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  • UCD’s 2nd Annual One Health Conference: Tackling Major Public Health Threats in a Post-Covid-19 World.

    One health is a philosophy that acknowledges the interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health. It recognises that to solve major challenges locally or globally, individuals or even groups of experts in one discipline can not solve them alone. It is recognized by the Irish Government, the European Union, the World Health...

  • Conference Event: Evidence-based approaches for innovation in patient centred care models in Ireland

    The conference will focus on evidence-based approaches for embedding innovation into new models of care that are patient-centred in Ireland. Patient-centred models of care mean the patients and their carers are involved in the process planning, implementation and audit of how their illness is managed. These types of models give...

  • Priorities for future research on tapering psychiatric medicines: A collaborative workshop involving people with lived experience, family members, and healthcare professionals

    A growing number of people with experience of mental health problems want to reduce and stop their use of psychiatric medicines, such as antidepressants and anti-anxiety tablets. There are many reasons for this ranging from side-effects to people feeling that the medicine is no longer needed. Tapering is the recommended process for...

  • Digital Surgery- Building a National Ecosystem

    Digital surgery represents a significant step into the 21st century for surgical practice by combining technological advances in smart instruments, computer vision, artificial intelligence and cloud computing together with surgical expertise to improve patient outcomes and deliver enhanced healthcare value and outcomes. Despite still...

  • Measuring Outcomes of Social Prescribing

    Social Prescribing (SP) is a non-medical community-based service that links people with health-promoting activities and support services in their local community. SP is usually delivered by link workers who meet with individuals to identify their activity and/or support needs. Following this, the link worker either provides information...

  • Creating Connections : A Dravet Syndrome Ireland - FutureNeuro Alliance

    This event is being  hosted on June 10th 2023,  by Dravet Syndrome Ireland and the SFI FutureNeuro Research Centre for chronic and rare neurological diseases, with the support of Dublin Sports Partnership, Sports Inclusion Disability Officer (SIDO). The purpose of the event is to bring families and caregivers affected by...

  • Partnerships in Practice: Family Carers Ireland’s Annual Research Conference 2023

    This half day event is a knowledge-exchange seminar that facilitates the exchange of learning amongst stakeholders with an interest in the caring sector. In particular, through a focus on research that Family Carers Ireland (FCI) has supported, the event demonstrates the value of partnership in practice. It will be hosted by FCI with...

  • Connecting Molecular Networks of Cancer to Other Diseases

    In 2019, the Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and University College Dublin (UCD) signed a 5-year agreement to i) reinforce the links between scientists in San Francisco and Ireland and ii) broaden their collaborative ability to strengthen scientific research and innovation....

  • European Radiation Protection Week (ERPW) 2023

    European Radiation Protection Week (ERPW) is an annual, multidisciplinary, event which brings together experts and addresses current and emerging topics related to radiation protection. Under the Consortium of European Radiation Research Platforms (MEENAS Group), ERPW aims to: promote the integration and the efficiency of European...

  • Digital Mental Health: A shared vision for research, policy and practice

    This event will bring together leading researchers, policy makers, mental health professionals, and experts-by-experience, to create a shared vision of digital mental health in Ireland. The number of digital mental health solutions is increasing, as the need for accessible mental health services becomes more urgent. It is important in...

  • The Science of Dementia for the Non-Scientist - An exploration of dementia and the brain

    The focus of this event is to present the science of dementia to non-scientists, in order to build the understanding of the basic science of dementia. The event will be hosted by Dementia Research Network Ireland (DRNI) together with the Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI).

    Dementia is an umbrella term for diseases of the brain...

  • Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine-From Research to Practice

    Increased opportunity for sporting involvement in the population is a welcome development and will lead to a multitude of long term health benefits across the country. In tandem with greater participation in sport however, is an increased potential for injury.

    The area of orthopedic and sports medicine is rapidly advancing, yet...

  • Building Connections workshop series

    Building Connections workshop series

    Dates: Workshops series in Autumn 2023 and a main event, An Meitheal, 21 October 2023
    Venues: Venues at 3 community organisations (Dublin & Galway), An Meitheal at community venue,...

  • Inaugral conference in Adult Safeguarding

    Adult safeguarding in Ireland has been an increasing public health issue since undercover filming (Leas Cross, 2005; Aras Attracta, 2014) exposed poor care practices in residential care settings. Similar to other countries, abuse of adults in any setting continues to be recognised as a human rights issue and has both immediate and long...

  • 8th Annual Public & Patient Involvement Summer School

    Enhancing Public, Patient and Carer involvement (PPI) in health research was identified as a priority area within the HRB's Strategy 2016-2020 and reiterated in the Strategy 2021-2025. This includes a defined commitment to develop and promote PPI within the HRB and HRB-supported projects and programmes, as well as within the community...

  • Equity For People Living With A Rare Disease: An International Rare Disease Research Symposium

    Rare disease’ (RD), refers to a collection of conditions whose signs and symptoms are heterogeneous but are grouped together due to individual low incidence rates. While individually rare, RDs are collective in society and are a significant global public health and policy priority. 80% of RDs are genetic and present at birth, affecting...

  • Staphylococcus Great Britain and Ireland 2023

    This biannual event, which has been running for over 20 years, brings together the research community in Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK working on all aspects of Staphylococcal Diseases. Staphylococci, including MRSA, are leading causes of bacterial infection in both hospitals and the community. New antibiotic development has not...

