NEWS 2008

 

 

World COPD Day - 19th November 2008

The Irish Thoracic Society calls for the implementation of the National COPD Framework

To mark World COPD Day, today 19th November, the Irish Thoracic Society  is highlighting the serious impact of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) on Irish lives and on the health system and is calling for urgent action to address this.

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Draft National Respiratory (COPD) Framework

Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting - Awards for Best Poster and Best Oral Presentations

Best Poster Awards - kindly sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Ireland

Best Oral Presentations Awards - kindly sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim

 

 

Interstitial Lung Disease Guideline

 

Published by the British Thoracic Society in collaboration with the Irish Thoracic Society and the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

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The Irish Thoracic Society launches report on scale and cost of respiratory disease

Launch of INHALE 2nd Edition (Ireland Needs Healthier Airways and Lungs - The Evidence)
Report Reveals the Scale and Cost of Respiratory Disease in Ireland

 

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Draft Guidelines for Consultation - Tuberculosis and Legionnaires' Disease

 

The National TB Advisory Committee has published Draft Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Ireland, available through the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

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The Legionella Sub-committee of the Scientific Advisory Committee has published Draft Guidelines on the Management of Legionnaires' Disease in Ireland, also available through the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

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Launch of the Report of the joint HSE/IHF Extending Access Study 'Palliative Care for All: Integrating Palliative Care in Disease Management Frameworks.

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Final Report

 

The Irish Thoracic Society joined forces with RTE's Nationwide this Ash Wednesday to highlight Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD ) , a serious condition for many Irish people that causes a quarter of all respiratory-related deaths in Ireland each year.

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The National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee has issued recommendations on Tumour Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α)  antagonists and Tuberculosis in the Irish Setting

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