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Groin Master Class Lecture

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - SSC

Sports Surgery Clinic Dublin invited you to a Groin Master Class Lecture with Anthony Hogan on the Monday 10th November 2008 at the Clinic.

Meeting Details

Monday 10th November 2008
Venue:      Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry Demesne, Dublin 9
Time:        7.45pm-9.45pm
Speaker:  Anthony Hogan, APA Sports and Manipulative Physiotherapist

The aim of the lecture is to introduce;

  • A clinical reasoning model used in the assessment of groin injuries.
  • Standardised and objective reassessment tools.
  • Specific rehabilitation principles.

Anthony Hogan is an Australian trained Sports and Manipulative Physiotherapist . He has 20 years experience working within sports medicine clinics and has traveled with the Australian Triathlon/Duathlon Teams and the South Australian Cricket Team. Anthony has a long standing interest in the management of groin injuries. For the past 5 years he has worked as a groin injury consultant for a number of soccer, football, and rugby clubs participating in the English Premier League/Coca Cola Leagues, Guinness Premiership, and AFL.

Fee: €45
Cheques made to Sports Surgery Clinic.

Contact: Sarah Kinsella 01 526 2371 or sarahkinsella@sportssurgeryclinic.com
Places secured on receipt of cheque.

2 CPD points approved.

For directions to the clinic click here

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SSC in the News

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - SSC

SSC featured in
The Player

SSC has featured in Gaelic Players’ Association The Player Magazine. Éanna Falvey has an in-depth look at the injuries that affect GAA players.

SSC has featured in Gaelic Players’ Association The Player Magazine. Éanna Falvey has an in-depth look at the injuries that affect GAA players.

Body of Evidence - Page 1Page 2
The Player – Autumn 2008

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SSC in the News

Thursday, July 10, 2008 - SSC

SSC featured in The Player

The Sports Surgery Clinic is delighted to have recently had stories in various newspapers featuring Ray Moran & Dr Eanna Falvey.

The Sports Surgery Clinic is delighted to have recently had stories in various newspapers featuring Dr Ray Moran & Dr Eanna Falvey. Click a link below to open the PDF.

Complex scenario but full recovery is likely
The Irish Times – Thursday 19th June 2008

Sports injury management
Irish Medical News – Tuesday 3rd June 2008

The Clinic
The Player – Summer 2008

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GP Educational Evening

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - SSC

Sports Surgery Clinic Dublin is delighted to invite you to their GP Educational Evening on the 27th November 2007 at the Clinic.

Sports Surgery Clinic Dublin is delighted to invite you to their GP Educational Evening on the 27th November 2007 at the Clinic.

The evening will be hosted by Mr.Ray Moran, Medical Director and there will be talks given by two of our in-house Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons Mr. Johnny McKenna and Mr. Hannan Mullett. This will be followed by interactive group sessions on Physiotherapy, Diagnostic Imaging, Orthopaedics and Nerve Injury through Sport.

Meeting Details

27th November 2007
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry Demense, Dublin 9

Light refreshments and Canapés will be served

7:30pm

Mr. Johnny McKenna
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
The top 10 causes of acute and chronic foot and ankle pains in General Practice

8:00pm

Mr. Hannan Mullett
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Common Shoulder Problems in General Practice
Rotator Cuff
Arthritis
Frozen Shoulder

8:45pm

Interactive group sessions
Physiotherapy, Diagnostic Imaging, Orthopaedics and Nerve Injury through Sport.

R.S.V.P. by 23rd November either by telephone (01)5262371 or by email mailto:sarahkinsella@sportssurgeryclinic.com.

Please visit our website for directions to the clinic www.sportssurgeryclinic.com Free Car parking is available in our underground car park.

CME Points have been applied for.

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VHI will cover sports clinic

Friday, August 17, 2007 - Irish Medical Times

The Sports Surgery Clinic has announced that VHI Healthcare will provide comprehensive cover for its members attending this unique sports surgery, orthopaedic and sports medicine facility.

The Sports Surgery Clinic has announced that VHI Healthcare will provide comprehensive cover for its members attending this unique sports surgery, orthopaedic and sports medicine facility. VHI Healthcare members nationwide can now access the only comprehensive specialist musculo-skeletal sports service available in Ireland.

This includes diagnosis and management of the acute sports injury, through to the diagnosis, prehabilitation and treatment of chronic degenerative joint injury.

Located at Santry Demesne, Dublin, the Sports Surgery Clinic offers a single-centre care facility for screening, diagnosis, prehabilitation and surgical treatment of acute and chronic sports injuries, in addition to dedicated consultant expertise in sports medicine.

The €60 million clinic caters for everybody with an interest in sporting activities from leading amateur and professional sports people, through to those who simply enjoy sporting activities as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Mr. Ray Moran, orthopaedic surgeon and Sports Surgery Clinic Medical Director said, “The Sports Surgery Clinic is one of Europe’s first dedicated facilities for the treatment of sports and exercise injuries and conditions. It offers a full range of health and fitness screening, rapid access for acute injury management and treatment, sport rehab, injury prevention in a purpose-built centre. I am delighted that VHI Healthcare members can now avail of services which are designed to get patients active and back in action in the quickest time possible,” he said.

