Abstracts
Over 80 abstracts were submitted to the Conference and 49 abstracts were presented.
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Deirdre Murray, Motor Neurone Disease Service, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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To develop a patient remote monitoring system that will enhance care for pwMND and that is acceptable to pwMND and useful for the MND MDT.
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Susan Murphy, Orthopaedics and Physiotherapy, University Hospital Waterford
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To develop a timely pathway (within 6 months) to specialist spinal Orthopaedic care for Spinal Orthopaedic Patients in South East of Ireland.
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Louise McGettigan, Pathfinder, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and the National Ambulance Service
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To understand the patient experience of the Pathfinder team and how older people felt about having their emergency call managed in their own home rather than in an emergency department.
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Dolores Donegan, RCSI Hospital Group Endocopy Services, RCSI Hospital Group
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To provide an audio-visual aid to support patient compliance and understanding in relation bowel preparation through a linguistic platform and to improve communication ensuring organisation JAG and NTPF Compliance
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Princy Kuriak, Practice Development Department, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
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The aim of the audit was to compare the accuracy of the Patient Observation Chart Completion utilizing paper-based chart versus digital version of INEWS using Syncrophi KEWS 300 software
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Anjan Lobo, Practice Development Department, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
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The aim is to reduce the rate of falls from a median of 4 per month to 3 per month by March 2023 and avoid harmful falls.
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Aoife O’Neill, Practice Development Department, Louth Hospital
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Following the COVID 19 pandemic a learning needs analysis was conducted in January 2022. The results identified common themes within the clinical areas that required educational input and were reflective of the collated data from the Nursing Quality Care Metrics in Acute Care. The ‘WTKOTGO’ initiative sought to deliver easily accessible education in response to this need.
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Cristiana Carvalho, Surgical 2, Cavan and Monaghan Hospitals
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- To reduce falls from 3.7 falls/month to 2 falls/month.
- To engage staff with new risk assessment tool.
- Raise awareness and empower staff implement interventions.
- Develop a preventive approach and mind-set.
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Lynn McElwain, Pain Management Service, Cavan and Monaghan Hospitals
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To introduce a new analgesic technique which will provide safe and effective analgesia to patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomies and laparotomy surgery.
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Jo Taylor, Maternity, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
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Both QIPs evolved from the same audit (action plan) and both have the shared objective of improving CTG interpretation and compliance to our local guidelines.
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Marie Murray, Kelly-Anne O’Callaghan, Sara-Kate Mangan, Helen Ryan, Julie O’Sullivan-Gallagher, Tissue Viability, Nursing and Quality, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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The aim of the project was to reduce the number of stage 3 and 4 hospital acquired pressure ulcers across Beaumont Hospital, resulting in improved care and a positive patient experience.
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Dr. Monika Krupova, Anaesthesiology Department, Cavan and Monaghan Hospitals
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To determine the satisfaction rate and incidence of adverse events after EA in 2020 & 2021 by reviewing almost all patients. It helps us improving the quality of the epidural service.
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Margaruite O’Connor, Sinead Carroll, Claire O’Grady, Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Department and Resuscitation Training Department, St John’s Hospital, Limerick
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The aim is to review NIES survey feedback to assist in identifying areas of improvement in communication throughout the healthcare setting to enhance the patient’s journey.
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Maeve Eogan, Sexual Assault Treatment Unit, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
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To review the quantity, quality and content of SATU service user feedback, in order to listen to the views of those accessing SATU care.
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Marie Murray, Helen Ryan, Julie O’Sullivan – Gallagher, Nursing and Quality, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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The project aim was to create a standardised format for displaying ward information /data for staff and patient interaction, thus providing a visual representation of the quality of care on each ward.
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Andrea Fitzpatrick, Kate Costelloe, Paula Chapman, Nicholas Codd, Education, Learning and Development Department, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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Establish three leadership development programmes for all staff categories across the RCSI Hospital Group to:
- Build employee engagement and networking opportunities within and across sites
- Provide shared learning opportunities
- Develop leadership skills
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Cathal McCarron & Claire Smyth, Physiotherapy, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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Aid physiotherapists triaging and prioritisation of inpatients, in a level 4 acute hospital, providing timely and effective care. Signposting patients towards safe discharge planning thus improving the patient’s journey through the hospital.
