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				<title>stephenwrenn@hotmail.com joined the group Guidelines</title>
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				<title>Denis O Donovan joined the group Guidelines</title>
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				<title>Vlad Nutu joined the group Guidelines</title>
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				<title>Paul McElhinney started the topic Anticoagulants and cutaneous surgery in the community in the forum Guidelines</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 17:44:24 +0000</pubDate>

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				<title>Paul McElhinney started the topic Guide for GP trainees in the forum Guidelines</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:13:14 +0000</pubDate>

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				<title>Roisin Fitzgerald joined the group Guidelines</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:01:57 +0000</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Jim Collier joined the group Guidelines</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 21:17:26 +0000</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Tomas McGuinness joined the group Guidelines</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 11:56:46 +0000</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Caitriona O&#039;Riordan joined the group Guidelines</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 10:23:57 +0000</pubDate>

				
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				<title>ahmeda ali joined the group Guidelines</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2017 09:01:49 +0000</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Paul McElhinney started the topic Consent Forms - designed by David Buckley in the forum Guidelines</title>
				<link>https://pcsa.ie/groups/guidelines/forum/topic/consent-forms-designed-by-david-buckley/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:20:06 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Consent forms available to be amended for use in your own practice, courtesy of David Buckley, The Ashe Street Clinic, Tralee</p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:20:06 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Consent forms available to be amended for use in your own practice, courtesy of David Buckley, The Ashe Street Clinic, Tralee</p>
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				<title>David Molony joined the group Guidelines</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2017 15:35:42 +0000</pubDate>

				
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				<title>PCSA Admin started the topic Membership payment manual in the forum Guidelines</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:52:13 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please download the membership payment help manual below. </p>
<p>If you have an issue with the manual or payment process please outline it here and we will address it here as it might help others experiencing the same issues. </p>
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				<title>Sylvia McKenna started the topic NCCP Melanoma GP Guidelines and Pigmented Lesion Referral Form in the forum Guidelines</title>
				<link>https://pcsa.ie/groups/guidelines/forum/topic/nccp-melanoma-gp-guidelines-and-pigmented-lesion-referral-form/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2017 18:35:36 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NCCP Melanoma GP Guidelines attached and GP referral form</p>
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				<title>Sylvia McKenna started the topic PCSA Algorithm  on the Management of Suspicious Skin Lesions in the forum Guidelines</title>
				<link>https://pcsa.ie/groups/guidelines/forum/topic/pcsa-algorithm-on-the-management-of-suspicious-skin-lesions/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 23:07:04 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PCSA Guidelines on the management of new or changing skin lesions Algorithm.<br />
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				<title>Sylvia McKenna started the topic PCSA Guidelines on the Management of Lesions Suspicious of Melanoma of the Skin in the forum Guidelines</title>
				<link>https://pcsa.ie/groups/guidelines/forum/topic/pcsa-guidelines-on-the-management-of-lesions-suspicious-of-melanoma-of-the-skin/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 23:04:31 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MANAGEMENT OF LESIONS SUSPICIOUS OF MELANOMA OF THE SKIN ( PIGMENTED OR NON –PIGMENTED ) BY DOCTORS EXPERIENCED IN SKIN SURGERY.<br />
Introduction:<br />
Any suspicious pigmented lesion where there is the remotest possibility of a melanoma (e.g.change in size, shape or colour) should be examined by a doctor with experience in diagnosing skin cancer.</p>
<p>For f&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-683"><a href="https://pcsa.ie/groups/guidelines/forum/topic/pcsa-guidelines-on-the-management-of-lesions-suspicious-of-melanoma-of-the-skin/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Sylvia McKenna started the topic PCSA Guidelines on Decontamination of Re-usable Surgical Instruments in the forum Guidelines</title>
				<link>https://pcsa.ie/groups/guidelines/forum/topic/pcsa-guidelines-on-decontamination-of-re-usable-surgical-instruments/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 23:01:26 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the majority of GP’s in Ireland, disposable surgical instruments are the safest, most convenient and cost effective method of ensuring safe instruments for surgery.<br />
However, for practices who do high volume and/or more complex surgical procedures and who do not rely exclusively on disposable instruments or instruments sterilized by a h&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-682"><a href="https://pcsa.ie/groups/guidelines/forum/topic/pcsa-guidelines-on-decontamination-of-re-usable-surgical-instruments/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Sylvia McKenna started the topic PCSA NMSC Guidelines Algorithm in the forum Guidelines</title>
				<link>https://pcsa.ie/groups/guidelines/forum/topic/pcsa-nmsc-guidelines-algorithm/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:59:36 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PCSA Algorithm on the Management of NMSC: open document attached below.</p>
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				<title>Sylvia McKenna started the topic PCSA Guidelines on the Management of NMSC in the forum Guidelines</title>
				<link>https://pcsa.ie/groups/guidelines/forum/topic/pcsa-guidelines-on-the-management-of-nmsc/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:56:46 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PCSA Guidelines on the Management of Non Melanoma Skin cancer</p>
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				<title>PCSA Admin started the topic Guidelines on the management of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) in the forum Guidelines</title>
				<link>https://pcsa.ie/groups/guidelines/forum/topic/guidelines-on-the-management-of-non-melanoma-skin-cancers-nmsc/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 09:13:15 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Primary care Surgical Association.<br />
Guidelines on the management of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC)</strong></p>
<p>* Low  risk NMSC’s = tumours &lt;10mm on the body between the clavicles and the knees.</p>
<p>** Intermediate risk  NMSC’s = Facial tumours &lt;10mm and body tumours 10mm on face or &gt;30mm on body )<br />
Large tumours on the vertex of the scalp or below the kne&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-320"><a href="https://pcsa.ie/groups/guidelines/forum/topic/guidelines-on-the-management-of-non-melanoma-skin-cancers-nmsc/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Sylvia McKenna joined the group Guidelines</title>
				<link>https://pcsa.ie/activity/p/286/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:09:18 +0000</pubDate>

				
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				<title>PCSA Admin created the group Guidelines</title>
				<link>https://pcsa.ie/activity/p/285/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 16:36:02 +0000</pubDate>

				
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