Dr. Bernadette Carr, Medical Director, VHI Healthcare, stated, “We are delighted to be the first private health insurer in Ireland to reach agreement with the Sports Surgery Clinic and feel our members will benefit by having access to this unique facility. This is a modern, state of the art facility and we are pleased that members will be able to avail of the services there. VHI Healthcare is committed to providing the best and most up to date healthcare available to our members.”

The privately funded clinic has four state of the art fully digital clean air operating theatres. The diagnostic imaging department has a fully integrated RIS/PACS system and boasts, for the first time in Ireland, a clinically functional 3 Telsa MRI scanner, which ensures superior diagnostic imaging of musculo-skeletal disorders.

There are fifteen consulting suites, 37 in-patient beds, 21 day beds and 14 recovery beds. The clinic commenced operations on 18th July 2007 and expects that there will be up to 160 staff employed when fully operational.

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Sports clinic gets VHI cover

Monday, August 27, 2007 - Irish Medical News

The Dublin based Sports Surgery Clinic has confirmed that VHI Healthcare will provide comprehensive cover for its members attending what it says is "this unique sports surgery, orthopaedic and sports medicine facility".

The Dublin based Sports Surgery Clinic has confirmed that VHI Healthcare will provide comprehensive cover for its members attending what it says is “this unique sports surgery, orthopaedic and sports medicine facility”.

Located at Santry Demesne, Dublin, the €60 million Sports Surgery Clinic offers a single-centre care facility for screening, diagnosis, prehabilitation, and surgical treatment of acute and chronic sports injuries, in addition to dedicated consultant expertise in sports medicine.

VHI Healthcare members nationwide can now access the only comprehensive specialist musculo-skeletal sports service available in Ireland.

This includes expert assessment of the acute sports injury, through to the diagnosis, prehabilitation ad treatment of chronic degenerative joint injury.

Mr. Ray Moran, orthopaedic surgeon and Sports Surgery Clinic Medical Director, said that the Clinic is one of Europe’s first dedicated facilities for the treatment of sports and exercise injuries and conditions.

“It offers a full range of health fitness screening, rapid access for acute injury management and treatment, sports rehab, injury prevention and recovery programmes in a purpose-built centre.”

Dr. Bernadette Carr, Medical Director, VHI Healthcare, stated that the insurer was delighted to be the first private health insurer in Ireland to reach agreement with the Sports Surgery Clinic.

The privately funded clinic has four state-of-the-art fully digital clean air operating theatres. The diagnostic imaging department has a fully integrated RIS/PACS system and boasts for the first time in Ireland, a clinically functional 3 Telsa MRI scanner, which ensures superior diagnostic imaging of musculo-skeletal disorders.

There are 15 consulting suites, 37 in-patient beds, 21-day beds and 14 recovery beds in the clinic.

The clinic commenced operations on July 18 this year and it is expected that there will be up to 160 staff employed when it is fully operational.

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VHI announces link-up with specialist clinic

Friday, August 10, 2007 - Irish Examiner

VHI Healthcare is to provide comprehensive cover for The Sports Surgery Clinic.

VHI Healthcare is to provide comprehensive cover for The Sports Surgery Clinic.

VHI Healthcare members can now access the only comprehensive specialist musculo-skeletal sports service available in Ireland.

This includes expert assessment, diagnosis and management of acute sports injury, though to the diagnosis, “prehabilitation” and treatment of chronic degenerative joint injury.

Located at Santry Demesne, Dublin, the Sports Surgery Clinic offers a unique, single-centre care-facility for screening, diagnosis, prehabilitation, and surgical treatment of acute and chronic sports injuries, in addition to dedicated consultant expertise in sports medicine.

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VHI to pay bills at €60 million sports clinic

Friday, August 10, 2007 - Irish Examiner

VHI members who attend Dublin’s new €60 million private sports clinic will have their bills picked up by the health insurer, it was announced yesterday.

VHI members who attend Dublin’s new €60 million private sports clinic will have their bills picked up by the health insurer, it was announced yesterday.

The recently opened state-of-the-art Sports Surgery Clinic at Santry Demesne is one of Europe’s first dedicated facilities for the treatment of sports and exercise injuries and conditions.

VHI Healthcare will provide “comprehensive cover” for its members attending the sports surgery, orthopaedic and sports medicine facility, according to a statement by the clinic.

The clinic said its specialist treatment was available to everybody with an interest in sporting activities, from leading amateur and professional sports people to people who enjoy sporting action as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Clinical medical director Ray Moran said: “The clinic offers a full range of health and fitness screening, rapid access for acute injury management and treatment, sports rehab, injury  prevention and recovery in a purpose-built centre.”