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Helen Ryan, Quality & Safety Directorate, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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To identify ways and factors that enables engagement of patients in the design, delivery, and evaluation of the services and care delivered by Beaumont Hospital.
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Ciara Toner, Care of the Older Persons, Cottage Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda
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Our aim is to ensure that the environment is responsive to our patient’s needs, by providing a warm, quiet, and comfortable environment. Alongside the use of colour contrast, familiar pictures, objects and appropriate signage.
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Emma Forde, Amy Byrne, Therese Callinan, Muyiwa Aremu, Surgery, Pharmacy and the VTE Committee, Connolly Hospital, Dublin
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To investigate NCHD compliance with use of the new VTE Kardex and to educate the importance of consistency with VTE prophylaxis
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Cathy Sexton, Quality and Patient Safety, Cavan and Monaghan Hospitals
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The aim of this project was to improve the learning from complaints and increase knowledge on the HIQA standards across the organisation by utilising patient feedback to drive change.
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Sorcha O’Brien, Maternity, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
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To establish a face to face Early Pregnancy Class for women attending our service between the gestational ages of 14-24 weeks. To provide a virtual class for women and partners to attend.
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Edel Tierney, Quality and Safety, Connolly Hospital, Dublin
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To improve the efficacy of current contact methods for departments within the hospital resulting in more effective communication between patients and individual departments as well as a reduction in calls relating to appointments received by patient services.
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Ciara Sankey, David Linehan, Marian Marks, Michelle Carville, Latoza, Siobhan O’Neill, Dr Colin Mason, Emergency Department – Older Persons Assessment and Liaison Team, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
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The team aim was to collaborate with the patients to design and implement a service providing high quality care for the older person attending the ED.
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Mary Friel, National Quality & Patient Safety Directorate – Incident Management/Open Disclosure, HSE
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Provide a quick reference guide and tool for staff to assist them in supporting staff involved in/affected by patient safety incidents. Bringing together a support package for staff recognising the impact.
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Dr Grace Chan, Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Waterford
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We aim to reinforce AMS initiatives in order to improve prescribing practice and reduce antimicrobial use at University Hospital Waterford (UHW).
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Dr Eamon Dolan, Angela Ring, Priya Madhu, Connolly Acute Beds – HSE Transitional Care Beds Beaumont Lodge, Connolly Hospital, Dublin and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin Lodge Transitional Care Unit
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The purpose of this project was for Beaumont Lodge to support egress from Connolly Hospital (CH) with a shared clinical governance model. The aim was for suitable patients to transfer to Beaumont Lodge and set their own goals with their families for re-ablement with the assistance of the MDT whilst still being monitored by the medical team in CH.
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Jillian Smith, Surgical Department, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
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To improve OLOLH’s compliance with ERAS Pre-operative counselling; introducing a patient booklet to all elective colorectal surgeries pre-operatively improving communication with patient of expectations post-operatively by December 2022
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Orla Kenny, Quality and Patient Safety Directorate, RCSI Hospital Group
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- To audit complaints training rate in RCSI HG from 2017 to October 2021.
- To design a bespoke, interactive complaints training programme using accessible and relatable case studies.
- To measure the impact of this programme on confidence levels of staff.
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Siobhan Enright, Clinical Risk and Patient Safety, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
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- Determine if the incidence of moderate-to-severe HIE has changed
- Determine if recommendations made by the Taskforce have been enacted
- Identify additional potential contributory factors
- Examine the quality of care provided in the prenatal and perinatal period for cases of neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
- Identify avoidable factors, missed opportunities in addition to examining the enactment of the recommendations outlined in the 2020 report
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Ronan Buckley, Quality and Safety Department, Connolly Hospital, Dublin
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This project aimed to improve the culture of clinical audit in Connolly Hospital, through engagement with staff, in order to prioritise the provision of clinical audit supports available to them
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Elaine Owens, Gynaecology and Surgical Directorate, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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The aim was to design a rapid access pathway through early identification, segregation and monitoring of this high risk patient cohort, to improve timeliness of access, and to improve patient outcomes.
