We are attending the Diagnostic Reference Levels Workshop in Luxembourg , part of the Strategic Agenda for Medical Ionising Radiation Applications (#SAMIRA) action plan — the EU plan to support safe, high-quality & reliable use of radiological and nuclear technology in healthcare

Great to talk to everyone today about the first paper from my SPHeRE PhD.

📸 Team HIQA pictured at the Global Evidence Summit! They are sharing how we use research and evidence to inform our work in health and social care. GESummit The Campbell Collaboration The Cochrane Library GIN Member #GES2024

Fantastic to share some preliminary findings from my SPHeRE PhD with everyone today. Big thank you to co-authors Marie Carrigan Lydia O'Sullivan Kieran Walsh @susanmsmith and our co-authors not on X.

Congratulations to our Health Services Researcher, Andrew Dullea, who received honourable mention as runner-up for the best poster at #GES2024 for his poster on ‘Assigning GRADE levels in an overview of reviews using general principles identified from current GRADE guidelines’.

Debbie Kelleher briefed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health about a 30% shortage of Radiation Therapists, resulting in cancer treatment machine closures #SIPTU #Oireachtas #IIRRT x.com/siptuhealth/st…

Tá comhairliúchán poiblí á reáchtáil againn ar dhreacht-treoirlínte maidir le réasúnú le nósanna imeachta raideolaíocha leighis ar dhaoine aonair aisiomptómacha. Is féidir aiseolais a thabhairt go dtí 5pm Dé Céadaoin, an 18 Nollaig. hiqa.ie/hiqa-news-upda…

Don’t forget: the public consultation on draft guidelines for the justification of medical radiological procedures on asymptomatic individuals is open for feedback until 5pm on Wednesday 18 December. See hiqa.ie/hiqa-news-upda… for more information.

This is the last week to provide feedback on draft guidelines for the justification of medical radiological procedures on asymptomatic individuals. The public consultation closes at 5pm on Wednesday 18 December. See hiqa.ie/reports-and-pu… for more information.

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A huge thank you to P Gillespie and Paul Carty for delivering an ESI workshop on Evidence Synthesis for Economic Evaluation at NUI today. Thank you also to our attendees, lots of food for thought!

We have published the report on our independent statutory review into governance and oversight of the use of surgical implants and implantable medical devices in Children’s Health Ireland (CHI), including at CHI at Temple Street. Read here: hiqa.ie/reports-and-pu…

We have published a generic justification decision on magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT). Read it here: hiqa.ie/areas-we-work/…

ESI Webinar: Interested in learning about SWARs? The 1st webinar of the Autumn series (18 Sept) sees Andrew Dullea of HIQA & SPHeRE present findings from a Study Within A Review (SWAR). To register: universityofgalway-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Looking forward to sharing our findings and experience with SWARs later this year. See below to register:

ESI Webinar: Interested in learning about SWARs? The 1st webinar of the Autumn series (18 Sept) sees Andrew Dullea of HIQA & SPHeRE present findings from a Study Within A Review (SWAR). To register: universityofgalway-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

ESI Webinar: Interested in learning about SWARs? The 1st webinar of the Autumn series (18 Sept) sees Andrew Dullea of HIQA & SPHeRE present findings from a Study Within A Review (SWAR). To register: universityofgalway-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist…