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January Message from the NIPC Medical and Research Director
Prof. J. William McEvoy NIPC Medical and Research Director, Chair of Executive CouncilWelcome to our January NIPC eBulletin. I want to take the opportunity to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Things are certainly starting to look up. I profoundly hope that predictions...
100 Years of Insulin
On the 11th January 1922, the first ever injection of insulin was administered at Toronto General Hospital. Frederick Banting and Charles Best conducted their first clinical tests on a severely diabetic 14 year old boy, Leonard Thompson, who was essentially being kept...
December Message from the NIPC Medical and Research Director
Prof. J. William McEvoy NIPC Medical and Research Director, Chair of Executive CouncilWelcome to our December NIPC e-Bulletin. I want to take this opportunity to wish you and yours the very best and healthy of Holiday Seasons. This year has been incredibly busy for...
Global research shows increased health risks for young people suffering from high diastolic blood pressure
Image: Professor Bill McEvoy, Professor of Preventive Cardiology, NUI Galway, Medical and Research Director of NIPC and Consultant Cardiologist at Galway University Hospitals, with Cardiovascular Nurse Specialist, Irene Gibson and Carmel McGuire having her blood...
November Message from the NIPC Medical and Research Director
Prof. J. William McEvoy NIPC Medical and Research Director, Chair of Executive Council Dear NIPC alliance members, welcome to this month's e-bulletin! For those of you who did not have a chance to attend the live meeting, I'm delighted to share the link to the speaker...
Three in a Row: NIPC awarded Research Paper of the Year
The National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health (NIPC), based in Croí Centre, Galway, won Best Research Paper three years in a row at the Irish Healthcare Awards with The Ireland-ASPIRE Study: A Nationally Representative Epidemiologic Study of Coronary...
10 Reasons to Attend the 8th National Prevention Conference
Free to Attend Providing all healthcare professionals equal access to world-class conference content and networking opportunities by providing the conference for free.On-Demand Sessions Not only will you gain access to the live-stream conference content, you will also...
NIPC Series: Managing the Risk and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation – Recorded Session
Thank you to all who attended our recent edition of the NIPC Series: Managing the Risk and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation on 29th October. The inaugural lunchtime, NIPC webinar has received great feedback from attendees and we will continue to use your suggestions...
October Message from the NIPC Medical and Research Director
Prof. J. William McEvoy NIPC Medical and Research Director, Chair of Executive CouncilWelcome to the October NIPC e-bulletin! I always find this is an exciting time of year, as we head into that November/December "lead-in" to Christmas. Exciting also because November...