registration & Breaks Information

Registration                                               8.00am - 9.00am

Coffee Break (Morning)                            11.00am - 11.30am    

Lunch                                                         1.00pm - 2.00pm

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Coffee Dock will be available to access during Workshop Sessions in afternoon

introduction
9.00am - 9.30am

Opening of ISMS23  - Welcome & Introduction

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Dr Patrick O'Donnell

ISMS Committee - GP and Clinical Fellow in Social Inclusion, University of Limerick School of Medicine (UL)

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Professor Colum Dunne

Head of School of Medicine & Foundation Chair of Research, University of Limerick

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Antonia Bura

Research and Data Officer, Homeless Health. HSE Social Inclusion National Office

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Bernard Gloster

Chief Executive Officer - Health Service Executive (HSE)

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plenary session
9.30am - 11.00am

9.30am - 10.30am

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Keynote Speaker :             Professor Magdalena Harris

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         Professor of Inclusion Health Sociology

         London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK,

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Title:                                  Improving health outcomes for people who use

  drugs:    From research to policy and practice

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10.30am - 11.00am

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Research Presentation:     Dr Ena Lynn

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         Senior Researcher - Health Information & Evidence

         Health Research Board

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Title:                                             Coronial data on deaths among people who were

  homeless in Ireland, 2019

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PARALLEL presentation sessions
(choose 1 Theme FROM 6) 
11.30am - 1.00Pm

1)    OP01: ADDICTION & HEALTH -  1

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• A Systematic Review of the Challenges experienced by General Nurses working within the addiction treatment services

                  ​Samantha Makiwa - DUBLIN SIMON COMMUNITY

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• Naloxone overview, new resources and practical use in a clinical setting

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​​               Jenny Smith -  HSE NATIONAL SOCIAL INCLUSION OFFICE

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• A Needs assessment of crack cocaine use in Limerick City

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                   ​​Yaa Asuaba Duopah - UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK

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• Virtual Opiate Substitution treatment clinics using telemedicine and the establishment of Addiction/homeless clinical nurse managers to outreach marginalized and homeless/difficult to reach individuals in the community

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              Marion Mulvanny, Hazel Donegan - HSE COMMUNITY ALCOHOL & DRUGS SERVICE (MIDLANDS)

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• Audit of Cocaine use by clients attending 2 North Dublin City Methadone Clinics

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                   ​​Ciaran Somers - HSE SOCIAL INCLUSION & ADDICTION SERVICE

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2)     OP02: MIGRANT & ETHNIC MINORITY HEALTH - 1 

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• The Ukrainian Touch

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                   ​​Natasha Vizier, Tetiana Kovalchuk, Alisa Shemilova - HSE SOCIAL INCLUSION

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• Establishing an Emergency Primary Care Response to influx of migrants post war in Ukraine

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                   ​​SAFETYNET PRIMARY CARE

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• My Place to Play Infant Mat: Promoting the communication, social and physical development of babies within the travelling community

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                   ​​Vivienne Downes, Lisa Brennan - RATHKEALE PRIMARY CARE TEAM, HSE MID WEST 

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• An Integrated Model of Care to Support Roma Experiencing Homelessness

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                   ​​Caitriona Burke, Danut Nae - HSE ROMA AND MIGRANT TEAM CHO7

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• "When one size doesn't fit all". Developing a specialist Mental Health Service to cater for the complex needs of Asylum Seekers and Refugees

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                   ​​Michael Gibbons - LOUTH/MEATH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE

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3)     OP03: MENTAL HEALTH

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• A Qualitative Evaluation of a Dual Diagnosis Service in a Community-Based Setting in Cork

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                   ​​John Lawlor, Abigale Owens - HSE SOUTH

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• SUDMH Substance use Disorder and Mental health Support Group

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                   ​​Michael Lacey - BUSHY PARK TREATMENT CENTRE - CLARE CARE, ENNIS, CO. CLARE

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• An End has a Start -  Developing a Social Care pathway for a person with Dual Diagnosis issues attending a community mental health service

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                   ​​Aidan Cooney - LOUTH MEATH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

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• Delivering Psychology to service users of the Women's Health Service & Anti Human Trafficking Team

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        Elaine Martin - HSE

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• Changes to the mental health act: will they benefit homeless patients with severe mental illness

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        Dr Enda Barron - SAFETYNET PRIMARY CARE

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4)     OP04: INCLUSION HEALTH  - 1

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• Trauma Informed Practice five years on – Our journey through the lens of trauma and its benefits for those who need our services

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                   ​​Una Burns, Julie McKenna, Yvonne Davis - NOVAS QUALITY MATTERS

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• A Health Economic Evaluation of a Dedicated Primary Care Service for Social Inclusion in the Mid-West of Ireland

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                   ​​Dr Sile Kelly, Dr Patrick O'Donnell, Dr Anne Dee - HSE MID WEST AREA

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• Interprofessional Practice in Inclusion Health

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                   ​​Belinda Simiyu, Ciarán Purcell, Tanya McGarry - UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK, ACCESS CAMPUS /

              SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH

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• An integrative review of community nurse-led interventions to identify and respond to domestic abuse in the postnatal period

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                   ​​Marie Boyle -  PRIMARY CARE, HSE MID WEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE

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5)     OP05: HOMELESSNESS & HEALTH  - 1

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• Supporting healthy feeding practices among young families in emergency accommodation

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                  Dr Anne Griffin, Maya Dafinova, Maeve O'Doherty - UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK & PAUL PARTNERSHIP

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• Using local Dublin data to design an interdisciplinary, recovery-oriented model of care for Inclusion Mental Health

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                  Dr Eileen Corroon Sweeney - INCLUSION MENTAL HEALTH TEAM, DUBLIN SOUTH CITY MHS 

