It was his idea. But, neither of us was wimp enough to pull out. Dragging ourselves out of bed at 6.15am was a struggle, never mind the aching limbs from […]
Domhnall MacAuley
Domhnall MacAuley: Primary care and the President
Everyone is an expert in primary care. Newsagents, bar staff, waiters, hairdressers and little old ladies laden with shopping all have their own view. In the anonymity of a city […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Music of eternal youth
The only oestrogen in the room came from a packet. And, from my seat, no man had a full head of hair. It could have been a convention of replaced […]
Domhnall MacAuley: World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention
Far out. About as far away as you can get; 300 km above the Arctic circle in Tromso, Norway, at the World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention. […]
Domhnall MacAuley:Working Epidemi-holiday
Epidemi-holiday is what the students used to call their attachment. A bit unkind, although with hindsight I may have missed an occasional lecture or tutorial as a student myself……times have […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Sporting excellence
Sport, medicine and royalty- what an eclectic mix, or maybe not. With some timely encouragement from HRH the Princess Royal, introducing the BMA conference Excellence in Health The Olympic ideal, mainstream […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Big in Japan
Arriving in Tokyo, the signs and maps impenetrable, and rush hour a torrential flood of determined faces in swirls and eddies through the halls of the seven level central station. […]
Domhnall MacAuley: Eurovision and health
Here’s a challenge for any commentator – to link the results of the Eurovision song contest and our health care system. The UK, where we pride ourselves as world leaders in contemporary […]
Domhnall MacAuley from the Quality Forum
Domhnall MacAuley attending the BMJ/IHI 12th International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care, Barcelona April 2007 Airports at 5am on a working day don’t have the same excitement […]