Thu 19th May
08:30
Registration
09:30
Welcome
Prof. Susie Clarke, President IDSI, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, St. James's Hospital/TCD,
Prof. Ceppie Merry, Secretary IDSI, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, St. James's Hospital/TCD
09:35
Oral Presentations
Durability of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies and Risk-Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Irish Healthcare Workers in the Era of Booster COVID-19 Vaccination - Jonathan McGrath
Identification of Distinct Long COVID Clinical Phenotypes through Cluster Analysis of Self Reported Symptoms - Grace Kenny
Relationship between lateral flow antigen test and infectiousness over the time course of SARS-CoV-2 incident infection - Christine Kelly
A Retrospective Cohort Study of SARS-CoV-2 Positive Patients Admitted to an Irish Tertiary Hospital across the Four Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Rachel McNamara
10:15
Pandemic preparedness for future threats
Prof. Maire Connolly, NUIG
Co-chairs: Dr. Mairin Ryan, Director of Health Technology, HIQA, Chair of COVID-19 Expert Advisory Group, Prof. Susie Clarke, President IDSI
11:00
Coffee/Tea, Exhibition
11:30
Vaccines for Children: What's New?
Prof. James Campbell, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Co-chairs: Prof. Karina Butler, Consultant Paediatrician, Chair of NIAC, Prof. Susie Clarke, President IDSI
12:15
Oral Presentations
Impact of COVID-19 national lockdowns on emergency hospitalisations due to chronic lower respiratory diseases: a national interrupted time series analysis for Ireland - Siobhan O'Regan
SARS-CoV-2 Neutralising Antibodies in Irish Healthcare Workers Prior to Booster COVID-19 Vaccination - Jonathan McGrath
‘Your service, your say’ Patient satisfaction with OPAT service of a level 4 Irish hospital - Mazin Al-Hinai
An Evaluation of 1000 episodes of OPAT - Audrey Rice
13:00
Lunch
14:00
COVID-19 Accelerated Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases
Prof. Yukari Manabe, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Co-Chairs: Prof. Breida Boyle, President, Irish Society of Clinical Microbiologists, Consultant Microbiologist, St. James's Hospital, Dr. Christine Kelly, St. Vincent's University Hospital
14:40
Offering Options: Optimising HIV Care for your Patients
Dr. Marta Boffito, Consultant Physician, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Imperial College London
15:40
Oral Presentations
The use of electronic prescribing system to support antimicrobial stewardship activities - Mary Kelly
A Cost Minimisation Analysis Comparing Per Oral Linezolid and Intravenous Daptomycin Administered via an OPAT Programme in Patients Requiring Prolonged Antibiotic Courses - Eamonn Faller
16:00
Tea/Coffee
16:20
AI and Health
Niall McDonagh, Healthcare Sector Director Western Europe, Microsoft
Co-Chairs: Dr. Audrey Rice, St. James's Hospital, Dr. Stephen Connolly, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
17:00
SpR CLINICAL CASES
Eamonn Faller: Unusual Contrast
Kate Jackson: A Coagulopathic Conundrum
Adam Kelly: A Perfect Storm
Claire Kenny: A Rash Decision
Ellen Newman: Pneumonia - a surprise at every turn
Nick Power: An Inside Job
Ellen Browne: Meat on the Bone?
Stephen Connolly: Hansen Our Arm with a Late Submission
Fri 20th May
08:30
Registration
09:30
"Flash" Oral Presentations
Impact of an Occupational Therapy intervention on fatigue and quality of life (QoL) for people post- COVID 19 in an Irish setting - Kathleen Clancy
The effects of a 6-week virtual COVID-19 recovery programme on exercise capacity, fatigue and breathlessness scores, and quality of life in individuals recovering from COVID-19. - Kate O'Brien
1-year quality of life and health-outcomes in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a longitudinal cohort study - Kate O'Brien
Circulating Levels of Type I, Type II and Type III Interferons and COVID-19 Severity - Riya Negi
Effects of Interferon Lambda Genetic Variation on Clinical Severity of COVID-19 - Dana Alalwan
Epidemiology of Community acquired COVID infection requiring Hospitalisation in an Irish University Hospital; fourth wave experience. - Padraig McGettrick
Prevalence of COVID-19 in Irish Healthcare workers (PRECISE-3): A multi-centre observational study describing the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated healthcare workers in two large tertiary referral hospitals in Ireland - Claire Kenny
An Audit of Sotrovimab Use for SARS-CoV-2 Infection at Galway University Hospital - Siobhan Quirke
Establishment of an Anti-RBD Threshold that Predicts Robust Neutralising Activity - Grace Kenny
Treatment of Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Immunocompromised Patient – The Early Experience from an Irish Tertiary Centre - Aoife Heeney
10:20
Uganda: Global Health Security
Dr. Mohammed Lamorde, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University
Co-Chairs: Prof. Ceppie Merry, Secretary IDSI, Dr. Christine Kelly, St. Vincent's University Hospital
10:50
A brief update on the next approaching virus: MonkeyPox
Dr. Christine Kelly, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, SVUH
11:00
Coffee/Tea
11:30
Confidence Matters – Long-Term Treatment Success in HIV.
Dr. Mark Lawton, Royal Liverpool Hospital
Panellists: Jane Leonard, Heather O'Rafferty; Chair: Dr. Ciaran Bannan, Consultant, St. James's Hospital
12:30
Oral Presentations
Activation of the New National Isolation Unit and Important Nursing Considerations: a Project Management Approach - Iris Agreiter
Vitamin A Signalling Enables Macrophage Metabolic Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis - Conor Grant
Sustained Virological Response Rates Following Hepatitis C treatment with Direct-Acting Antivirals in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis - Nadra Nurdin
13:00
Lunch
14:00
The Role of Integrative Medicine in Treating Infectious Diseases
Prof. Ann Marie Chiasson, University of Arizona
Co-Chairs: Ms. Mary Day, CEO St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Prof. Ceppie Merry, Secretary IDSI
14:45
Oral Presentations
Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Blood Borne Viral (BBV) Panel Screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in an Inner-city Emergency Department (ED). - Anna O'Rourke
Inflammatory clusters predict multimorbidity and Cardiovascular disease in People with HIV on effective treatment - Padraig McGettrick
Women living with HIV in Ireland- an audit of one centre's routine assessment and monitoring of their health needs - Joanne Byrne
