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Upcoming Autumn Seminar Day, November 1st 2019
We are delighted to announce that our Autumn Seminar Day will take place November 1st 2019 in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aras Moyola room MY139.
The seminar will begin at 9:00am with Tea and Coffee in the Lobby of the building and registration will also commence at this time. There are a number of guest speakers throughout the day such as Prof. Frances Game, Dr. Andrew Cameron and more to be confirmed. This year we are excited to be also including a Patient Panel Segment to hear directly from our patient partners.
We hope to see you there!
Follow our Twitter for regular updates regarding the event @ARIW_1.
EWMA 2019
We were well represented by 4 of our members at this years EWMA - European Wound Management Association Conference held in Gothenburg, Sweden in June.
The theme of EWMA Conference 2019 was:
Person Centered Wound Care. Who is in charge of the Wound?
Professor Tim O’Brien gave a presentation on the Therapeutic potential of MSCs in Diabetic Foot /ulcers at a focus session chaired by Dr. Georgina Gethin. Georgina also chaired another focus session on malignant Fungating wounds and spoke on assessment tools for these wound types.
Dr. Andrew Cameron presented some of his work on the development of a pressure sensing device for use in compression therapy for venous leg ulcers while Megan Goldrick presented a poster entitled “Wound Patients' Perceptions of and Acceptance Toward Using Wearable Sensor Technology in Wound Care”.
It was an incredibly insightful gathering of the European and international wound management communities with the common goal of improving the care of wound patients.
Public & Patient Involvement Event, May 10th 2019
We held our most recent Public & Patient Involvement Event on May 10th. We had a fantastic and informative day working closely with our patient partners on research projects aimed at characterising the venous leg ulcer population, and developing a tool for timely detection of recurring ulcers.
We also discussed the possibility of initiating a collaborative art/design project.
We would like to extend our gratitude to the patients that came to help us and to those who assisted in making the event come together successfully. We hope that those who attended enjoyed the day.
Our Summer Student 2019
EXPLORE Grant
We have been awarded a grant from EXPLORE which supports NUI Galway students and staff to collaborate on innovative new projects.
We are delighted to welcome Molly Sheridan to our team, our student partner, from the school of Business. Molly will be collaborating with us over the next year to broaden the awareness of our alliance online by working on our website, social media and marketing strategies.
Thank you to the Launchpad for helping us apply for this grant. We have used it so far with our PPI event and marketing purposes and are looking forward to putting the remainder of the grant to use./media/researchcentres/ariw/explore-image.jpg
Wound Management Association of Ireland (WMAI)
Wound Education Update:
Management of Lower Limb Lymphoedema
In association with 3M Healthcare and Jobskin.
Wed 14th November: Lough Rea Hotel and Spa, Loughrea, Galway.
Programme
18.00 - 18.30: Registration and hot buffet dinner.
18.30 - 19.00: Welcome/WMAI news update/ Brief Overview of National Guidelines.
Mary Burke, MSc, CRGN HSE West, Galway. Chairperson, WMAI Western Region/
Marian Cahill-Collins MSc, ANP Vascular UHG
19.00 - 19.20: Lower Limb Lymphoedema: Common Skin Changes and Complications
Ms. Tina Clarke, MSc, Senior Podiatrist, HSE West, Roscommon Primary Care.
19.20 - 20.00: Management and Aftercare of Patient with Lower Limb Lymphoedema:
A Vision for the future.
Ms. Mary Costello, PhD Scholar, TVN, Laois/Offaly Community Services.
20.10 – 21.00: Parallel Workshops
1. Skin Care & Bandaging the Lymphoedemal Leg
Ms Susan McGloin, Clinical Support Representative, 3MHealthcare.
2. Assessment, Selection and Application of Compression Hosiery for the
Lymphoedemal Leg.
Ms. Marianne Dunne, Clinical Support Representative, Jobskin Ireland.
21.00: Close
Early booking advised.
