Annual Scientific Meeting 2022

Thursday 20th – Friday 21st October 2022

Abstract Submission

Abstract submission for this year’s ASM is now closed and authors have been informed whether their abstracts have been accepted via email.

Registration

Registration for the ASM is now open via https://iaem2022.exordo.com/.

An additional €50 late booking fee will be added to tickets purchased after 19th October.

Programme

This year we will have a full two-day programme presented in person at the Slieve Russell Hotel on the theme of “Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll…and the Law” with pre-conference workshops, parallel sessions, academic updates and the Gala Dinner on Friday evening.

Thursday 20th October

Time	Main Track (Cranaghan 1)	Parallel Track (Claddagh suite)
09.40	Conference Opening Welcome Mr Fergal Hickey, President IAEM
10.00	Track 1 Capacity and Consent Ms Marie Tighe Legal Issues for Emergency Practitioners Mr Simon Mills SC Advance Healthcare Directives and the Assisted Decision making (Capacity) Act – Implications for Emergency Medicine Mr Shaun O’Keeffe	Emergency Nursing Track Welcome & Overview of 2022 Ms Fiona McDaid Overview of the findings of the Nurse & HCA staffing profile 2021 Ms Fiona McDaid ANP update Ms Michelle Barlow Safe transfer of victims of sexual assault to SATU Ms Nessa Gill
11.30	*Refreshments* Sponsored by AstraZeneca
11.45	Track 2 Child and Adolescent Sexual Assault Treatment Services in Ireland within the Barnahus model Dr Joanne Nelson Infectious Diseases Prof Sam McConkey Obstetric Emergencies Prof Shane Higgins	Emergency Nursing Track (cont.) The experience of a nurse at a music festival Mr Oliver Allen & Mr Gary Duffy Gas Crack – The Other Face of Fun Mr Aidan Foley Using the acronym P.O.L.I.C.E. to manage soft tissue injuries in the ED – an interesting case study Ms Ursula McKenna Harman Improving the pathway for CAMHS patients Ms Samantha Power Bursary Finalists (42) LUH ISBAR patient handover tool for patients transferred from ED unaccompanied by a nurse to the ward Ms Natasha Duffy (56) The Introduction of a Virtual Education Platform for Emergency Nurses in an Irish Emergency Department Ms Catherine Connolly (75) Direct discharge of specific fractures from ED Ms Berna Breen Awarding of Bursary for winning abstract Summary & Close Ms Fiona McDaid
13.15	Lunch
14.15	Track 3 Toxicology Dr Edel Duggan Chemically contaminated patients: preparing to receive and managing risk Dr Marc Ruijten Alcohol POV Ms Patricia Boyle	Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine Track A Review of Sexual Assault Treatment Units in Ireland Ms Deirdra Richardson SA Cases – Involvement Required of a Pre-Hospital Practitioner Ms Denise Donegan IPERN Update Niamh Cummins Open Disclosure Requirements of Pre-Hospital Clinicians Ms Maria Watson Management of Excited Delirium and the Agitated Person Mr James Sixsmith
15.45	Refreshments
16.15	Track 4 Get it On Time – It’s Critical! Dr Cormac Mehigan Bioethics in PEM: a good moon is on the rise Dr Elena Garcia If the teens are doing it; where do we stand? Ms Fiona Lyons Human Trafficking Dr Aisling Geoghegan
17.40	Day 1 close

Approved by RCSI for 6.0 EXTERNAL credits.

Friday 21st October

Time	Main Track (Cranaghan 1)
10.15	Track 1 A Little Nightclub Medicine (why medics should take pleasure very seriously) Dr Chris Luke Recreational Drug presentations to the Emergency Department in Ireland – the Euro-DEN experience Dr Adrian Moughty Drug Squad Det Supt Seamus McCormack
11.45	*Refreshments* Sponsored by AstraZeneca
12.15	IAEM ED SimWars Final
13.00	*Lunch*
14.00	Academic Track What It Says in the Papers… Prof Conor Deasy Moderated Posters • Quad Bike Related Trauma in Ireland – Enda Hession • A Descriptive Qualitative study discovering ED nurses and doctors’ experiences and perceptions of the Rapid Assessment and Treatment service. – Dona Cromar • A Survey of the Knowledge, Awareness and Practices of Irish ambulance practitioners towards patient’s Thermal Comfort during transport to the Emergency Department. – Damien Gaumont • EMAR- I, Emergency Medicine Airway Registry Review: 2020-2022 – Brian MacCarthy • Improving Staff Clinical Competence with LGBTQ+ Patients in the Paediatric Emergency Department through Online Education – Sean Kelleher • A comparison of chest drain fixation methods in the Emergency Department – Kasia Domanska • Using In Situ Simulation to Identify Latent Safety Threats in EM: A Systematic Review – Margaret Grace • Silver Trauma Review Clinic – a novel model of care for older trauma – Deirdre Breslin • Pharmacist-led Medicines Reconciliation in Cavan General Hospital Emergency Department and Acute Medical Assessment Unit and its Potential Impact on Preventing Adverse Drug Events – Roisin Kearns • The Six Hour Target and Total Daily Attendances (6HrTDA) Cohort Study. – Peadar Gilligan Bayer Bursary ITERN: The Journey Travelled – Etimbuk Umana Guidelines Update – Termizi Hassan
15.20	*Refreshments*
15.35	Academic Track (cont.) Oral Presentations • Fascia iliaca compartment block for analgesia of neck of femur fractures: A Systematic Review – Orla Coleman • Clinician Consensus on “Inappropriate” Presentations to the Emergency Department in the Better Data, Better Planning (BDBP) Census: A Cross-sectional Multi-centre Study of Emergency Department Utilisation in Ireland – Niamh Cummins • Assessment of Staff Clinical Competence with LGBTQ+ Patients in the Paediatric Emergency Department – Sean Kelleher • Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on prehospital emergency care for adults with stroke and transient ischaemic attack – A systematic review and meta-analysis – Edel Burton • Wellbeing and Burnout Amongst Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs) Working in Emergency Medicine in Ireland. A National Survey – Etimbuk Umana • Attitudes and knowledge of Emergency Physicians towards End-of-Life Care in the Emergency Department. A National Survey – Saema Saeed • Protection of Patients from Urethral Catheter Balloon Injury (CBI) in the ED: Results of a Multinational Trial – Hugh Flood • Computer Tomography Outcomes in Patients with Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) with Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)- COOR study – Nicole Dos Reis • “Older people want to be in their own homes”: results of thematic analysis of patient and carer feedback after Pathfinder responded to their emergency call. – Peter Ward • An Analysis of the Contributing Factors to Paediatric Patient Safety Incidents in the Emergency Department – Mairead Reidy Awards
17.25	Leo Vella Lecture Mr Sean Walsh
18.00	Close

