To celebrate Poetry Day Ireland on Thursday 27 April 2017, a Menu of Poems called ‘You. Just You’ will be distributed throughout Irish hospital wards, waiting rooms and other healthcare settings for patients, visitors and staff to enjoy. The poetry was selected by poet Yrsa Daley-Ward. Daley-Ward will be visiting Ireland for the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, to read at an event and to launch the Poems for Patience Series at University Hospital Galway.
The conference, which this year is an open event for all healthcare professionals will be held in the Citywest Hotel & Golf Resort, Saggart, Co Dublin on the 23rd May 2017. Our annual national conference this year is based around the theme of “New challenges in 2017: the multi-drug resistance crisis” and focuses upon raising awareness and reducing adverse outcomes from emerging multi-drug resistance organisms.
On 22nd February a workshop was hosted by Community Healthcare Organisation Area 1 (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan & Sligo) in conjunction with the National Clinical Care Programme for Diabetes.
University Hospital Galway today launched the #hellomynameis campaign. The aim of the campaign is to enhance compassionate care by reminding healthcare professionals to introduce themselves to patients in all healthcare interactions. And the main message is to promote high quality communication in order to treat patients with dignity and respect.
The Saolta University Health Care Group recently published the seventh Symptomatic Breast Service Annual Report, which outlined the activity of the Breast Service across the Group in 2015. Activity within the Symptomatic Breast Service across the Saolta Group continued to increase in 2015 and almost 14,000 patients attended our Breast Outpatient Departments, with almost half of these being new patients.
The Atlantic Diabetes in Pregnancy (DIP) Research Group at Saolta University Health Care Group won two awards at the Irish Medical Times Healthcare Awards 2016 which was held in Shelbourne Hotel on 10 November.
Cairde Othair na Gaillimhe Men’s Awareness Night will take place in the Ardilaun Hotel on Thursday 10 November, 2016. Drinks reception at 6pm, Dinner at 7pm. Tickets €70
Guest speakers on the night:
Dr Paul Donnellan, Consultant Oncologist
Dr Evan Yacoub, Consultant Pyschiarist
Patrick O Leary, Canoeist
Eoghan Clifford, Cyclist
For further information contact the Ardilaun Hotel on 091 521433
