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-South East Dublin Departments of Anaesthesia, Ireland

SEDDA is the aggregation of the Departments of Anaesthesia of seven participating hospitals located in the South East of Dublin.  With St. Vincent's University Hospital at the core, the other constituent hospitals are The National Maternity Hospital, The Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, St. Columcille’s Hospital, and the National Rehabilitation Hospital. Read more...

Latest News

Dr Abigail Walsh, Chairperson 2023—2026

Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Saint Vincent's University Hospital

Conall O’Halloran announced as new chair St Vincent’s Healthcare Group

Congratulatons to Mr Conall O’Halloran on his appointment as the new chair of St Vincent’s Healthcare Group (SVHG), following the retirement of James Menton. SVHG is one of the largest independent healthcare groups in Ireland, incorporating St Vincent’s University Hospital, St Michael’s hospital in Dún Laoghaire and St Vincent’s Private Hospital

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SVUH Annual Dept Medal Awards Recipients 2023

Dr Gerry Dorrian Memorial Award: SpR in Anaesthesia 2023
Recipient: Dr Richard Sweeney

Dr Seamus O’Donnell Memorial Award: SpR in ICU 2023
Recipient:  Dr Brian Doyle                  

Dr Dick Nolan Memorial Award: SHO in Anaesthesia 2023
Recipient: Dr Keith Groeger

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Dr Roger McMorrow rows the world's toughest race

Dr Roger McMorrow, Medical Director, National Maternity Hospital and Consultant Anaesthetist, SVUH joins Power of 1 team to row 5,000km across the Atlantic Ocean in memory of Saoirse O'Driscoll.

Dr McMorrow successfully summitted Mt. Everest in 2007.

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Professor Paul Murphy, Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Specialist in St. Vincent's University Hospital

Professor Paul Murphy, Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Specialist in St. Vincent's University Hospital and St. Vincent's Private Hospital, has pioneered a new technology in Ireland for the treatment of Chronic Pain—using Medtronics, Inceptiv-spinal cord stimulator, close loop technology sensing system.

NSUKI Neuromodulation Society of the UK & Ireland Annual Scientific Congress Dublin, 3rd-5th, October, 2024

Professor Paul Murphy, Dr Ashish Gulve Presentation -'Real World Outcomes of Closed Loop Multiwavefrom Spinal Cord Stimulation'

Dr Kirk Levin's Presentation - 'SAS For Spinal Cord Injury'

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UCD Ukraine Trauma Project

UCD Ukraine Trauma Project updates reported to the Oireachtas and Ukrainian Members of Parliament visit UCD

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Eduroam in Ireland

EDUROAM stands for education roaming. EDUROAM is a Wi-Fi service which enables students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to securely access the internet at their college/university and whilst visiting other participating institutions. EDUROAM is a simple, easy and secure Wi-Fi connectivity service available at hundreds of hotspots in Ireland and thousands around the world.

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Critical Care Liver Failure and Transplant Symposium, CAI, Saturday March 9th, 2024

Convenor: Dr Patrick O'Sullivan, Intensivist

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College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland College Medal

Professor Donal Buggy, President of College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland, honours and presents Professor John Boylan, UCD Clinical Professor and Consultant Anaesthetist, SVUH with the CAI College Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution throughout his career to the continuous development and evolution of Anaesthesia by his teaching & research.

Brian Kavanagh Lecture - CAI Annual Congress, 2024

Professor John Boylan, UCD Clinical Professor and Consultant Anaesthetist, SVUH gives the annual Brian Kavanagh Lecture at the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland Annual Congress, 2024

'Mechanistic Research in Clinical Care - How It Started, How It's Going'

Dr Siobhain O'Mahony - Hononary Fellowship and Medal Award

Dr Hugh Gallagher, Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of Ireland, presenting Dr. Siobhain O'Mahony with an honorary fellowship and the CAI - St. Vinent's Anaesthesia Foundation Medal in recognition of her main reserach interests in the communication within the brain-gut-microbiota axis.

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CAI Annual Congress 2024 - Faculty of Pain Medicine - Rynd Lecture

Dr. Siobhain O'Mahony 'Microbiome in Pain Medicine - Molecular Mechanisms to Theraputic Potential'

University College Cork

Sponsored by St. Vincent's Anaesthesia Foundation.

