Thu 18th May
08:00
Registration & Coffee
09:00
Welcome
Prof. Ceppie Merry President IDSI, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, St. James's Hospital/TCD
09:15
Oral Presentations: Session 1
Hospital Antimicrobial Prudent Prescribing Interventions (HAPPIs) can Improve compliance with Antimicrobial Stewardship KPIs
C. Sadlier
Inclusion Health Inpatient Service at St. James’ Hospital; increased resources result in reduced length of hospital stay and better discharge location for rough sleepers
A. McAleer
Case series: Skull base osteomyelitis in MMUH
D. McGee
Implementation of a High-Level Isolation Unit readiness checklist in an Irish setting.
S. Al Dowaiki
Co. Chairs: Dr. Eamonn Faller & Dr Niamh Allen
10:00
Key Note Speaker: Dr. Busi Mooka
Dr. Busi Mooka : Preparing Antimicrobial Stewards
Co-Chairs: Dr. Niamh Allen & Dr. Corinna Sadlier
10:40
10 years of the national OPAT programme - what next?
Dr. Eavan Muldoon
Co Chairs: Prof. Susie Clarke & Dr. Eoin Feeney
11:00
Coffee/Tea, Exhibition
11:20
GSK Viiv Sponsored Symposium
Dr Ana Milinkovic, Dr Jan Borch
Modern Markers for HIV Care
Dr Ana Milinkovic: Beyond VL and CD4 count as markers of Good Health in People Living with HIV D
Dr Jan Borch: Long-acting ARVs: a tool for addressing THE mental health impact of living with HIV
12:20
Oral Presentations: Session 2
First detection and infection caused by the novel human pathogen Kalamiella piersonii in Ireland
G. Miliotis
Retreatment of patients experiencing failure with Hepatitis C direct-acting antivirals
N. Quinn
Missed opportunity: Delays in HIV diagnosis in HSE West
E. Walsh
HIV Screening in Acute Medical Patients Presenting with an Indicator Condition – Why are we not testing?
K. Yen Chan
Co. Chairs: Dr Eileen Sweeney & Dr Busi Mooka
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Key Note Talk: ID consultant posts: looking to the future
Dr. Niamh Allen, Dr. Eileen Sweeney Dr. Ruth O'Riordan
Co. Chairs : Dr. Christine Kelly & Dr. Ciaran Bannon
14:30
Gilead Symposium: Thinking about tomorrow:
Dr Emma Devitt, Prof Jaime Vera, Prof David Robinson
Exploring long-term treatment and frailty in people living with HIV
15:30
Tea/Coffee
15:50
Oral Presentations: Session 3
Inflammatory Pathways Associated with COVID19 Severity Differ Based on Obesity Status
S. Savinelli
Early Inflammatory Profiles Predict Maximal Disease Severity in COVID-19
G. Kenny
Effects of Age on Human Alveolar Macrophage Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Antigens
C. Grant
First clinical use of Bacteriophage in Ireland
N. Power
Co. Chairs: Dr. R. O'Riordan & Dr. M. Doyle
16:30
SpR CLINICAL CASES
A vexing dilemma A. Heeney
A Surprise from the (Not so Dry) West of Ireland F. Reidy-Nishio
Trouble Brewing: A case of brucellosis - the diagnostic, laboratory and treatment challenges F. Howley
Acute Kawasaki Disease in an Adult: An important Infectious Disease Mimic S. Denieffe
Back to Base-ics B. Reynolds
Off ARVs, persistently confused and paranoid ? Cause
C. Moran
Chair: Dr.Ksenia Davenport & Dr. Brendan Kelly
19:30
IDSI 2023 Conference Dinner
RCPI Number Six Kildare Street
19:30: Pre Dinner Drinks
20:00: Dinner
Tickets prepurchased at registration to attend the dinner
Fri 19th May
08:30
Registration & Coffee
09:00
Key Note Speaker: Prof. Susan Hopkins
Professor Susan Hopkins: An Infectious Disease’s Life
Co Chairs: Catherine Fleming & Colm Bergin
09:45
Poster Review
10:00
Key Note: Dr. Eamonn Faller
'Rebranding bone and joint infection'
Co Chairs: Dr. Authur Jackson &
10:45
Coffee/Tea, Exhibition
11:10
Oral Presentations: Session 4
International review of the epidemiology of long COVID.
M. Norris
B Cell responses determine protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection following third dose SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
J. Byrne
The reactivation of herpesviruses in severe COVID-19; a retrospective analysis of a critical care cohort
D. Moynan
Incidence of COVID-19 in Irish Healthcare Workers: Preliminary Results from the Prevalence of COVID-19 in Irish Healthcare Workers (PRECISE)-5 Study
C. Kenny
Incidence of Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infections in a Highly Vaccinated Healthcare Worker Cohort in Two Tertiary Irish Hospitals
C. Moran
Co. Chairs: Dr. G. Moloney & Prof S. Clarke
12:10
Lunch
13:00
Sanofi Symposium: RSV Beyond RSV: Public Health Implications and Molecular Understanding of the Virus
Prof. Ultan F. Power, Dr Máire Finn, Prof Roy Philip.
14:00
ESCMID Update
Mary Horgan, Christine Kelly, Nicholas Power
Chair: Dr. Sarmad Waqas
14:30
A. Menarini Symposium
Dr. Eavan Muldoon
Antimicrobial resistance.
15:00
Oral Presentations: Session 5
Spatial epidemiological trends in the isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria: a 15-year study in the Northern Ireland Regional Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory
T. Shaw
Effective Disinfection of Debrided Diabetic Foot Ulcer Tissue by Immersion in 200 ppm of the Electrochemically Activated Solution Anolyte
L. Grealy
Rate of Adherence to Anti-Infective Prophylaxis in Patients undergoing Splenectomy in University Hospital Waterford
S. Fauzi
Evaluation of first 6 months of OPAT Service in Tallaght University Hospital under governance of newly established Infectious Diseases Department
A. Gupta
Co. Chairs: S. Waqas & G. Moloney
