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SVUH Grand Rounds 2023 Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine
Annual Congress 2023, Edinburgh, September 13-15th 2023
FSEM 19th Annual Scientific Conference, Dublin, September 15th 2023
Crypto-Infections Conference, Dublin, September 17-19th 2023
World Patient Safety Day, Dublin, September 17th 2023
The Emergency Services Show, Birmingham, September 19-20th 2023
EFIC CONGRESS 2023, Budapest, September 20-22nd 2023
Aviation Health 2023, London, September 26-27th 2023
Irish Cardiac Society Annual Scientific Meeting and AGM 2023, Kildare, October 12-14th 2023
WRMC 2023, Barcelona, October 12-14th 2023
ILTS/SATA Perioperative Care in Liver Transplantation Meeting 2023, San Francisco, October 13th 2023
Anaesthesiology Annual Meeting 2023, San Francisco, October 13-17th 2023
SPLIT Annual Meeting 2023, Montreal, October 16-17th 2023
2023 UCD Conway Festival of Research and Innovation, Dublin, October 19-20th 2023
European Sepsis Alliance, Online, October 16th and 26th and November 9th 2023
Irish Pain Society 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Cork, October 20th 2023
ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course, Prague, October 24-26th 2023
ICASM 2023, Abu Dhabi, October 26-29th 2023
European Resusitation Council Congress, Barcelona, November 2-4th 2023
British Hyperbaric Association Annual Scientific Meeting, London, November 2-4th 2023
Israel Society of Anesthesiologists (ICISA), Tel Aviv, November 7-9th 2023
REF 24th Annual Multidisciplinary Health Research Conference, Sligo, November 9-10th 2023
7th National Annual Patient Safety in Anaesthesia Conference, Dublin, November 17th 2023
National Office for Research Ethics Committees, Dublin, November 30th 2023
Air Ambulances UK Annual Conference and Awards of Excellence, Reading, November 30th 2023
2024
Core Topics, Belfast, February 23rd 2024
World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, Singapore, March 3-7th 2024
Euroanaesthesia 2024, Munich, May 24-27th 2024
Georgia Tech vs Florida State University, Dublin, August 24th 2024
Hyperbaric Medicine
Video lectures, Karolinska Institute
UCD celebrates 50 years at Belfield
Trek Ireland guided virtual tours
Discover Ireland.ie - The Wild Atlantic Way
RTE/Notre Dame 1916 Easter Rising Commemoration
Welcome to SEDDA
-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...
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Dr Shrijit Nair, Chairman 2022–2023
Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Saint Vincent's University Hospital
CAI - Local Anaesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgery course, Tuesday 24th October, 2023
Research Foundation, New Frontiers in Ophthalmology, 22nd June 2023
Location: Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin
New AI tool makes it possible to predict weight loss after bariatric surgery - University College Dublin
World Sepsis Day Event, Berlin & Online, September 12th 2023
Helicopter Emergency Medical & Air Ambulances Service
Contract Signed with Bristow Ireland for Coast Guard SAR Aviation Service, September 9th 2023
American Medical Association — Augmented Intelligence in Medicine
Anesthesia Paptient Safety Foundation - Global Warming—Blame Anesthesia?
IMO Statement on Consultant Recruitment, August 29th 2023
SVUH Airway Skills Workshop, Dublin, September 20th 2023
Contact: Professor Crina Burlacu for further details
Professor Alistair Nichol, Consultant Anaesthestist, SVUH
Congratulatuions 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.
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
Irish Critical Care Clinical Trials Network - ICC-CTN Meeting, Belfast, June 13th 2023
TAME trial - Clinical Care Reviews - NEJM - Prof. Alistair Nichol
SVUH Annual Dept Medal Awards Recipients 2022
Dr Gerry Dorrian Memorial Award: SpR in Anaesthesia 2022
Recipient: Dr David Lorigan
Dr Seamus O’Donnell Memorial Award: SpR in ICU 2022
Recipient: Dr Elizabeth Little
Dr Dick Nolan Memorial Award: BST in Anaesthesia 2022
Recipient: Dr Siobhan Murphy
Rest in Peace - Dr Breda O'Kelly, Consultant Anaesthetist, SVUH & Holles Street
31st October 2022 - It is with great sadness that we note the death of our talented, obliging and cheerful colleague, Breda O'Kelly, who was always ready to care for her patients and support her colleagues in St. Vincent's and Holles Street. Her skills as an anaesthetist were widely admired and appreciated. May she Rest in Peace.
HSE Organ Donation Transplant Irish Office (ODTI) End of Year Statement 2022
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, 1926–2022
Dr Fiona Donald, President of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, passes her condolences to the entire Royal Family on the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
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.
Prof. John Boylan, Consultant Anaesthetist, SVUH, UCD School of Medicine
Congratulations to Prof. John Boylan who, in recognition of his continued contribution throughout his career to the advancement of Anaesthesia by his teaching & research, has recently been honoured with an academic appointment as UCD Clinical Professor, within the school's academic section of Biomedical Sciences.
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 recent appointment to Dean of the the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Ireland.
Dr Hugh Gallagher, Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, CAI
Congratulations to Dr Hugh Gallagher, Consultant Anaesthetist, SVUH on his recent appointment to Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, CAI.
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.
Associate Professor Crina Burlacu, SVUH
Congratulations to Associate Professor Crina Burlacu, Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Simulation Lead, on her appointment by the Board of Directors of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care for the membership of ESAIC Simulation Committee starting January 1st, 2022.
SVUH Airways Skills Workshop, February 16th, 2022
Attendees at the Airway Skills Workshop which was held on the morning of Wednesday, 16th February, 2022 in PACU-SVUH.
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
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
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
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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