Next week I’ll be climbing Tryfan, on my recent trip to Ireland I climbed Carrauntoohill in the Macgillycuddys Reeks, about which more later this week.
Macgillycuddys, Kerry, Ireland.
The Liffey by night
A recent trip to Dublin led to an inevitable trip to the bars in Temple Bar. A good time was had by all, but I am unable to tell you conclusively if the Guinness tastes any better in Ireland, my sample size was unfortunately far too small.
However, I can tell you [...]
One of my interests is medication errors. One of the contributing factors leading to drug administration errors is the labelling and packaging of medicines.
I’ve been given the opportunity to speak at Pharma Packaging & Labelling Forum on this subject later this week. One view is that people should read the label, yet humans [...]
Events in Cuba, tempt me into briefly becoming a blog-version of Thomas Stuttaford or David Owen.
Falls in the elderly are an extremely important issue. Even after the immediate effects of a fall, the effects can be serious or indicate declining health:
Elderly persons who survive a fall experience significant morbidity. Hospital stays are almost twice [...]
Panorama noun.
1. An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area.
2. A comprehensive presentation; a survey.
Perhaps I was naive in the past, but when I used to watch programmes like Panorama, I considered that those producing them would attempt to present a balanced argument, rather than a partisan one. Sadly, even BBC documentaries appear to [...]
The West Midlands Committee on Safety of Medicines Regional Monitoring Centre (CSMWM) has re-designed its website, and incorporated a drug safety news service, which takes the form of a blog.
Last week I attended the International Society Of Pharmacovigilance’s conference in Dublin, where I had a poster and my colleague and friend Christopher Anton had a research presentation to deliver. After the conference we set off for a three day tour of Ireland, with key objectives being the ascent of Carrauntoohil (the highest mountain [...]