Irish Street Medicine Symposium
27 – 28 September
2019
Presentations - Day 1
2019 Programme Presentation Slides
Day 1
Friday 27 September 2019
01
plenary session
Theme: Putting the most vulnerable first: The National Perspective
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Depression and Stigma in Homelessness
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Chris O'Donnell (Expert by Experience)
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HSE National Social Inclusion Perspectives
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Joe Doyle (National Social Inclusion Lead - HSE National Social Inclusion Office)
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The Hospital Experience for Homeless People
Dr Clíona Ní Cheallaigh (Inclusion Health Consultant St James Hospital)
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National Implementation of Housing First
Bob Jordan (National Housing First Director)
02
parallel session 1
Theme: Innovation in Practice
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1) Step Up Step Down - The first year in Dublin's intermediate care centre for homeless people
Niamh Murphy and Angela Skuce (Dublin Simon & Safetynet Primary Care)
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2) MQI - Naloxone Training & Prescribing Service. From Pilot To Present Day
William Carroll and Laurence Moloney, (Merchants Quay Ireland)
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3) Direct Acting Antiviral Treatment of Hepatitis C in the community
Susan Ryan, Helen Ryan and Catherine Keane, (Limerick Drug and Alcohol Service)
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4) Making Screening and Assessment Mobile
Emma Coughlan (Safetynet Primary Care)
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5) Improving Access to Epilepsy Care for Homeless Patients
Elisabeth Doran (Dublin Mid-Leinster Epilepsy Service, St James Hospital)
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6) The New HSE Inclusion Health Hub
Anita Whyte (HSE Social Inclusion) and Fiona O'Reilly (Safetynet Primary Care)
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parallel session 2
Theme: Mental Health
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1) Multiple Jeopardy - Psychiatric vulnerabilities and homelessness in Irish Prisons
Gautam Gulati and Valerie Murphy (University of Limerick and University College Cork)
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Research Papers and Contact Information available
at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gautam_Gulati
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2) Experiences of Social Farming in Homeless Services in the Mid- West
Martin Hogan (HSE/ Social Farming Ireland)
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3) Intentional Drug Overdose Among Homeless People in Ireland
Caroline Daly (National Suicide Research Foundation)
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4) Opening the Door to Hope - Implementing the Collaborative Assessment and Management
of Suicidality Approach within Homeless Services
Andrea Koenigstorfer, Kirstine Graydon (Dublin Simon Sure Steps Counselling Service)
5) Mental Health Service Provision for Adults who are Homeless: Experiences of
Front-Line Service Providers
Gerry Devine ( HSE South - Waterford Mental Health Services)
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6) "There's a Hole in the Bucket" - How do staff replenish their empathy stores?
Eibhliín Collins (Mercy University Hospital Cork)
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parallel session 3
Theme: Challenges and Solutions
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1) Working with keyworkers to improve homeless health
Briege Casey, Mary Farrelly and Denise Proudfoot (School of Nursing and Human Sciences, DCU)
2) Alcohol & Benzodiazepine Detox in the context of homelessness; an ever evolving landscape
Orla Condren, Eavanna Maloney (Dublin Simon)
3) Addressing sexual violence disclosure amongst patients during health assessments and screening
Debbie Marshall (Safetynet)
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4) Increased presentations of people with a disability amongst the homeless population:
real or imagined - A local perspective of Cork City
Jim Lane ( Adult Homeless Integrated Team), Lorraine Catherine O'Connor (University College Cork)
5) Discharge protocol in relation to Homeless clients
Mary Murphy, (Homeless action Team, Mid West Community Healthcare)
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6) "Nothing about us without us"
Depaul Key Workers
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parallel session 4
Theme: Refugee and Migrant Health
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1) Responding to the Health Needs of Refugees & Asylum Seekers /Roma and Programme Refugees
Ovidiu Matuit (Intercultural Health Hub:WSTCYS)
2) Pilot Psychology Service for Syrian Refugees in Abbeyfield EROC Centre, Ballaghaderreen
William Mowlds, Cynthia Watters ( Community Healthcare West, NIUG)
3) Building a Network of Health & Social Care Professionals to help meet Oral Health
Needs of Asylum Seekers in Kenmare, Kerry
Patrick Quinn, Gerry McCarthy (Kenmare Family Dental and Killarney Immigrant Support Centre (KASI))
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4) Vulnerability indications and Assessments
Dr Matt O'Tuathail (Safetynet Primary Care)
5) Cork Kerry Refugee Resettlement Programme Initiative:a new initiative in improving health outcomes
for Syrian & Iraqi Refugees
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Leah Bentham and Tina Diggin, (Cork Kerry Community Healthcare/HSE)
6) Using technology to reduce access barriers- Cork Kerry Resettlement Project
Mary Cleary, ( Cork Kerry Community Healthcare)
