Thu 15th May
08:00
Registration & Coffee
08:45
Welcome - Carlisle West
Dr. Aoife Cotter - Hon. President, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland
09:00
HIV, Immunology & Obesity
Prof. Esteban Martinez
Prof. Andrew Hogan
Obesity and immunity
Clinical context of Complex interplay of obesity and infection
Co-Chairs: Prof. Donal O'Shea & Prof. Helen Heneghan
10:30
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
11:30
Tea, Coffee & Exhibition
12:00
Oral Presentations
View Abstracts
Non tuberculosis mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD): a single centre’s experience in Galway, Ireland 2018-2022
Author: Laura O'Doherty - St James's Hospital/ Presenter: Fiona Reidy-Nishio,
A retrospective audit of pyogenic liver abscesses discharged on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy under the governance of the Infectious Diseases team
Gavin Francis Kelly - Cork University Hospital
Invasive Fungal Disease in Paediatric Haemotopietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients in Ireland
Jennifer Cox - Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin
The Epidemiology of Periprosthetic Joint Infections: A 20-Year Retrospective Single Centre Study
David Moynan - Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Investigating the Patterns and Factors Influencing Antimicrobial Usage at End of Life
Fergal Howley - St. James's Hospital
Declining rates of bloodstream infections among haemodialysis patients between 2009-2023 at Beaumont Hospital
Peter Conlon - Beaumont Hospital
Co-Chairs: Dr. Cathal O'Broin & Dr. Corinna Sadlier
12:00
OPAT Nurses Networking Session
Dargan Suite - 1st Floor
Dargan Suite
13:00
Lunch & Exhibition
13:00
New Service Development
Main Plenary Room
Living with Post COVID-19 Condition: Insights for Healthcare Professionals on Effective Support and Management
Katleen Clancy, St. James's Hospital
Establishing a Multidisciplinary Team Meeting for the Management of Complex Trauma-Related Infections: The Orthopaedic, Plastic Surgery, and Infectious Diseases (OPID) MDT
David Moynan, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Establishing a Nurse-Led Virtual review clinic for people living with HIV
Amy Walsh, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
A person-centered, shared-care program improves HIV outcomes for people with HIV and opiate addiction
Eileen O'Connor, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Penicillin Allergy De-labelling Project - a multi-departmental quality improvement pilot programme in MMUH
Melva Tan, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Chair: Dr. Eileen Sweeney
13:45
What's new in Therapeutics
Prof. Andrej Spec
Dr. Antonia Scobie
Co.Chairs: Dr. Eavan Muldoon & Dr. Cillian O'Maoldomhnaigh
15:15
Tea, Coffee & Exhibition
15:45
SpR Clinical Case Studies
'What becomes of the Brokenhearted?'
Irene O'Dea, University Hospital Limerick
Started out with a kiss
Laura O'Doherty, St. James's Hospital
An Unexpected Cause of Respiratory Illness in a Returning Traveller from Nigeria
Stephen Connolly, Cork University Hospital
Cryptic cysts
Fiona Reidy Nishio, Galway University Hospital
A Fluke That led to a Crisis
Stefania Stroiescu, University Hospital Waterford
A Knee Ideas?
Maria McWalter, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Scope on the Scalp: A Case of Pulmonary Infiltrates and a Scalp Lesion in a Neutropenic Host
Fiona Murphy, Beaumont Hospital
Co. Chairs: Prof. Andrej Spec, Prof. Eoin Feeney, Prof. Eavan Muldoon
19:00
Conference Dinner -Hartleys Restaurant
Fri 16th May
08:00
Registration & Coffee
09:00
What's new in Clinical Practice
Prof. Martin McNally
Dr José María Miro Meda
Co. Chairs: Dr. Jim Woo & Dr. Geraldine Moloney
10:00
Sponsored Symposium
11:00
Tea, Coffee & Exhibition
11:30
What's new in Infectious Diseases & Medical Education
Prof. Dara Byrne
Dr. Eoghan De Barra
Dr. James Woo
Co.Chairs: Dr. Sarah Geoghegan & Dr. Cliona Ní Cheallaigh
13:00
Lunch and Exhibition
13:45
Orals Session 2
View Abstracts
Opportunistic measles immunisation within the paediatric inclusion health service
Deirdre Foley, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin
Sustained Antibody Durability Two Years Post Mpox Infection but not Following MVA-BN Vaccination
Joanne Byrne, St. Vincent's University Hospital
A Review of Distances Travelled by Patients Living with HIV (PLWH) to Attend Appointments in Specialist HIV clinics in Ireland
Lorna Quigley, HSE
Impact of the RSV Immunisation Pathfinder Programme in the Republic of Ireland
Michael Hanrahan, HSE Public Health, Dr Steeven's Hospital
Evaluating Vaccination Records of HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) at an HIV Centre
Ahmed Al Badi, Beaumont Hospital
Evaluating the impact of ten years of an emergency department blood-borne virus screening programme
Sean Brennan, St. James's Hospital
Chair: Dr. Brendan O'Kelly
14:30
Whats new in Virololgy
Prof. Hermione Lyall
Dr Yashna Singh
Co.Chairs: Prof Karina Butler & Dr. Carlos Mejia
