Radiation Oncologist, Prostate brachytherapist, University Hospital Galway. Views are my own
Galway, Ireland
Joined November 2018
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Can’t wait to visit my wonderful colleagues in their new centre at UHG! So thrilled for my hometown Galway and the west to have such a great facility now open with this fantastic rad onc team!! @rmcd22 @john_gaffney19 @CormacSmall @debbie_kelleher @DonnellyStephen
A huge day for #cancer services across the region as Minister for Health @DonnellyStephen officially opens state of the art Radiation Oncology Centre at UHG.
@roinnslainte @HSELive @hseNCCP
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New Brachytherapy Suite up and running in Galway University hospital, Radiation Oncology Centre exciting times ahead.Well done all @CancerUniGalway @CormacSmall @saoltagroup @hseNCCP @IANOcancernurse
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#prostatecancerawarenessmonth Galway University Hospital Prostate brachytherapy team @AmericanBrachy @CormacSmall @saoltagroup #ProstateCancer @Rebecca_L_Geary
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New Platinum Priority Editorial from David Chang @PBlanchardMD @_ShankarSiva
The Deep Blue of Prostate Cancer Metastasis Evolution: The LEVIATHAN Pooled Analysis
europeanurology.com/article/…
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Not all heroes wear capes 🦸
This is the IT team in #GUH who have worked night and day over the last 3 weeks responding to the #CyberAttack.
Thank you for enabling and supporting our health system in a time of crisis and for the safe restoration of our #IT infrastructure 🙏
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Registration is now open for 🇮🇪’s inaugural Cancer Retreat, w/ opening address from An Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD
🖊️Sign up here: bit.ly/3ssDUY9
Registration page includes agenda, rationale and more.
#CancerRetreat2021
@Seamusoreilly18 @RoisinMConnolly
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#MensHealthWeek "Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer in men in Ireland. If you're concerned talk to your GP. A simple blood test and examination can sometimes out rule prostate cancer," Garrett Durkan, Consultant Urologist, #UHG, @hseNCCP. @GCD67 @robmcgalway @TheSUNNGroup
Cormac Small retweeted
The @GalwayVentShare website live: galwayventshare.com/. It has info on:
- how the system works
- component lists
- assembly instructions
- demonstrations on how it works with an ICU ventilator
- tests completed to date
@galway_inspire
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@choo_ek @ETSshow @AliRaja_MD @medicalaxioms @DrJRMarcelin @pash22
The global #radonc community is reviewing data from pre-WWII to help design a trial for symptomatic, non-ventilated patients w/ #COVID19
We need guidance on trial design. Any advice or contacts? 🙂🙏💙
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Pneumonitis and bacterial pneumonia superinfection is a major issue in #COVID19 - in the past, #radiotherapy was used to treat pneumonia. Nice review here - bit.ly/39EOSAA - any interest in testing this hypothesis #radonc? 🐺@SteveFDA
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Results from an urgent Twitter journal club in March 2020 to discuss resource-sparing radiation therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic are now published 👉ctro.science/article/S2405-6…. A goldmine of thoughtful ideas from 121 global contributors. Crowdsourcing in action 👏👏
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No play dates, no playgrounds, no parties, no visits to grandparents. Dr Anne Marie McLaughlin Respiratory Consultant at St James Hospital in Dublin appeal to parents to limit their children’s social interactions to stop Covid 19 spread “this is not school holidays” @rtenews
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Yikes! Good demo of why we need decent margins when real-time #IGRT not being used. Good advert for #brachy as well
@schin_au @Niluja5 @HannahT_85 @Uro_Maria @achoud72 @jeremymillar #radonc #pcsm
See the “moving prostate” during DCE-MRI. This is why prostate MR-images frequently show motion artifacts. Cause: rectal gas and peristalsis. @ProfPadhani @vbloegager @VPanebiancoIT @radiolobt @EUplatinum @DrRastinehad
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Our next Twitter Q&A is on 28 November, featuring @PCaParker, @mattsydes, @claire_vale and @ProstateUK. Got a question about prostate cancer radiotherapy, the RADICALS-RT trial, or the ARTISTIC meta-analysis? Reply to this Tweet or Tweet us with #ProstateRadiotherapy
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Encouraging data for single-dose focal salvage HDR Brachytherapy for locally recurrent #pcsm, limited by distant mets. Now rolling with PSMA PET! @roberto_alonzi @HannahT_85 @YatTsang #whereishoskin #ThisIsBrachytherapy #radonc sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Comprehensive and Practical brachytherapy. Get inspired to implement and develop your #brachytherapy service by our very own #whereishoskin with this essential 4 day course including practical sessions. #ThisIsBrachytherapy #radonc
Join our Comprehensive Practical #Brachytherapy course:Cover the general principles of brachytherapy, discuss main clinical subjects and get practical examples! Register by 12 Nov ow.ly/7UCm50wY5Jg #ESTROCourse
Cormac Small retweeted
.Shamless plea to all my friends on Twitter: please vote for my daughter Leanne who has been shortlisted for her “Thesis in 3 mins” presentation, thanks!
universitas21.com/get-involv…
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ARTISTIC meta-analysis (RADICALS-RT, GETUG 17 and RAVES trials) presented at #ESMO19 about adjuvant RT vs biochemical relapse RT for prostate cancer. Reassuring results, with not benefit for adjuvant RT. – at Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
