @mcveigh_joe @kieranosull @DKieranCollins @Blake_Cath @WeAreTUDublin
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Congratulations Edel, it was our pleasure and it’s a real strong body of work and very enjoyable discussion! Well done – at Cork, Ireland
Thrilled to share I successfully defended my PhD yesterday on RTS outcome post shoulder stab in contact athletes 🙌🎉. Thanks so much to @Back_in_Action & @OCCronin for a really enjoyable discussion during the viva & taking the time to examine me.
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New Full Length from Arthritis & Rheumatology: Risk-benefit analysis of primary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with rheumatic diseases receiving rituximab onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… Created with BioRender.com
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Looking forward giving an overview on the clinical approach to assessing the red, hot, swollen joint @RCPEdin tomorrow evening. Thank you to the organisers for asking me. – at Cork, Ireland
At this month’s #rcpeEMU on ‘Rheumatology’ on 20 June, Dr Owen Cronin @OCCronin will discuss how to approach the red hot joint. ’More info here: events.rcpe.ac.uk/rheumatolo…
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At this month’s #rcpeEMU on ‘Rheumatology’ on 20 June, Dr Owen Cronin @OCCronin will discuss how to approach the red hot joint. ’More info here: events.rcpe.ac.uk/rheumatolo…
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Don’t let anyone try to tell you that lifting weights and doing traditional exercises in the gym isn’t functional!
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Retweeting with the link to make it easier. ucc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/S…
Please share with anyone you think may be interested!
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Please share with anyone you think may be interested!
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Not a bad Saturday! Nice morning run in Dublin followed by @FSEM_IRL @IrishOsteo @KearneyRonan webinar on rheumatology and bone health in sport and I am speaking later on osteonecrosis risk with anti-resorptives for osteoporosis treatment @IAOS_ie
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#TriggerWarning: the top triggers for #Raynauds in 2022. It's been one whole year of STAR, our symptoms tracking app for Raynaud's. Want to know what we've learned? Click to read our article: bit.ly/3RPO1Vq Does this align with your experience of Raynaud's?
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Owen Cronin retweeted
To help bring #HomeAdvantage to Ireland’s opening match, we’re giving away 2 return flights from Dublin to Cardiff and 2 tix to #IREvWAL at the Principality Stadium Follow & retweet to enter. Winner chosen on Monday the 30th! T&Cs in bio. Best of luck!
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Looking forward to speaking this evening with Rheumatology Nurse specialists @irnf_ireland and @IRHPS1 on all things Rheumatoid Arthritis and the gut. @Arthritisie @Pharmabiotic @BSHSIreland
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