1. The Wrong End of the Needle, Dr Mike Ashton, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Chesterfield Royal, UK
   
2. Changing Profile - Epidemiology of Needlestick Injuries in an Irish hospital, Dr. Blanaid Hayes, Consultant in Occupational Health, Beaumont Hospital
   
3. Prevention of transmission of blood borne diseases in the healthcare setting - Implementation Update on the Department of Health guidelines, Mr. John Delamere, Senior IR/HR Executive, HSE (East)
   
4. Infection Prevention and Control: CDC Guidelines for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007, Mr Toney Thomas, Coordinator Post graduate Diploma in Nursing, RCSI
   
5. Economic impact of a needlestick injury- Cost Model and Results, Dr. Andreas Wittman Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Occupational Physiology & Infection Protection, University Wuppertal, Germany and Specialist in Occupational Safety at the Chair for Work Physiology, Industrial Medicine and Protection Against Infection
   
6. Legalities and Litigation- The Issue of Consent, Dr. Ciaran Cravan, Barrister-at-Law and Lecturer in Medical Litigation, Trinity College Dublin
   
7. Through the eye of a needle- Perceptions & Perspectives, Dr. Jenny Porter, Consultant Anaesthetist, St. James's Hospital
   
8. New Healthcare Quality, Auditing and Compliance environment, Dr. Tracey Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
   
9. Implementing Change: Engaging People and Changing Practice, Barbara Wren, Consultant Lead Psychologist in Occupational Health
   
10. Support and Exposure management following a NSI, Dr Paul Gannon,s Occupational Health Consultant, HSE South East
    
11. Impact on employee, factors influencing distress after exposure, Ms. Barbara Lynch, Staff Counsellor, Beaumont Hospital
    

National Needlestick Injuries Conference 2006 (22nd April 2006)

The ‘National Needlestick Injuries Conference’ was inaugurated to highlight the medical, ethical, legal and practical issues facing healthcare workers and the institutions in which they work.

The aim of this one-day conference was to support your role in being part of an integrated and complementary approach to dealing with the risks associated with Needlestick Injuries in your work environment.

Click here to download the presentations from the ‘National Needlestick Injuries Conference 2006” 

1. My Story: from a Needlestick to The White House, Ms. Karen Daley Phd (c), MS, MPH, RN (part 1)
   My Story: from a Needlestick to The White House, (part 2)
   
2. National Epidemiology Profile, Dr. Jeff Connell, National Virus Reference Laboratory
   
3. Managing Needlestick Injuries & Exposure, Dr. Paul Grime MBChB, MSc, MRCPI MFOM, Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Occupational Medicine, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London and Chair of the Safer Needles Network in the UK
   
4. National and EU Legislative Developments, Ms. Annette Kennedy, President of European Federation of Nurses Associations and Director of Professional Development, Irish Nurses Organisation
   
5. Health Surveillance, Risk Assessment and Auditing- "An Inspectors Perspective", Ms Róisín McEneany, Senior Inspector, Health and Safety Authority
   
6. Points of Law: National Medical Litigation, Mr. Kieran Doran, Solicitor, PJ O'Driscoll & Sons, Cork
   
7. National Guidelines on Blood Borne Pathogens, Dr. Blanaid Hayes, Consultant in Occupational Medicine, Beaumont Hospital
   
8. Infection Prevention and Control Programmes, Ms. Siobhan Prout MSc. Dip. RGN. MIOSH, Infection Prevention and Control Advisor
   
9. Needlestick injuries and the introduction of a safety cannula in a Dublin Teaching Hospital, Elaine Dunne, Clinical Nurse Manager 2, Occupational Health Department Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown
   
10. A Hospital Case Study- Implementation of Safer Practices and Technology, Fiona Donnelly, Consultant in Occupational Health
    
11. Introduction of a Needle Safe System Margaret Kelleher Occupational Health CNM 2, Connolly Memorial Hospital Blanchardstown
    
12. Organisational Challenges and Change, Ms. Ann Colohan, Occupational Health Advisor
    
13. The Human Issues: why exposures happen and responding to reduce the stress, Ms. Barbara Wren, Clinical & Occupational Health Psychologist, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London