Email western.wmai@gmail.com or Text Mary @ 087 9098686
ARIW Autumn 2018 series, seminar day
We would like to extend our gratitude to everyone who helped make our first seminar event come together successfully - to NUI Galway, CÚRAM, and the Wound Management Association of Ireland (WMAI), to our most engaging guest speakers Prof. Julian Guest, Dr. Jan Stryja, Suzanne Moloney & Dr. Gerard O' Connor, to our Administrative Support team, Buildings and Estates & Food Space, to those of you who kindly helped us promote and publicize the event: Blackstone LaunchPad, CÚRAM, BioInnovate Ireland, HRB TMRN, NUI Galway Press Office, Flirt FM, The Keith Finnegan Show, MidWest Radio & the Galway Advertiser, and finally, to all of you who attended on the day. We were delighted with the turnout. We sincerely hope that you enjoyed the series and were able to take some valuable insights away with you.
We hope to see you again at our next event!
Pictured here are ARIW members and speakers just prior to beginning the talks.
Autumn 2018 Seminar Series
We would like to invite you to attend the Autumn Symposium of our Seminar Series entitled
"The Burden of, and Opportunities in Chronic Wound Care in 2018."
The event will be be held here in NUI Galway at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Aras Moyola on Friday October 19th.
Our guest speakers will be Suzanne Moloney, Professor Julian Guest, Dr. Jan Stryja and our own Dr. Gerard O'Connor, in what promises to be a thought provoking morning.
Registration starts at 9am with refreshments in the foyer of Aras Moyola, and the opening address takes place at 10am. Attendance is free, but it is necessary to register via our eventbrite page.
We really hope to see you there!
Health Services Executive 2018 Wound Management Guidelines.
Here is a link to the latest wound management guidelines from the HSE.
4th Annual HRB TMRN Trials Methodology Symposium 2018
The HRB-TMRN are delighted to welcome some of the world's leading experts in trial methodology to the Salthill Hotel in Galway on October 11th for their 4th Trial Methodology Symposium.
This flagship event brings together a host of individuals with an interest in trial methodology.
The theme for this year is "Methodological Innovations in Randomized Trials" and will include guest speakers such as Prof. Gordon Guyatt, Prof. Deborah Ashby, Prof. Marion Campbell, Prof David Richards & Matt Sydes.
As with previous years early booking is advised to secure a place. The ful schedule and registration details are available on Eventbrite and on the HRB-TMRN website.
Dr. David Moher at the School of Nursing & Midwifery
Thank you HRB TMRN and the School of Nursing & Midwifery who arranged to have Dr. David Moher come to NUI Galway.
We had the opportunity to hear Dr. Moher deliver a sobering keynote address entitled "The Quest for Better Behaviour in Science." here in Aras Moyola. He is considered to be one of the world's most influential minds 2018"* having recently been ranked in the top 0.05 percent of all researchers in the world (approximately 7.8 million active, full-time researchers).
We also spent some time in clinic with Dr. Moher where he provided us with valuable insight and advice regarding research projects the ARIW hopes to undertake in the near future.
(* Official ranking compiled by Clarivate Analatix in both clinical medicine and social science)
2018 European Wound Management Association conference
Georgina will be presenting an abstract of our October 2017 Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) event in Krakow this coming May.
2018 Journal of Wound Care Awards
Our first ever PPI event achieved third place in the "Patient Wellbeing Award" category!
Unfortunately, thanks to Storm Emma, Marion and Louise were unable to attend the award ceremony in London. Better luck next year!
2018 SuperBones SuperWounds East
April 6th - 8th, Teaneck, New Jersey
This conference includes the
Four of our members will be proudly representing NUI Galway!
Timothy O’Brien, MB BCh, BAO, PhD
Dean of the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Consultant Endocrinologist
Wael Tawfick, MB BCh, MRCSI
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Georgina Gethin PhD, MSc
Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery
Caroline MCIntosh, PhD, MSc, BSc
Chair of the Discipline of Podiatric Medicine
