Faculty of Pathology 36th Annual Symposium & Annual General Meeting Thursday 8 th & Friday 9 th February 2018 Approved for up to 9 CPD credits
Thursday 8th February 2018 (4 CPD) Time Title Speaker Chair 10.30-11:00 Registration / Stand viewing 11:00-11:10 Dean s Address Prof Hilary Humphreys Session 1 11:10-13:00 Breakout Sessions - Part 1 (for more information see table below) 13.00-14:00 Lunch / Poster & Stand viewing Session 2 14.00-14.40 Breakout Sessions Part 2 ( for more information see table below ) 14:50-15:50 Rapid Fire Poster Session 15:50-16:10 Presentation of the John D Kennedy Medal Winner 16:10-16.25 Presentation of the George Greene Medal Winner 16.25-16.40 Close out with poster prize presentations 19.00 Admissions Ceremony 20.00 Dinner Prof H Humphreys
Breakout Sessions: Thursday 8th 2018 Neutropaenic Sepsis Blood Sciences / Microbiology / Immunology Time Speaker Chair 11.10 Fungal Infections Prof Tom Rogers (Trinity/SJH) 13:00-14:00 14.00-14.40 Biochemical Markers of sepsis Neutropenic sepsis A haematologist perspective Multidrug-resistant bacteria in neutrapenic sepsis LUNCH/POSTER & STAND Viewing Open debate re- laboratory Investigations across disciplines. Dr. Patrick Twomey Dr. Ezzat El Hassadi, UHW Prof M Mikulsa
Breakout Sessions: Thursday 8th 2018 Screening in the Modern Era Histopathology Time Title Speaker Chair 11.10-11.50 Bowel Screening Lecture on Challenging Bowel Polyps Dr Maurice B Loughrey Update on the Irish Bowel Cancer Screening Programme 11.50-12.10 Cervical Check programme - Impact on training and potential impact of HPV vaccination programme Prof Kieran Sheahan Dr M Griffin 12.10-12.30 Breast Check programme Dr B Bennett 12.30-13.00 Histopathology EQA Dr J O Dowd 13.00-14.00 LUNCH/POSTER & STAND Viewing 14.00-14.40 Sudden Cardiac Death in Adults Current Guidelines on Autopsies in Sudden Cardiac Death in Adults Irish database on Sudden cardiac Death in Adults Prof Mary Sheppard Prof A Fabre
Friday 9th February (5 CPD) Time Title Speaker 9.00-10.30 AGM 10.30-11.00 Coffee/ Poster & Stand Viewing SESSION 3 11.00-13.00 Impact of BREXIT on Pathology in Ireland 11.00 11.40 Impact on training Mr Leo Kearns 11.40-12.10 Impact on Research funding collaborations etc. Dr Mairead O Driscoll, Director of Research Strategy & Funding, HRB 12.10-12.50 European perspective Prof. Trevor Duffy Board & Council of the UEMS 12.50-13.00 General Discussion 13.00-14.00 Lunch / Poster & Stand viewing 14.00-17.00 SESSION 2: Vaccination Programmes Success and Challenges in the 21 st century 14.00-14.15 Open the session / RCPI Prof. Mary
perspective Horgan, President of the RCPI 14.15-14.50 International Update Dr. Pauline Paterson, Co- Lead of the Vaccine Confidence project 14.55-15.25 National Update Dr. Brenda Corcoran National Immunisation Office 15.25-15.55 Hospital Effects of poor vaccine uptake 15.55-16.25 GP perspective re poor vaccine uptake/patient concerns 16.25-17.00 Panel Discussion 17.00 17.10 Closing Address from Dean Prof. Karina Butler Dr Muiris Houston Prof. Hilary Humphreys