Modern medicine faces catastrophe if antibiotics fail - Consultant Microbiologist speaks out
Professor Edmond Smyth, Consultant Microbiologist at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and Associate Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, spoke at a public meeting on bugs and antibiotics in the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland on 14th January 2014. He voiced his concerns at the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria, which threatens the whole of modern medicine; from the treatment of cancer to routine surgery. Go to www.rcpi.ie/player to watch Professor Smyth's full talk.
Professor Edmond Smyth, Consultant Microbiologist at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and Associate Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, spoke at a public meeting on bugs and antibiotics in the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland on 14th January 2014. He voiced his concerns at the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria, which threatens the whole of modern medicine; from the treatment of cancer to routine surgery. Go to www.rcpi.ie/player to watch Professor Smyth's full talk.