At present VHI covers all in-patient surgical surgical procedures at the clinic.

Cover for treatments is available to VHI members with Plans B to E, B-E Options and LifeStage Choices plans.

It is understood negotiations are continuing with regard to providing cover for outpatient treatments.

The VHI is the first private health insurer in Ireland to reach agreement with the Sports Surgery Clinic.

The new clinic is anxious to stress its promotion of the “wellness” concept – as opposed to the standard medical practice of executive health screening, which primarily looks for disease.

Sports and exercise experts are eager to point to the economic payback for a country by having people remain healthy and well.

Cleveland Medical Clinic, which is ranked among America’s top hospitals, has said if the fitness level of a population was increased by one metabolic unit people would live 18% longer.

They would also delay hospital treatment and cut insurance spending by 18%.

A professional rugby player would have a metabolic fitness level of 19, the average housewife eight, while a cardiac patient might be five or six.

Research shows that people who take regular exercise live longer and are….

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VHI Cover Sports Clinic

Thursday, August 9, 2007 - Evening Herald – City Final

The Sports Surgery Clinic announced that VHI Healthcare will provide comprehensive cover for its members attending the facility.

The Sports Surgery Clinic announced that VHI Healthcare will provide comprehensive cover for its members attending the facility.

The €60 million clinic caters for everybody with an interest in sporting activities from leading amateur and professional sportspeople.

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Northside Sports Clinic Open for Business

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - City Wide News North West

The Sports Surgery Clinic today announced that VHI Healthcare will provide comprehensive cover for its members attending this unique sports surgery, orthopaedic and sports medicine facility.

The Sports Surgery Clinic today announced that VHI Healthcare will provide comprehensive cover for its members attending this unique sports surgery, orthopaedic and sports medicine facility.

VHI Healthcare members can now access the only comprehensive specialist musculo-skeletal sports service available in Ireland. This includes expert assessment diagnosis and management of the acute sports injury, through to the diagnosis, rehabilitation and treatment of chronic degenerative joint injury.

Located at Santry Demesne, Dublin, the Sports Surgery Clinic offers a unique, single-centre care facility for screening, diagnosis, and surgical treatment of acute and chronic sports injuries, in addition to dedicated consultant expertise.

The €60 million caters for everybody with an interest in sporting activities, from leading amateur and professional sportspeople, through to those who simply enjoy sporting activities as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Mr. Ray Moran, orthopaedic surgeon and Sports Surgery Clinic medical director said: "The Sports Surgery Clinic is one of Europe's first dedicated facilities for the treatment of sports and exercise injuries and conditions. It offers a full range of health ad fitness screening, rapid access for acute injury management and treatment, sport rehab, injury prevention and recovery programmes in a purpose-built centre. I am delighted that Vhi Healthcare members can now avail of services which are designed to get patients active and back in action in the quickest time possible," commented Mr. Moran.

Dr. Bernadette Carr, Medical Director, VHI Healthcare, stated that, "We are delighted to be the first private health insurer in Ireland to reach agreement with the Sports Surgery Clinic and feel our members will benefit by having access to this unique facility. This is a modern, state of the art facility and we are pleased that members will be able to avail of the services there. VHI Healthcare is committed to providing the best and most up to date healthcare available to our members."

The privately funded clinic has four state of the art fully digital clean air operating theatres. The diagnostic imaging department has a fully integrated RIS/PACS system and boasts for the first time in Ireland, a clinically functional 3 Telsa MRI scanner, which ensures superior diagnostic imaging of musculo-skeletal disorders.

There are fifteen consulting suites, 37 inpatient beds, 21 day beds and 14 recovery beds. The clinic commenced operations on July 18th 2007 and expects that there will be up to 160 staff employed when fully operational.

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Vhi covers members for sports surgery

Sunday, August 19, 2007 - Blanch Gazette

The Sports Surgery Clinic has announced that VHI will provide comprehensive cover for its members attending this unique sports surgery, orthopaedic and sports medicine facility.

The Sports Surgery Clinic has announced that VHI will provide comprehensive cover for its members attending this unique sports surgery, orthopaedic and sports medicine facility.

VHI Healthcare members nationwide can now access the only comprehensive specialist musculo-skeletal sports service available in Ireland. This includes expert assessment diagnosis and management of the acute sports injury, through to the diagnosis, rehabilitation and treatment of chronic degenerative joint injury.

Located at Santry Demesne, Dublin, the Sports Surgery Clinic offers a unique, single-centre care facility for screening, diagnosis, and surgical treatment of acute and chronic sports injuries, in addition to dedicated consultant expertise.

The €60 million caters for everybody with an interest in sporting activities, from leading amateur and professional sportspeople, through to those who simply enjoy sporting activities as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Mr. Ray Moran, orthopaedic surgeon and Sports Surgery Clinic medical director said: "The Sports Surgery Clinic is one of Europe's first dedicated facilities for the treatment of sports and exercise injuries and conditions".

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