Approved by RCSI for 6.0 EXTERNAL credits.

Followed by:

19.30 Drinks Reception
20.00 Gala Dinner
Dress code: Smart dress required; black tie optional.

Speakers

Meet our speakers here.

Hotel Bookings

To avail of delegate rates at the Slieve Russell Hotel Golf & Country Club, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan for the conference dates please use the booking instructions below.

Hotel Booking Instructions

All accommodation bookings must be made ONLINE – the hotel will not be accepting reservations via telephone or email

Visit https://www.slieverussell.ie/
– Click the blue STAY box on the top right of the page
– In the Promocode box type the code IAEM and click ‘Book Now’
– Enter your ‘Check in’ and ‘Check out’ dates at the top of the page and also your occupancy requirements ie: 1 adult or 2 adults etc
Select Bedroom Type (if you require a twin room ie: 2 beds, ensure you select a twin room) and click green BOOK NOW button
Please note: bedroom types are subject to what is available at the time of your booking. The hotel cannot accommodate any requests for particular bedroom types: please select from what is available at the time of booking
Choose 2 adults or 1 adult (THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP TO ENSURE THE CORRECT RATE IS CHARGED)
If you have any special requirements eg: additional people/children in your bedroom (additional charges will apply) – please note this in the ‘Personalise your stay’ box and the hotel will contact you to discuss
Book the bedroom in the name of the guest staying (or lead guest if booking a twin or double room) – you may enter the second person’s name in the ‘Personalise your stay’ box
Click green box Continue button to complete your reservation
The only package available to book is Bed & Breakfast
If you need to book more than one bedroom, please do each reservation separately
Credit card details are required to secure the booking: please note in the event of a cancellation within 7 days of the arrival date this is the card that will be used for cancellation costs
Confirmation of the reservation will be sent via email – please check Spam/Junk folders if you do not receive into your inbox

Pre-Conference Workshops

We will be holding a Research Workshop and a Consultant-only ACLS Heartcode Course on Wednesday 19th October.

Consultant-only ACLS Heartcode Course

IHF/AHA GUIDELINES

Date: Wednesday 19^th October 2022 (with ACLS pre-course work to be completed online in advance)
Time: 14.00 – 17.00
Venue: Slieve Russell Hotel, Ballyconnell, Co.Cavan
Cost: €300

An ACLS Heartcode course for consultants only is being offered with the practical elements being delivered at the Slieve Russell Hotel on Wednesday 19^th October 2022.

Participants will receive an email with access to the online learning which must be completed in advance of the practical skills session on 19^th October.

N.B. Participants’ BLS certification must be in date

Due to the requirement to complete preparatory work online registration for this workshop will close at 17.00 on Wednesday 12th October.

Research workshop

Date: Wednesday 19^th October 2022
Time: 14.00 – 17.00
Venue: Online
Cost: IAEM Members €40, Non-members €65

Join us for a virtual workshop on Wednesday 19^th October looking at the research journey from design to publication with a panel of Consultants in Emergency Medicine, Trainees in Emergency Medicine and PhD scholars.

Programme:

Research in Emergency Medicine – debunking myths and cracking on
Designing a research project and how to progress your idea
Getting published
Research Collaborations
Clinical Trials – opportunities for Emergency Medicine
Opportunities for Trainees – ITERN, ESRI, RCEM, IAEM
Worked example – Health Services Mixed Methods research examining frailty in the Emergency Department

Panel:

Prof Conor Deasy, Prof Geraldine McMahon, Dr Michael Barrett, Dr James Foley, Dr Etimbuk Umana, Christine Fitzgerald (PhD), Ide O’ Shaughnessy (PhD scholar)

Approved by RCSI for 3.0 EXTERNAL credits.

Annual General Meeting

The IAEM Annual General Meeting will be held at the ASM and details will be sent by email to members in good standing in advance of the meeting.

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