  • iPASTAR Conference - Achieving better outcomes from integrated pathways of care for acute stroke and rehabilitation

    What is iPASTAR?

    iPASTAR (Improving Pathways for Acute STroke And Rehabilitation) is a Structured Doctoral Training Programme funded by the HRB with four PhD scholars. The focus is to develop better care pathways from acute hospital care to rehabilitation in the community and living well after...

  • The Inaugural Irish Research Radiation Oncology Group (IRROG) National Conference 2023

    The Irish Research Radiation Oncology Group (IRROG) is a newly established collaborative group which aims to unite the five HSE radiotherapy centres under a common research function.

    IRROG was initiated in January 2022 from a Health Research Board grant and co-investment from a number of collaborators.

    IRROG comprises...

  • Stakeholder coalitions to guide future research directions for stuttering treatment: Shaping healthcare delivery and policy

    This conference aims to provide current and innovative research and clinical practices in stuttering treatment, thus improving therapy services for those who stutter, informing health policies, and improving the quality of life for the international stuttering community. Stuttering treatment continues to be represented by a range of...

  • The Past, Present and Future of our Emergency Medical Services: Consultation on the Implementation of a National Research Strategy for Paramedicine in Ireland

    Context:

    Pre-hospital care traditionally refers to emergency medical care administered to ill or injured patients by paramedics, prior to transportation by ambulance to a medical facility. Internationally, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have evolved to treat and referral models and paramedicine is moving towards a future of...

  • The Next Generation' Diabetes Self-Management Alliance Conference

    The Diabetes-Self-Management Alliance (DSMA) conference aims to share the most up-to date research evidence on how best to support people with diabetes to manage their condition on a day to day basis and to explore ways to improve diabetes self-management education and support in the future in partnership with people living with...

  • UCC Symposium on Cutting Edge Computed Tomography (CT)

    Computed tomography, commonly known as a CT scan, is a diagnostic test that combines X-rays with computer technology to produce detailed images of the inside of the body. Unlike standard X-rays, CT scans can create 3D images demonstrating almost all organs and tissues. CT scans have become an essential element of modern medicine for...

  • HRB NCTO International Clinical Trials Day Conference 2023 - "Clinical Research in Ireland 2023"

    The NCTO International Clinical Trials Day (ICTD) event on May 11th 2023 will be a one day conference, celebrating International Clinical Trials Day, launching the calendar of ICTD events which will take place in the CRF/Cs across the network over subsequent weeks and showcase clinical research activities across the HRB funded...

  • Best practice for Caring for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis in Primary Dental Care

    Ireland has the highest global incidence of Cystic Fibrosis and future trends predict that the adult Cystic Fibrosis population in Europe will increase by 75% by 2025, therefore it is timely and necessary to equip dental professionals with the most current information and guidance surrounding the management of Cystic...

  • Enhancing existing formal home support to improve and maintain functional status in older adults.

    Ireland has an increasing ageing population and this has created the need for better and more integrated health and social care services. The benefits of physical activity for all ages are widely known. Physical activity programmes have been shown to improve older adults’ health and well-being and reduce falls, enabling the older adult...

  • Early Pregnancy Information Day 2022

    The first trimester of pregnancy is a particularly important time not only for baby’s development, but also for the family that is adjusting to this big change. The woman is usually first seen by her GP to confirm the pregnancy, and discuss the options available to her for antenatal or maternity care. Often the mum-to-be will engage...

  • Migrant health research networking and knowledge exchange seminar: An arts based event

    People have always migrated for a variety of reasons, to seek work, education and to seek protection from conflict, natural disasters and persecution. While Ireland has a long history of emigration, since the early 2000s the trend has changed and there are more migrants coming into Ireland than before. Therefore gaining greater...

  • Dementia Research: Bridging the gap between Research, Policy and Practice

    This half day event is a knowledge exchange seminar focused on designing and using research results for real-life impact. It will be hosted by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and Dementia Research Network Ireland.

    Why we want to do it:

    Research indicates that up to 85% of health research funding is potentially wasted...

  • "Euro Public Health + Consortium: reaching the future through research partnerships"

    "Dublin 2023: First joint Euro Public Health + Consortium research seminar: reaching the future through research partnerships": 

    The European Public Health Plus program is an intercultural, multidisciplinary master's degree in public health delivered by eight European universities (EHESP School of Public Health, Andalusian...

  • 7th Annual Public & Patient Involvement Summer School

    Enhancing Public, Patient and Carer involvement (PPI) in health research was identified as a priority area within the HRB's Strategy 2016-2020 and reiterated in the Strategy 2021-2025. This includes a defined commitment to develop and promote PPI within the HRB and HRB-supported projects and programmes, as well as within the community...

  • BlooDHIT | Blood Donation Haematology Infection & Transfusion Conference 2022

    The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is responsible for the national blood supply of Ireland. The rapidly evolving fields of transfusion and haematology mean it's imperative that upcoming advancements to clinical practice, donation, testing and production, are prepared for. Therefore the IBTS must provide a platform to bring...

  • Moving policy evaluation forward: A workshop on how to identify the ‘best buys’ in public policy for the promotion of physical activity and healthy nutrition.

    Over the last 3 years, researchers and policy-makers in food and physical activity have been working together to establish the Policy Evaluation Network (PEN). PEN aims to evaluate policy measures to promote a healthy diet and physical activity of the population in terms of their content, implementation and effectiveness.

    By...

  • Evidence Synthesis Ireland

    Health care decisions should be based on the combination of the full amount of information that is available rather than relying on the convenient selection of one or more individual pieces of information, or studies. Evidence synthesis methods seek to establish the overall balance of information on a given topic, and are based on...