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ICPAN Conference Call for Submissions

The International Conference on PeriAnaesthesia Nursing (ICPAN) 2025 in taking place in Dublin! Perianaesthesia nursing professionals worldwide will join us in the vibrant city of Dublin for an exceptional gathering of knowledge, collaboration, and innovation. The ICPAN 2025 conference is…

CAI Annual Congress 2024

The College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland and the Faculty of Pain Medicine will be hosting the Congress of Anaesthesiology on the 15th & 16th of May 2025 at UCD. During the two-day conference, we will welcome high-profile national and international…

Operation Preparation – NEW PODCAST

Steps for a Stronger Start Operation Preparation, a new podcast hosted by St James’s Hospital staff, with the support of the St James’s Hospital Foundation, was launched on World Anaesthesia Day. Paying homage to its title, the six-part series provides…

CLINICAL NURSE MANAGER 2 – Anaesthetics

The Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital is a voluntary acute specialist hospital and is the national tertiary centre for the treatment of Ophthalmic, Ear, Nose, Throat/Head and Neck disorders. Recognised as a University Teaching Hospital, it has a tradition…

Safer surgeries: Reducing common causes of harm

Safer surgeries: Reducing common causes of harm Tuesday, April 18, 2023 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Webinar speakers: Dr. Joan Power, Consultant Haematologist Anne Jones, Nurse Lead for Quality and Patient Safety Improvement, IEHG Aileen O’Brien, Assistant Director of Nursing…

Second Victim Powerpoint Presentation

Second victims are healthcare providers who are involved in an unanticipated adverse patient event, in a medical error and/or a patient related injury and become victimised in the sense that the provider is traumatised by the event.      

Red Allergy Bracelet Project

This project was a Quality Initiative through “Lunch and Learn” at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar in collaboration with staff in the day ward and theatre. According to the World Allergy Organisation drug allergy occurs in 3-5% of hospitalised patients. The…