{"title":"Prescribing exercise and physical activity to treat and manage health conditions.","authors":"Daire Rooney, Emma Gilmartin, Neil Heron","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"92 1","pages":"9-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/8f/7f/umj-92-01-9.PMC9899030.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9663615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multidisciplinary Approach to Cancer Pain Management.","authors":"Grace Kettyle","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"92 1","pages":"55-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e0/46/umj-92-01-55.PMC9899029.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9669414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Assisted suicide and euthanasia are two forms of what is being called 'assisted dying', and they are touted by proponents as "progressive" and "compassionate". In fact, they are, on the contrary, relics from the last century: today, in the 21st century, we have moved beyond such archaic solutions - we now have, instead, proper evidence-based palliative care. It is this that should be demanded for all. This article will dispel the myths around dying that are often cited. It will also explore the oft-overlooked tragedies generated by assisted suicide, in the hope you, the reader, can be better informed about this retrogressive practice.
{"title":"Assisted suicide a 20<sup>th</sup> century problem, Palliative care a 21<sup>st</sup> century solution.","authors":"Matthew Doré","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Assisted suicide and euthanasia are two forms of what is being called 'assisted dying', and they are touted by proponents as \"progressive\" and \"compassionate\". In fact, they are, on the contrary, relics from the last century: today, in the 21<sup>st</sup> century, we have moved beyond such archaic solutions - we now have, instead, proper evidence-based palliative care. It is this that should be demanded for all. This article will dispel the myths around dying that are often cited. It will also explore the oft-overlooked tragedies generated by assisted suicide, in the hope you, the reader, can be better informed about this retrogressive practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"92 1","pages":"4-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e7/91/umj-92-01-4.PMC9899026.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10698181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
John McConville, Annemarie Hunter, Ailsa Fulton, Orla Gray, Andrew Kerr, Victor Patterson
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has made neurology clinic waiting times longer. To prevent a build-up of patients waiting, we introduced a neurology advanced referral management system (NARMS) to deal with new referrals from GPs, using advice, investigations, or the telephone, as alternatives to face-to-face (FF) assessment.
Methods: For six months, electronic referrals from GPs were triaged to the above categories. We recorded the numbers in each category, patient satisfaction, inter-consultant triage variation, re-referrals, and calculated CO2 emissions.
Results: There were 573 referrals. Triage destinations were advice 33%, investigations 27%, telephone 17%, and FF 33%. Of patients referred for MRI, 95% were happy not to be seen if their investigation was normal. Less-experienced consultants triaged 20% and 30% respectively, to advice or investigations, compared with 40% by a triage-experienced neurologist. Four percent were re-referred. Numbers on the waiting list did not increase. CO2 emissions were reduced by 50%.
Discussion: Two thirds of neurological referrals from GPs did not need to be seen FF and 50% were dealt with without the neurologist meeting the patient. Carbon emission was halved. This system should be employed more, with FF examination reserved for those patients who need a neurological examination for diagnosis and management.
{"title":"A Neurology Advanced Referral Management System (NARMS) Reduces Face-to-Face Consultations By Over Sixty Percent.","authors":"John McConville, Annemarie Hunter, Ailsa Fulton, Orla Gray, Andrew Kerr, Victor Patterson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic has made neurology clinic waiting times longer. To prevent a build-up of patients waiting, we introduced a neurology advanced referral management system (NARMS) to deal with new referrals from GPs, using advice, investigations, or the telephone, as alternatives to face-to-face (FF) assessment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>For six months, electronic referrals from GPs were triaged to the above categories. We recorded the numbers in each category, patient satisfaction, inter-consultant triage variation, re-referrals, and calculated CO2 emissions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 573 referrals. Triage destinations were advice 33%, investigations 27%, telephone 17%, and FF 33%. Of patients referred for MRI, 95% were happy not to be seen if their investigation was normal. Less-experienced consultants triaged 20% and 30% respectively, to advice or investigations, compared with 40% by a triage-experienced neurologist. Four percent were re-referred. Numbers on the waiting list did not increase. CO2 emissions were reduced by 50%.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Two thirds of neurological referrals from GPs did not need to be seen FF and 50% were dealt with without the neurologist meeting the patient. Carbon emission was halved. This system should be employed more, with FF examination reserved for those patients who need a neurological examination for diagnosis and management.</p>","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"92 1","pages":"19-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/7f/17/umj-92-01-19.PMC9899032.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10698182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Curiositas.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"92 1","pages":"59-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d9/45/umj-92-01-59.PMC9899023.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9663613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Higgs Boson: Chapel Hill, CERN, QUB.","authors":"John Hedley-Whyte, Frca Debra R Milamed","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"91 3","pages":"158-165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2f/e6/umj-91-03-158.PMC9720584.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10452545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A history of cancer and its treatment: Presidential Address to the Ulster Medical Society. 7th October 2021.","authors":"Seamus McAleer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"91 3","pages":"124-129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d0/a1/umj-91-03-124.PMC9720583.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10799097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Curiositas.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"91 3","pages":"178-179"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f4/f7/umj-91-03-178.PMC9720582.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10799094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S Sundar, N V Dsouza, B Achappa, M A Manoj, B S Vinay
{"title":"UNUSUAL CASES OF ACUTE PANCREATITIS IN PATIENTS WITH COVID-19.","authors":"S Sundar, N V Dsouza, B Achappa, M A Manoj, B S Vinay","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38815,"journal":{"name":"Ulster Medical Journal","volume":"91 3","pages":"170-171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d3/e2/umj-91-03-170.PMC9720581.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10452544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}