Thu 14th May
08:30
Registration and Coffee - Ardmore Lounge
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: Anne O'Toole
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
A Survey of HIV Stigma in the Healthcare Setting: Irish Perspective and Results
Author: Siobhan Quirke
Co Chairs: Dr. Geraldine Moloney & Dr. Claire Kenny
10:30
Keynote Speaker
Dr Morgan McMonagle
Co. Chairs: Dr. Ruth O'Riordan & Dr. Jane O'Halloran
11:15
Tea, Coffee, Exhibition Viewing
11:45
Orals Session 2
'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
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: Laura Howard
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
Co. Chairs: Dr. Niamh Lynn & Dr. Liam Townsend
12:45
Lunch
13:15
Hantavirus Update - Late Breaking
Dr. Christine Kelly
13:30
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Brad Spellberg
Busting 75 Years of ID Myth: Oral Antimicrobial Therapy for Osteomyelitis, Bacteremia, and Endocarditis
Co. Chairs: Dr. Eimear Brannigan & Dr. Eileen Sweeney
14:30
Sponsored Symposium - Gilead
15:30
Tea, Coffee & Exhibition
16:00
Keynote Session
Dr. Michael Herce
Co. Chairs: Dr. Aruthur Jackson & Dr. Jonathan McGrath
16:45
SpR Quickfire Poster Round Up
17:00
SpR Clinical Case Studies
Case Study 1
Josephine Hebert, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Case Study 2
Stephen Connolly, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Case Study 3
Fergal Howley, Waterford University Hospital
Case Study 4
Fiona Murphy, Beaumont Hospital
Case Study 5
Pádraig Morrissey, St James’s Hospital
Case Study 6
Andrew Conroy, Cork University Hospital
Co. Chairs: Dr. Sarah O'Connell & Dr. Eoghan De Barra
18:00
Day 1 Ends
19:30
Conference Dinner
Pre Dinner Drinks Reception in hotel at 18:30 followed by dinner at 19:30 in Union Wine Bar & Kitchen
Union Wine Bar - 11 The Mall Waterford (Across road from hotel)
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
Utilisation of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases London parasitology service by Irish hospitals: a three-year quantitative review (2022–2025)
Author: Siobhán O'Regan
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
Co. Chairs: Dr. Ksenia Davenport & Dr. Julie Lucey
10:00
Keynote Session
Prof. Thomas Harrison
Co. Chairs: Dr. Christine Kelly & Dr. Cilian Ó Maoldomhnaigh
10:45
Tea, Coffee & Exhibition
11:15
Sponsored Symposium - MSD
Prof. Jacqueline CAPEAU
12:15
Lunch & Exhibition
13:00
Keynote Session
Prof. Helen Siobhan Marshall
Co. Chairs: Dr. Sarah Geoghegan & Dr. Caitriona Doyle
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
Chair: Cliodhna Ni Cheallaigh