RCSIsmj Volume 11: 2017-2018
Editorial [HTML] [PDF] Director’s Welcome RCSI Ethics Challenge – RCSIsmj Ethics Challenge 2018/2019 – RCSIsmj Ethics Challenge winner 2017/18 Research Spotlight – Spotlight on research at RCSI – Prof. Peter Conlon Interview – The generalists Case Reports – Diagnositc dilemma: a rare cause of lower back pain Original Articles – When the brain goes quiet: […]
RCSIsmj Staff Applications 2018-2019
Applications for the 2018-2019 RCSIsmj staff are now open! We are recruiting for the following positions (please click each title to download the application form): Senior Editor Assistant Peer Review Director Peer Reviewer Executive Secretary Senior Staff Writer Staff Writer Public Relations Director of Education Education Officer Webmaster Assistant Detailed descriptions of each position can be […]
Figuring it Out RCSIsmj staff writer Alexandra Mitcham
No matter how much training health care professionals have in using the precise phrasing to describe a lesion, articulate symptoms, or present a case to consultants’ satisfaction, a picture is worth a thousand words. App Figure 1 has capitalized on this idiom; it is an application that acts as a platform for sharing clinical images […]
Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Premature Infants RCSIsmj staff writer Maria Mikail
Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Premature Infants Introduction and Epidemiology Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), occurring in 1 to 3 per 1000 live births, is the most common gastrointestinal emergency in preterm infants with a mortality of 30-50%.1-2 The disorder is characterised by a constellation of events including: ischemia of the intestinal mucosa, followed by inflammation, invasion of various […]
Going Viral RCSIsmj staff writer Julia Hunter
In the United States, approximately 90% of cervical cancers may be associated with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).(1) HPV has also been identified as a carcinogen for cancers of the penis, vulva, vagina, anus and oropharynx. A 2012 study found that 4.8% of cancers occurring globally can be attributed to HPV infection.(2) While there are over […]
RCSIsmj Journal Club- Tuesday, November 14th
Join RCSIsmj in welcoming Professor Arnold Hill, Chair of Surgery, who will be discussing two of his research papers. Research papers to be discussed: CholeS Study Group, West Midlands Research Collaborative. Population-based cohort study of variation in the use of emergency cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder diseases. Br J Surg. 2016 Nov;103(12):1716-1726. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10288. Epub 2016 […]
The sum of our parts RCSIsmj staff writer Katie Nolan
The scientific and medical field have been buzzing with anticipation since Italian neuroscientist Sergio Canavero revealed plans for the first human head transplant in 2013. 1 As the proposed date for this pioneering work looms closer, December 2017, experts and critics have been weighing in heavily on the pitfalls and likely outcomes of a surgery […]
Insight into SMJ – 2017 Edition
September 28th- Insight into SMJ – at 7pm in Cheyne Join RCSIsmj for our first event of the year: “Insight into SMJ – 2017 Edition” – Learn about student research at RCSI – Hear presentations by published student authors – Guidance on submitting to SMJ When: Thursday September 28th at 7pm Where: Cheyne Lecture […]
General Submissions Deadline – 2017
The deadline for submissions to the 11th edition of the RCSIsmj is Friday, October 20th, 2017. Please direct any questions to editorsmj@rcsi.ie, submissions to submissionssmj@rcsi.ie and for guidelines, visit Submission Guidelines page. Don’t miss your chance to publish your work in the next issue of the RCSI SMJ! – See more at: http://www.rcsismj.com/submission_guidelines/
Pediatric Complex Care RCSIsmj staff writer Stephanie Tung
Children with medical complexity (CMC) are a fast growing group of heterogeneous children who face substantial clinical obstacles in their journey through the health care system. CMC are increasing in prevalence likely due to the medical successes in survivorship of premature infants (1), those born with congenital anomalies (2) and/or chronic conditions (3) as well […]
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