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Elaine Dunne, Medicine for the Older Person, HSE CHO 9 Connolly Hospital, Dublin
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The aim of the project was to reduce the number of falls and serious adverse effect of these falls on our older patients.
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Fiona McFadden, Pharmacy Department, Connolly Hospital, Dublin
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- Reduce the frequency of access to Pharmacy out-of- hours.
- Reduce the quantity of items removed from Pharmacy out-of-hours.
- Reduce the amount of time spent by Site Managers in Pharmacy out-of-hours.
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Venessa Widjaya, Physiotherapy Department, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
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Develop an effective, timely and clear discharge pathway for physiotherapy care in adult palliative patients from acute hospital to community services.
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Simon Galligan, Physiotherapy Department, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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- To standardise the description of patient mobility across MDT using a validated outcome measure.
- To promote rehabilitation in the critical care units.
- To set individual patient mobility goals during ICU stay.
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Rachael Pyper, Radiology Department, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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Beaumont Radiology undertook a 6 month pilot in 2022 the purpose of which was to audit the standards of ultrasound reporting performed by a senior sonographer and to compare these with set benchmarks.
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Elaine Harris, Nurse Practice Development Unit, Naas General Hospital
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To standardise the process of CS in the endoscopy services for 100% of patients ≥70 years old receiving elective colonoscopy procedures by August 2022 in an acute regional hospital.
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Sinead O’Neill, Sepsis/INEWS,Bantry General Hospital
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The aim of the project is to increase documentation of ISBAR communication by healthcare workers in Bantry General Hospital to 100% within 6 months.
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Michelle Scanlon, Maternity, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
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Aim is to provide standardised, evidence based information for women in the management of optimal nutrition during pregnancy and postnatally
Working group to improve nutritional value and availability of meals.
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Aine Egan, Physiotherapy Department, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
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This aim of this project is to explore reasons for DNA and develop recommendations in collaboration with administrative and management colleagues with a goal of reducing DNA rate long term.
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John Bourke, Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Anaesthesia Directorate, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, RCSI Hospital Group, College of Anaesthesiologist of Ireland
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To improve patient flow through the PAC and to establish a PAC Triage service in the outpatients department.
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Rachel Joyce, Stroke Medicine, Connolly Hospital, Dublin
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Reducing the DTI for patients with suspected stroke – initially to < 4 hours for all patients before re-targeting to focus our efforts so 90% suspected strokes have CT Brain within 1 hour.
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Dr Thomas Cahill, Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Waterford
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The aim is to improve OP on discharge from an acute hospital setting by doctors.
The objective is to investigate OP patterns on discharge and assess opioid knowledge amongst NCHDs in a tertiary referral centre.
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Michelle Scanlon, Maternity, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
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To make available to women the suite of services provided in Our Lady of Lourdes Maternity Unit to all current and potential service users via in-house and virtual means
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Dr. Jamie Davis, Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Waterford
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To implement a zero-trolley policy and reduce boarding in the ED, ultimately preventing high levels of overcrowding and improving ED flow.
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Ciara McHale, General Intensive Care Unit, ICU Nurse Education Team, St James’s Hospital, Dublin
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We wanted to offer an adjunct to traditional ICU nurse education. Podcasts have become more popular and the flexibility of a podcast created an opportunity & options for enhancing nurse education.
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Mark Knipe, Pharmacy, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
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The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of a pharmacist’s involvement in optimising medicines management of inpatient Parkinson’s disease patients.
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Amanda Brolly, Older Adult Nursing, University Hospital Kerry
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The policies aim is to create a culture of mobility from admission for patients. Every member of staff was aware of and working with the patient to achieve their mobility goals.
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