Conferences

Safe Patient Care Conference 2023

"Assessing the Present and Planning for the Future.“

Sponsored by Area D HSE SARI Infection Prevention and Control Committee, this conference took place in UCC on 23rd June. It included an exciting line-up of keynote speakers including from the AMRIC team and the Department of Public Health.

Presentation 1: Opening Address

Dr Anne Sheahan, Director of Public Health, Area D, Cork and Kerry 

 

Presentation 2: The role of Health Protection

Louise Carlton, ADON Health Protection (HP), Area D, HSE 

https://media.heanet.ie/page/fe588d8b73434ee18e892ac1637ac07c

 

Presentation 3: Public Health Update

Dr Peter Barret, Consultant in Public Health & Orla Bruton, Surveillance Scientist, Department of Public Health, Area D, HSE 

https://media.heanet.ie/page/d42bc93d3cb54540b30733329ecf528a

 

Presentation 4: Current Challenges

Dr Frank O’ Riordan, Antimicrobial Pharmacist, Mercy University Hospital 

https://media.heanet.ie/page/c92a7a4081794e3ab5ba9b88032867c7

 

Presentation 5: Point of Care Risk Assessment, Standard Precautions and Patient Placement and Practical approaches to Risk Assessment 

Patricia Coughlan, CNM2 Community IPC Team/Eleanor McCarthy, ADON Infection Prevention and Control, Cork-Kerry Community Healthcare, HSE 

https://media.heanet.ie/page/a94f26e3e25c4c6b96c9f1b5bf9fa3a4

 

Presentation 6: Risk Assessment in the Built Environment

Brenda O’ Sullivan Connolly, Nurse Planning Officer, Capital & Estates Office HSE South

https://media.heanet.ie/page/fd8c476a42ec4681af8c6bf4842b58a7

 

Presentation 7: Psychological Resilience and Healthcare Worker wellbeing 

Sinead Creedon, School of Public Health, UCC 

https://media.heanet.ie/page/a5e5fd13f00647baa1e2894424bcfa17

 

Presentation 8: Human Factors in the Healthcare Setting 

Patricia Sheahan, Community Antimicrobial Pharmacist, Area D, HSE 

https://media.heanet.ie/page/e24269030cfc4363b788cf8d845f3152

 

Presentation 9: Infection Prevention and Control/Health Protection Update 

Josephine Galway, Director of Nursing, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention and Control Team, HSE

https://media.heanet.ie/page/fb797d7bce3b4858a05f0edd3213b327 

 

Presentation 10: National Clinical Effectiveness Committee Guidelines and Risk 

Dr Eimear Brannigan, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Team 

https://media.heanet.ie/page/8748e58cc4314ad0bb6de5b946817f68

 

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Infection Prevention and Control 2017

 Multi Drug Resistant Organism and Antimicrobial Stewardship  

8th September 2017

The philosophy of the course is to provide a specialised learning opportunity which will enable healthcare workers fromall disciplines enhance and increase their knowledge of infection prevention and control thus improving patient care. The course is designed to meet the need of the target audience; healthcare workers involved in the delivery of patient care in acute, residential and long term settings. 

Participation in this course is an ideal way in which to update your knowledge in relation to infection prevention and control and new developments in this area. The course is designed to deliver the content in an interactive and dynamic format with plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues.

Please click here to view the agenda: 

If you are interested in a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Protection click here: Brochure for campus based Health Protection PG Cert (378kB) (378kB)

Online Post Graduate Certificate in Health Protection: Online Post Graduate Certificate in Health Protection (746kB) (746kB) 

 

 

Infection Prevention and Control - Keeping our residents safe 2016

Infection Prevention and Control- Keeping our residents safe

1st and 2nd of September 2016    

The philosophy of the course is to provide a specialised learning opportunity which will enable healthcare workers from all disciplines enhance and increase their knowledge of infection prevention and control thus improving patient care. The course is designed to meet the need of the target audience; healthcare workers involved in the delivery of patient care in residential and long term settings. 

Participation in this course is an ideal way in which to update your knowledge in relation to infection prevention and control and new developments in this area. The course is designed to deliver the content in an interactive and dynamic format with plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues.

Participation in the course will ensure the educational requirements for staff specified in the National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland (Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), 2009) are met.

Please click here to view the agenda:  Agenda - Safe Patient Care - Keeping our residents safe 2016

If you are interested in a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Protection click here: Brochure for campus based Health Protection PG Cert

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Infection Prevention and Control - Building Capabilities 2015

Dates: Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th of September 2015

Sponsors: SARI Funding Committee HSE- South (Cork and kerry).

 

The philosophy of the course is to provide a specialised learning opportunity which will enable healthcare workers from all disciplines enhance and increase their knowledge of infection prevention and control thus improving patient care. The course is designed to meet the need of the target audience; healthcare workers involved in the delivery of patient care in acute care, residential care and general practice.  

Participation in this course is an ideal way in which to update your knowledge in relation to infection prevention and control and new developments in this area. The course is designed to deliver the content in an interactive and dynamic format with plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues.

Participation in the course will ensure the educational requirements for staff specified in the National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland (Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), 2009) are met.

The agenda can be found here:Final Agenda: Infection Prevention and Control- Building Capabilities 2015

 

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