Congratulations -- to Assoc. Professor Crina Burlacu -- on her appointment as Chairperson of ESAIC Simulation Committee, starting 1st January, 2024

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ESAIC News - An Interview with Professor Crina Burlacu

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Congratulations -- to Assoc. Professor Crina Burlacu, Consultant Anaesthetist, SVUH -- on her appointment as Council Member and Chair of the Training Committee, CAI June, 2024

Integration of simulation-based education in anaesthesiology specialist training

EJA: Synthesis of results from an Utstein Meeting. Utstein Simulation Study Group
Authors: Georges L. Savoldelli, Crina L. Burlacu, Marc Lazarovici, Francisco Maio Matos and Doris Østergaard

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World Congress of Anaesthesia - São Paulo, Brazil 2024

Dr Muhammad Mukhtar, Associate Clinical Professor of Anaesthesiology, UCD Consultant Anaesthesiologist, St. Vincent's University Hospital & Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital Dublin, Ireland

COPA 2024

Presenter of Ophthalmic Workshops on sub-Tenon's blocks and presentation on Reducing the Risks of Vision Loss

14th Pan Arab Congress in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management - Amman, Jordan Sept 21-23rd 2023

Guest speaker: Assoc. Professor Niamh Conlon SVUH

The use of continuous sciatic nerve block catheters in vascular ischemia; saving limbs & lives.

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Professor Alistair Nichol, Consultant Anaesthestist, SVUH

Congratulations to Professor Alistair Nichol, Chair of Critical Care Medicine UCD, Chair of Irish Critical Care Trials Group, Intensivist at SVUH, who received a special commendation from the Irish Research Council for his ‘exceptional contribution’ to the field of medical research, relating to critical care clinical trials and the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Irish Critical Care Clinical Trials Network - ICC-CTN Meeting, Belfast, June 14th 2024

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ICC-CTN DIFA Funding

Congratulations to Prof Alistair Nichol on behalf of the REMAP-CAP Ireland team, REMAP-CAP (immunomodulation in influenza and endothelial modulation), and Prof Pat Murray on behalf of the BONANZA Europe team, BONANZA (brain tissue oxygen optimisation after TBI) who have been awarded funding in the recent HRB DIFA fundings scheme

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TAME trial - Clinical Care Reviews - NEJM - Prof. Alistair Nichol

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Dr Andrew Westbrook, Dean of the the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Ireland

Congratulations to Dr Andrew Westbrook, Intensivist, Consultant Anaesthetist SVUH on his appointment to Dean of the the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Ireland.

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Dr Hugh Gallagher, Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, CAI

Congratulations to Dr Hugh Gallagher, Consultant Anaesthetist, SVUH on his appointment to Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, CAI.

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Dr Kirk Levins, Consultant Anaesthetist, Pain Specialist, SVUH and National Maternity Hospital

Congratulations to Dr Kirk Levins on his appointment as Consultant Anaesthetist, Pain Specialist, SVUH, the National Maternity Hospital, and the National Rehabilitation Hospital.

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SVUH National Liver Transplant Programme

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New AI tool makes it possible to predict weight loss after bariatric surgery - University College Dublin

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Irish Liver Foundation

The Irish Liver Foundation was set up in 2022 , through the Hepatology working group of the HSE National Clinical Programme for Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

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Anaesthesia and Airway Management for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients, Prof. Crina Burlacu

St Vincent's Healthcare Group - Operating Theatre Procedures for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients.

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SVAF provides aid to displaced children at Fr W. Stuart School, Refugee Camp, Tyre, South Lebanon

The St. Vincents Anaesthesia Foundation gladly supports Dr Richard Assaf, Consultant Anaesthetist, in his continuing endeavours to provide aid to the Rosminians Fathers for the "Displaced Children's Fund" and the Fr William Stuart run school, part of the Schools for Syria project, based at the Rashidieh Refugee camp in Tyre, South Lebanon.

View message of thanks from Fr. Stuart in Lebanon

Watch update from Fr. Stuart in Lebanon

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Tumaini La Maisha (Their Lives Matter), Dar-El-Salaam

SVAF contributes to the caring of Children with Cancer at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar-El-Salaam 2017 - 2020

Dr Niamh Conlon, Consultant Anaesthetist, SVUH

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Hon. Fellowship, Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine, RCSI

Congratulations to Dr Roger McMorrow, Consultant Anaesthetist, SVUH & National Maternity Hospital

Successful summiteer Caudwell Xtreme Everest Expedition 2007

Hon. Fellowship, Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine, RCSI

Congratulations to Dr Michael O'Dwyer, Intensivist and Consultant Anaesthetist, SVUH

Successful summiteer Caudwell Xtreme Everest Expedition 2007