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• Evaluation of an enhanced Low-threshold Exercise And Protein (LEAP II) Supplementation Programme for People with Severe and Multiple Disadvantage Accessing Services for Addiction Challenges and Homelessness

              Fiona Kennedy - TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN  

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• The Child Development Homelessness Project

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                  Maeve O'Doherty - ABC START RIGHT 

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• Sleep sufficiency -  Mazlow’s Hierarchy or Pandora’s Box

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              Dr Kieran Harkin, Orla Condren - MERCHANTS QUAY DOCTORS & MQI

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6)     OP06: HOMELESSNESS & INCLUSION HEALTH  - 1

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• How Housing First is addressing Health Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness

     Kate McGrath, Lisa Nolan - HSE SOCIAL INCLUSION & FOCUS IRELAND

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• Co-designing a mental health support with young adult experiencing homelessness

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              Trish Walshe, Sinead Casey - DUBLIN SIMON

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• Inclusion Health: A hospital-based Inclusion Health service 7 years later. What have we done and where are we going?

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              Anne-Marie Lawlee, Sheenagh Walsh, Jess Sears, Paul Merrigan - INCLUSION HEALTH,

              ST JAMES' HOSPITAL

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• Supporting equity in access to care - Developing the Inclusion Health Framework

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              Karolina Farrell - DRUGS POLICY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION UNIT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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parallel panel discussions - CHOOSE a or b
option a
2.00pm - 3.00pm

Theme:        Migration & Health

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Ireland's response to the Global Homeless Crisis

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Panelists:

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• Dr Fiona O'Reilly, CEO, Safetynet Primary Care (CHAIR)

• Dr Salome Mbugua, Chief Executive, AkiDwa - Migrant Women's Network

• Tonya Myles, General Manager, Cairde

• Dr Angy Skuce, Medical Director, Safetynet Primary Care

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parallel panel discussions - option B
2.00pm - 3.00pm

Theme:        Women & Inclusion Health

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Access to Healthcare - why we need to prioritise healthcare for

women & girls

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Panelists:

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• Paula Byrne, Chief Executive, Merchants Quay Ireland (CHAIR)

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• Professor Sarah Morton, Assistant Professor & Director, UCD School of Policy, Social Work & Social Justice & Community Partnership Drugs Programme

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• Mia de Faoite, Project Worker, Ruhuma

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• Michelle Quinn, Project Officer, Chief Nursing Office, Department of Health

workshops (Choose 1 from 8 options)
3.00pm - 4.30Pm

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PLEASE NOTE - WORKSHOP REGISTRATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE REGISTRATION AREA.   PLACES ARE LIMITED

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(MAXIMUM PLACES FOR EACH WORKSHOP LISTED BELOW)

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1)   Overdiagnosis on the Margins  (60 PLACES)

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       Dr Austin O'Carroll - GRANBY CENTRE / NORTH DUBLIN CITY GP TRAINING SCHEME

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      (THEME: INCLUSION HEALTH)

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2)   Exploration of access to healthcare for women experiencing homelessness in

       Northern Ireland     (40 PLACES)

      Professor Diarmuid O'Donovan, Professor Nigel Hart, Sarah McNeill - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST

      (THEME: HOMELESSNESS & HEALTH)

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3)   What does 'blue skies thinking' for community prescribing services look like?

        Workforce development; policy, systems, organisations, education & skills  

        (40 PLACES)

       Dr Peter Kelly - TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN SCHOOL OF NURSING & MIDWIFERY

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     (THEME: ADDICTION & HEALTH)

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4)   An inter-disciplinary presentation on how to record social determinants of health in a

        mental health in-patient facility in Ireland, using the ICD 10 Z codes    (20 PLACES)

      Aidan Cooney, Dr Mohamed Elamin, Michael Gibbins - LOUTH MEATH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

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      (THEME: MENTAL HEALTH)

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5)   What can we learn from each other about improving migrant healthcare in the

        community?         (30 PLACES)

       Dr Máirtín Ó Maoláin, Dr Ellen Stuart, Dr Angy Skuce - 

       ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IRELAND (RCSI) & SAFETYNET PRIMARY CARE

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      (THEME: MIGRANT HEALTH)

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6)   Practicalities of the Mental Health Act 2001    (30 PLACES)

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       Dr Eileen Corroon Sweeney, Sheenagh Walsh - INCLUSION HEALTH & INCLUSION MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES,

       ST JAMES' HOSPITAL, DUBLIN

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       (THEME: MENTAL HEALTH)

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7)   Experiential workshop exploring language, privilege, and the peer perspective  

        (20 PLACES)

      Chris O'Donnell - SAFETYNET PRIMARY CARE

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      (THEME: HOMELESSNESS & HEALTH)

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8)   Update on the management of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)   (30 PLACES)

      Dr Maeve Crowley, Dr Barry Kevane, Professor Fionnuala Ni Ainle - CORK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & MATER

      MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, DUBLIN

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       (THEME: INCLUSION HEALTH)

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day 1 closing PLENARY SESSION
4.30pm - 5.30pm

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Senator Lynne Ruane

in conversation with...

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Andy O'Hara, Co-ordinator of UISCE and the UISCE poetry group

Dymphna Lynch

Gillian McDonnell

Caroline McEvoy

Niall Hickey

Naomi Lynch

Samantha McCreery 

day 1 SYMPOSIUM evening BBQ
6.30pm - 9.00pm (times tbc)

"An Inclusion Social"

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Tickets can be purchased separately for the Evening BBQ from the ISMS23 Registration Page:  

https://www.primarycaresafetynet.ie/events-1/6th-irish-street-medicine-symposium-2023-limerick-1