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12th Annual
Multidisciplinary
Research Conference
at Sligo General Hospital
Friday November 25th
2011
9.00 am - 1.30 pm
The
Annual Multidisciplinary Research Conference organised by the Research &
Education Foundation at Sligo General Hospital focuses on talks by prominent health care researchers, oral presentation of local research and poster presentations.
Conference Chair:
Dr. John Williams, Chairman, Research Advisory Committee
Target audience
The
conference is multidisciplinary and aims to allow representation from a broad
range of health professionals within the Sligo General Hospital catchment area:
GPs, nurses, Community Care, Public Health, Hospital doctors etc.
Key Note Speakers:
Prof. Martin O'Donnell,
Professor of Translational Medicine NUIG and Associate Director of the Clinical
Research Facility Galway
Prof. Orla Hardiman,
Health Research Board Clinician Scientist and Consultant Neurologist at Beaumont
Hospital, Clinical Professor of Neurology at Trinity College Dublin
Click here to
download the programme flyer
Click here to
download Conference Booklet
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Programme |
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8:30 |
Registration |
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9:00 |
Opening Address
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9:15 |
Presentation of local research projects:
Low-flow air or oxygen via
nasal cannulae to prevent de- saturation in preterm infants: A randomised
crossover study
Dr. Conor Hensey,
Paediatrics, SGH
Prevalence of Zinc and Vitamin A deficiency within the
Autistic Spectrum Disorder population in the HSE West area
Dr. Sinead O’Donnell, Paediatrics, SGH
Relationship between
experimental heat pain stimuli and anxiety scores
Carol Murray, Dept of Pain Medicine, SGH
An outbreak of salmonella
Heidelberg July 2011
Dr. Aidan Ryan, Specialist in Public Health Medicine, HSE W
Involvement of People with
Aphasia in Training Hospital Staff on Effective Communication
Sheiladen Aquino, Senior Adult Speech & Language Therapist, St.
John’s Hospital Sligo
Termination of Pregnancy:
Attitudes & Clinical Experiences of Irish GPs
Dr. Mark Murphy, GP Training Scheme, Sligo
Rehabilitation Psychiatry &
Assertive Outreach Treatment:
The Impact on Admissions Rates and Inpatient Bed Usage
Dr. Munir Qadir, Sligo Mental Health Services, HSE W
The Effect of a Public
Information Media Campaign on Acute Stroke Presentation to an Irish Hospital
Dr. David Kelly & Nik Aimee Faheem, Dept Medicine, SGH |
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11:15 |
Coffee break and Poster
viewing |
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11:45 |
Keynote Talk I:
The Syndrome of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:
Insights from the Irish bALS/MND Register
Prof. Orla Hardiman, HRB Scientist & Consultant Neurologist at Beaumont
Hospital, Clinical Professor of Neurology TCD
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12:30 |
Keynote Talk II:
Population Based Stroke Prevention
Prof. Martin O’Donnell, Professor of Translational Medicine at NUIG &
Associate Director of the Clinical Research Centre Galway |
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13:15 |
Closing Address & Poster Prize
Awards
Damian McCallion, HSE Area
Manager |
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13:30 |
Close |
Sponsors:


Accreditations:
3.5 CPD Credits awarded by the
RCSI
Category 1 Approval by the Nursing
Board
10 CPEP from the AMLS
Poster prizes sponsored by:
Medical Board at SGH for NCHD
studies
Research & Education Foundation
for all other research
The conference in FREE, but
registration is required.
Register by emailing name and work
address to ref.sligo "at" hse.ie
or phone 071 91 74678
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