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Peter O' Toole

@petercopd

Respiratory Advanced Nurse Practitioner @STMHDL

 Wicklow
Joined November 2013
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📸At today’s Conferring Ceremony, we were delighted to welcome our largest cohort to date, with 98 new Fellows and 13 new Members admitted. We extend our sincere thanks to all who contributed to making this milestone occasion so meaningful. #Nursing #Midwifery #RCSI
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Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Gabe Setia (13), who is reported missing from his home in Newcastle, Co. Wicklow, since Friday 14 November. Gabe was last seen in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, on Friday 14 November at approximately 11:45am.
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NIPC@NIPCIRELAND4 Mar 2025
It’s World Obesity Day #WOD2025 Let's demand better supports for those living with #obesity. Our online Obesity course aims to allow students to deliver evidence-based, compassionate and dignified care to patients affected by obesity. Apply now⬇️ bit.ly/43e3Mgr
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Peter O' Toole@petercopd8 Jan 2025
💉Interested in taking & interpreting blood gases? Join our ABG/CBG short course @NIPCIRELAND Suitable for Medics, Nurses & Allied health professionals. ✅ Online & flexible #Nurse #ABG #alliedhealth Sign up now: nipc.ie/education/short-cour… – at Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland
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NIPC@NIPCIRELAND26 Feb 2025
Just a couple of places left on our ‘Mastering Skills in Arterial and Capillary Blood Sampling in Adults’ course. This course is designed to enhance clinical expertise in radial artery & capillary blood gas sampling & interpretation. #ABG #CBG Book now⬇️ bit.ly/41bODeh
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A fantastic opportunity for those interested in advance practice. Feel free to contact us if you have any queries. @StMichaelsHouse @TUH_Tallaght @AnnePower_ @soomeraghsandra @murphy2_anne @feeney_aoife
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📢 Calling all nurses and midwives interested in #AdvancedPractice. Develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to practice as an Advanced Nurse/Midwife Practitioner (ANP/AMP) at the highest professional standards through our postgraduate programme. 📖Find out more in our prospectus: online.flippingbook.com/view… ➡️Apply today: tcd.ie/nursing-midwifery/pos…
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NIPC@NIPCIRELAND31 Jan 2025
Our Mastering Skills in Arterial and Capillary Blood Sampling course will empower participants to 🔹Understand the physiology of acid-base balance, ventilation & oxygenation 🔹Assess oxygenation status 🔹Perform the Modified Allen’s Test Book now⬇️ nipc.ie/mastering-skills-in-…
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Tune into Prof Donal O'Shea’s new @TEDx talk, Understanding Obesity. Discover how new treatments are changing the way we view #obesity—not as a willpower issue but a complex disease shaped by biology. A must-watch for true health insights. youtube.com/watch?v=YzP3umk8… #TEDx #SVUH
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@RTEsport11 Jul 2024
Fionnuala McCormack to make history as Ireland's Paris athletics squad named rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/…
History-making McCormack part of Irish squad for Paris

History-making McCormack part of Irish squad for Paris

Fionnuala McCormack will become the first Irish woman to compete in five Olympic Games as the Irish athletics squad for the Paris Games was named today.

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She found a gap...and she went for it! 🌪 Ciara Mageean 🇮🇪 storms to 1500m gold for Ireland in #Roma2024! 🔥 #IgniteTheFire (@irishathletics | @TeamIreland)
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Wording for referendum proposals would have ‘real effects’, says AG in unpublished advice irishtimes.com/politics/2024… via @IrishTimesPol
Care referendum proposals would have ‘real effects’, says AG in unpublished advice

Care referendum proposals would have ‘real effects’, says AG in unpublished advice

Rossa Fanning told Government of legal uncertainty over whether ‘strive’ would be more forceful than ‘endeavour’ in care vote

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Who knew badminton could get so intense?
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The IEHG QPS team was delighted to launch a one year, proof-of-concept, in-hospital cardiac arrest audit in our hospitals yesterday (NCAA). The audit aims to improve patient outcomes in cardiac arrest & resuscitation situations & will be the first in the Republic of Ireland.
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ThoraxBMJ@ThoraxBMJ18 Dec 2023
Association between antidepressants with pneumonia and exacerbation in patients with COPD thorax.bmj.com/content/79/1/… @RayanPhD, @bolton_char
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HSE Mid West@HSEMidWest17 Dec 2023
COPD is one of the most common reasons for emergency hospital admissions. Noelle Ryan, Clinical Nurse Specialist, University Hospital Limerick offers tips to be winter-ready and stay fit and healthy. Read more- bit.ly/3Rf1E0oo
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John Hurst@ProfHurst7 Dec 2023
Cochrane review of triple vs. dual bronchodilators in #COPD now published. 👀 ⬇️ Inhaled corticosteroids with combination inhaled long-acting beta2-agonists and long-acting muscarinic antagonists … pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3805…
Inhaled corticosteroids with combination inhaled long-acting beta2-agonists and long-acting...

Inhaled corticosteroids with combination inhaled long-acting beta2-agonists and long-acting...

The available evidence suggests that triple therapy may reduce rates of COPD exacerbations (low-certainty evidence) and results in an improvement in health-related quality of life (high-certainty...

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Peter O' Toole@petercopd28 Nov 2023
Replying to @ARNS_UK
@ARNS_UK would you or your members have any advice on measurement of blood gas in the community or information on providers of capillary blood gas measurement? Thanks!
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Ben Lovell@DrBenLovell16 Feb 2021
I often see IV clarithromycin prescribed for severe pneumonia. Didya know : -oral clari has same bioavailability at IV? IV is not ‘stronger’ -pts often say IV clari is painful -IV clari takes aaages for nurses to draw up You only need to give it IV if the patient can’t swallow👍
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@bmj_latest30 Sep 2023
Clinicians and public health officials should be aware of the critical association between an increased anticholinergic burden and a heightened risk of acute cardiovascular events in older adults., particularly when prescribing multiple drugs bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p213…
Anticholinergic medicines linked to cardiovascular events in older adults

Anticholinergic medicines linked to cardiovascular events in older adults

Assessment of overall anticholinergic burden is essential for patients taking multiple medicines Polypharmacy is prevalent among older adults aged ≥65 years and often leads to unintended clinical...

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Prednisolone given universally for COPD exacerbations causes harm without any benefit. Patients deserve blood eosinophil-guided prednisolone treatment for COPD exacerbations. bit.ly/3pR2BSY
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