Dr Fergal Hickey – HSE holds the solution to ED crowding
Although we are barely a few weeks into the 2016/17 winter, the number of patients on trolleys has passed almost twice the figure that the... Read More
Dr Fergal Hickey – solutions to ED crowding
Although we are barely a few weeks into the 2016/17 winter, the number of patients on trolleys has passed almost twice the figure that... Read More
IAEM launches Annual Scientific Meeting 2016
Registration for the IAEM Annual Scientific Meeting 2016 is now live Location Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin Date Thursday 20th October & Friday 21st October 2016 See... Read More
Emergency Department crowding 2016
Dr Fergal Hickey, Communications Officer for the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine, explains the full extent of patient crowding in Irish Emergency Departments for the... Read More
ED crowding crisis hits new Summer high
As 359 patients languish on trolleys and wards without access to an acute hospital bed, Dr Fergal Hickey, Communications Officer IAEM, discusses the issue with... Read More
IAEM Annual Scientific Meeting 2016
The IAEM Annual Scientific Meeting 2016 will be held in Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin on Thursday 20th October and Friday 21st October 2016. The conference... Read More
Emergency Department Dementia Care Pathway
It is well established that the early signs of dementia are not infrequently missed when a patient presents to hospital with an acute medical presentation.... Read More
Emergency Department ‘Hitlist’ Dr Fergal Hickey reveals the facts
On 10th July 2016 a front-page report in the Sunday Business Post appeared under the heading ‘A&E Hitlist’ The article, based on a leaked Department... Read More
VTE Dublin 2016
Following the success of VTE 2015, the Mater Hospital ED group has asked global experts in venous thromboembolism to speak at VTE Dublin 2016 on September... Read More
Mr Mark Doyle discusses patients that leave Irish Emergency Departments
IAEM President, Mr Mark Doyle, responds to the report carried in the Irish Independent that in 2015 48,000 patients had left Ireland’s Emergency Departments before... Read More