Great talk about how we can help our laboratories by Dr Anna Rose Prior #safepatientcare2019

Sheila Donlon gives a really practical talk on WHO 5 moments @ipci5 hpsc #safepatient2019

Sheila donlon rightly questions whether we need to rethink our excessive use of gloves bad for skin bad for the environment IPCIreland HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) #safepatientcare2019

Device related blood stream infections are preventable its getting back to the basics@hpsc IPCIreland Rob Cunney HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) #safepatientcare2019

End PJ paralysis - mobilisation of patients essential to prevent HCAI’s HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) #safepatient2019

On any given day ECDC says irish hospitals had nearly 500 patients with HAI’s HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) #safepatient2019

Tracy Doherty gives an excellent talk on the practicalities of managing outbreaks - be prepared no two outbreaks are the same HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) SafePatientCare @AnnaRosePrior1 Roisin Breen @MaryMcKHSEQI HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) Karen Burns

The power of good communication - listen, hear, understand, repond , repeat- put yourself in your patients shoes says Judith Davitt at this mornings Safe Patient Care Course HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) Karen Burns #safepatientcare2019 #safepatient2019

Judith Davitt says use every opportunity to talk to your patients whether making a bed taking a bp or giving someone a drink HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) Karen Burns @MaryMcKHSEQI #safepatient2019

PVCs - dont put them in get them out, look after them properly - wise words from Joanne Flanagan speaking at the Safe Patient Care Course HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) @MaryMcKHSEQI Roisin Breen SafePatientCare Karen Burns Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick

C diff difficult by name difficult by nature according to Dr Sinead McNicholas HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) @MaryMcKHSEQI Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick #safepatient2019

Third and last day of this years safe patient care course gets off to a good start - Dr Grainne McNally advises Managers to think of themselves as mentors not bosses and to help their colleagues to rise with us HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick Karen Burns #safepatient2019

Dr Fiona Ryan reminds Healthcare workers that they cannot get the flu if they get the flu vaccine- its an inactivated vaccine HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick Karen Burns #safepatient2019

Dr Fiona Ryan implores healthcare workers to be advocates and promote the HPV vaccine hpv.ie Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick @MaryMcKHSEQI HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) #safepatient2019

Dr Joanne O Gorman gives an excellent talk about rashes and warns anyone going yo Japan for the rugby world cup that there hsve been >2000 cases of rubella in Japan recently - Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) @MaryMcKHSEQI Karen Burns

measles affects all age groups @ hosc

Dr Karen Burns points out the many ways nurses can help reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) @MaryMcKHSEQI Roisin Breen #safepatient2019

Catherine Garry, Paul Rafferty and Rob Cunney combine their talents to teach about quality improvement-tools for the trade

Excellent conference on SARS CoV WGS surveillance during the COVID - 19 pandemic, national and international experience-in Dublin castle taking place - great choice of speakers and topics