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David Hanlon

@drdhanlon

GP. Clinical advisor to HSE. Digital transformation. Health systems design. Patient safety. Tweets are personal, retweet not endorsement- naturally!

 Leixlip Ireland
Joined January 2011
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All things considered, & subject to minimum controls (security etc), should you as a patient have full & easy access to your own hospital records? – at Kildare, Ireland
96%Yes I should
4%No I should not
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Bowel cancer screening gets the least public attention and yet it can do so much! Yes it's poo but it it's your own poo, and it can make a huge difference to your health #justpooit
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When offered #Bowelscreen just do it . There's a push for checking prostates that unfortunately is much less beneficial than screening for colon cancer, but poor uptake for bowelscreen. Bowel cancer is the 2nd most common cause of cancer death in Ireland after lung cancer.
Sarah Fitzgibbon (@SarahFitzWiMIN) profile pictureSarah Fitzgibbon@SarahFitzWiMIN3 Nov 2025
Remember: ✅Screening is for people who are well - if you have worrying symptoms, visit your GP 😢Uptake of bowel screening is low - please encourage everyone in the age range to do the test 😊If you do it once, it is much easier next time round! 💩Bowel cancer is shite, trust me
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Conor Geaney@conorge8 Mar 2023
See more gpnetworkleadchn6.wordpress.… @drdhanlon
GPNetworkLead6

GPNetworkLead6

This is a site for update GP's on developments winthin CHN 6

gpnetworkleadchn6.wordpress.com
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🚨Clinical Guidance released🚨 #GroupAStrep in children: Interim Summary england.nhs.uk/wp-content/up… Highlights use of Fever Pain for decision making & that antibiotic duration, given current circumstances, can be adjusted although 10 days remains optimum for microbiological cure.
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Image from Damian Roland (@Damian_Roland)
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FeverPAIN is a validated clinical scoring system to predict streptococcal infection in >3yo with sore throat. Online calculator soapnote.org/child-health/fe… allows quick GP calculation & copy/paste into the electronic record. #evidencebasedpractice #antibiotics
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#ICGPFuture Back in the thick of face-to-face meetings. Great energy & excitement. Launch of great report addressing workforce pressures, now @susanmsmith addresses #multimorbidity #integratedcare #deprivation
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The patient expertise and experience powerfully voiced by @Gfboyle1 @HSE_DA
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Gardaí are looking for help in tracing 36-year old Leeroy Thomas, #missing from #Tralee, Co. #Kerry, since April 20. Leeroy has dreadlocks with dyed blonde tips. Information: Tralee Garda Station on 066-7102300 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111. @rtenews
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Eamon Ryan
@EamonRyan8 May 2022
Tomorrow sees the launch of the Young Adult Travel Card. 19-23 year olds and students will enjoy reductions of 50% on the cost of public transport. Coupled with the nationwide 20% reduction there are massive savings to be had. Clifden to Galway bus Was €16 Now €4.55
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On osteoarthritis & its treatment. Recommendations from @NICEComms reported in the @bmj_latest this week. For society: I completely agree. For me: OK, time to go running soon. For my patients in pain: Yup, this is really tricky, isn’t it? It’s hard to put this into practice.
New draft guidance places a greater emphasis on exercise and weight loss in patients with osteoarthritis, with painkillers such as paracetamol and strong opioids not advised. GPs should offer tailored therapeutic exercise, such as local muscle strengthening and general aerobic fitness, to all people with osteoarthritis, NICE says. Supervised exercise was likely to have greater benefit to people because it may increase adherence and social support. Long term adherence Patients should be advised that, although joint pain may increase when they start therapeutic exercise, it will be beneficial, and long term adherence to exercise increases its benefits. Patients who are overweight should also be helped to lose weight and advised that this will improve their quality of life and physical function and reduce pain, says NICE.

ALT New draft guidance places a greater emphasis on exercise and weight loss in patients with osteoarthritis, with painkillers such as paracetamol and strong opioids not advised. GPs should offer tailored therapeutic exercise, such as local muscle strengthening and general aerobic fitness, to all people with osteoarthritis, NICE says. Supervised exercise was likely to have greater benefit to people because it may increase adherence and social support. Long term adherence Patients should be advised that, although joint pain may increase when they start therapeutic exercise, it will be beneficial, and long term adherence to exercise increases its benefits. Patients who are overweight should also be helped to lose weight and advised that this will improve their quality of life and physical function and reduce pain, says NICE.

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Ciara Kirke@ciarakirke8 May 2022
More (and more and more) evidence for prescribing PPIs (proton pump inhibitors) according to their license and the evidence base. Review, reduce, stop as appropriate. And remember option of as required use if reducing/stopping
Graham Stretch (@GrahamStretch) profile pictureGraham Stretch@GrahamStretch7 May 2022
Prolonged use of proton pump inhibitors & risk of type 2 diabetes: results from large population-based nested case-control study Conclusions: Regular & prolonged use of PPIs associated with higher risk of diabetes. Physicians should avoid unnecessary Rx doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgac2…
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HSE Ireland@HSELive4 May 2022
As part of #WorldMaternalMentalHealthDay - @HSE_SPMHS has developed a poster on 10 things to know about perinatal mental health. Raising awareness and support for women with mental health problems in the perinatal period. #MaternalMH2022
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HSE Ireland@HSELive1 May 2022
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can be spread to humans by infected ticks. Most cases of #LymeDisease are very mild, but severe cases can cause heart and nerve problems. Get informed on how to protect yourself here: bit.ly/39fxHuI
This is an image of a tick on someone's skin. The text in the image says 'Lyme disease awareness day'.

ALT This is an image of a tick on someone's skin. The text in the image says 'Lyme disease awareness day'.

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After what has been a long five years, working up to 40h a week on top of my medical schedule, scrubbing toilets and waitressing until 3am to get by, today has made it all worth it! Dr Dervla Donegan (First Class Hons) ❤️ #MedTwitter
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DC 🇮🇪@dccahalane28 Apr 2022
Interesting read here by an American software engineer working in Ireland. "6 Reasons not to move to Ireland' bit.ly/3vLDEY5
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Cannabis is a major cause of morbidity in our practice, particularly among young socioeconomically disadvantaged males. As such, I don’t think it’s really seen by the decision makers and funders.
Bobby Smyth (@BobbySmyth4) profile pictureBobby Smyth@BobbySmyth423 Apr 2022
Cannabis is the main drug generating demand for addiction treatment among young Irish adults, 719 people in 2020 This fact enrages a militant subsection of the cannabis lobby, who say people only seek treatment because they are facing charges for possession This is a lie 1/4
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HSE Ireland@HSELive23 Apr 2022
Ireland's pollen count is climbing, so many people will experience hay fever. If you normally get hay fever, you will be familiar with the typical symptoms. If you are worried about telling #hayfever apart from #covid19, we have information that may help: bit.ly/3v4Rdm3
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This is bonkers. Does majority in USA not recognise this? bbc.com/news/world-us-canada…
Gun deaths were the leading killer of US children in 2020

Gun deaths were the leading killer of US children in 2020

Guns have overtaken car crashes as the leading cause of death among young Americans.

bbc.com
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Bobby Smyth@BobbySmyth423 Apr 2022
Cannabis is the main drug generating demand for addiction treatment among young Irish adults, 719 people in 2020 This fact enrages a militant subsection of the cannabis lobby, who say people only seek treatment because they are facing charges for possession This is a lie 1/4
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Interesting findings from Irish heart attack feedback @noca_irl @samersully @ULHospitals @breda_dermott @marina_cronin
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