Thu 14th May

08:30

Registration and Coffee

09:20

Welcome - Ardmore Suite

09:30

Oral Session 1

Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: A National Multicentre Audit

Author: Ahmed Al Badi

 

Mapping Socioeconomic Determinants of AMR: A Five-Year Cohort Study in a Tertiary Irish Hospital

Author: Paul Reidy

 

 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Immunisation Policies in Neighbouring Regions: Effectiveness of Maternal Vaccination versus Infant Monoclonal Antibody against hospitalisation for RSV-associated Respiratory Tract Infection (RTI) on the Island of Ireland 

Author: Bryony Treston

 

Chronic respiratory disease and outcomes in adults hospitalised with RSV

Author: Fiona Murphy

 

Assessment of Partner Notification Strategy to Improve Management of Syphilis Among Pregnant Women in Blantyre, Malawi

Author: Deirdre Foley

 

Pilot Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Detection in Hospital & Urban Wastewater using Molecular Methods

Author: Paul Reidy

 

Utilisation of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases London parasitology service by Irish hospitals: a three-year quantitative review (2022–2025)

Author: Siobhán O'Regan

Keynote Speaker

10:30

Keynote Speaker 1

Dr Morgan McMonagle

11:15

Tea, Coffee, Exhibition Viewing

11:45

Orals Session 2

The changing epidemiology of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) in Ireland between 2018-2023, with a focus on non-HIV cohort: A national retrospective population-based study and single-centre review.

Author: Josephine Herbert

 

Establishing a Dedicated Multidisciplinary Team for Complex Bone and Joint Infections

Author: Shaini Gangadharan

 

Blood, Bowel and Heart: The Streptococcus Gallolyticus Triad

Author: Marcela Merc

 

Improving Intravenous Access Success Through Simulation-Based and Ultrasound-Guided Training: A Combined Audit and Quality Improvement Initiative

Author: Patrick Carey

 

Antimicrobial consumption in severe acute respiratory infections during 2025/26 season

Author: Siti Mardhiah Muhamad Fauzi

 

'The Guilt is Gone' - A clinical pathway for the use of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI-ART) in adherence challenged people living with HIV

Author: Siobhan Quirke

 

12:45

Lunch

Keynote Speaker

13:30

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Brad Spellberg
Sponsored Symposium

14:30

Sponsored Symposium - Gilead

15:30

Tea, Coffee & Exhibition

Keynote Speaker

16:00

Keynote Session

Dr. Michael Herce

16:45

SpR Quickfire Poster Round Up

17:00

SpR Clinical Case Studies

18:00

Day 1 Ends

19:30

Conference Dinner

Fri 15th May

09:00

Orals Session 3

Urinary Tract Infections and Diagnostic Stewardship – A multi-centre trainee led “Skip the Dip” Audit

Author:  Bearach Reynolds

 

"Drip, Drip, Hooray! A Deep Dive into Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Awareness at an Irish University Hospital"

Author:  Mubashir Habib

 A Survey of HIV Stigma in the Healthcare Setting: Irish Perspective and Results

Author:  Siobhan Quirke

Quality control and interpretive framework for maternal and infant syphilis serology in a low-income research setting: implementation within the defeat syphilis study, Blantyre, Malawi

Author: Deirdre Foley

 

Capacity Modelling in Precision HIV Care: Workforce Implications of a Nurse-Led Long-Acting Injectable ART Service

Author:  Amy Walsh

 

A Pilot Programme to Test for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Following Hearing Concern on Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

Author:  Patrick Gavin

 

Keynote Speaker

10:00

Keynote Session

Prof. Thomas Harrison

10:45

Tea, Coffee & Exhibition

Sponsored Symposium

11:15

Sponsored Symposium - MSD

12:15

Lunch & Exhibition

Keynote Speaker

13:00

Keynote Session

Prof. Helen Siobhan Marshall

13:45

Oral Session 4

Immunogenicity of an adjuvanted RSV vaccine in CAR T-Cell Recipients

Author: Ellen Walsh

 

Treatment goals: LDL-c Levels in People Living with HIV – an Audit against the European AIDS Clinical Society 2025 Updated Guidelines

Author: Fiorina Rigonat

 

Investigating Factors Associated with Achieving Sustained Virologic Response Following Intention To Treat Hepatitis C Virus Infection with Direct-Acting Antivirals

Author: Thomas Talbot

 

RSV hospitalisation in adults: limitations of age-based vaccination strategies.

Author: Fiona Murphy

 

Ten-Year Review of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Care and Impact of Updated Management Guidelines on Patients at a Tertiary Infectious Diseases Centre

Author: Helina Alemayehu

14:45

SpR Quick Fire Poster Round Up

15:00

Wrap up, prize giving and close

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