2022

The Alliance is a global network of international member organisations advocating for global access to emergency and essential quality, safe, timely, and affordable surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anaesthesia care (SOTA Care)   The G4 Alliance held its 12th meeting in Dublin on November 11th to 14th & was hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. Leaders in Healthcare from all over the world attended in person & virtually. The meeting focused on equity in technological innovations, building multidisciplinary teams & creating shared values…

Original article first appeared on Irish Times 7.11.22.   Dr Debbi Stanistreet (Associate Professor of Public Health, School of Population Health, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and member of Irish Doctors for the Environment)   The one small change that I would like to see in the Irish healthcare system is for healthcare professionals to be formally recognised as advocates for climate action. I understand that doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals would require training to be able to fulfil this role but given…

Picture shows Dr Noelle Healy and Minister of Health following her talk on “Psychological Safety: A Teams Perspective” at the recent National Patient Safety Meeting in Dublin Castle. The meeting was organised by the National Patient Safety Office in the Department of Health.

  The Global Health Education Ireland Symposium is focused on the educational aspects of Global Health, showcasing a wide range of project work from around the Globe. This years theme, “Education for Equitable Global Health” includes topics such as The Intersection of Place, Race and Health, Educating in Times of Crisis, Decolonising Global Health, and Integrating Planetary Health. 24th November 10.30am-3pm Register here: Summary – Global Health Education Ireland Symposium 2022 – Education for Equitable Global Health (cvent.com)

PRESS RELEASE 9 NOVEMBER 2022 PROFESSOR RORY DWYER, NOCA Clinical Lead for the Irish National ICU Audit and Audit Manager Mary Baggot revealed that Irish Intensive Care Units continued to provide safe care for patients during the height of the 2020 pandemic, with the launch of today’s Irish National ICU Audit.  The report focuses on care received in Irish Intensive Care Units in 2020, which includes the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. It concluded that patient outcomes were within acceptable limits for all individual…