Agenda
All sessions are being recorded. This agenda is subject to change. HSE Integrated Healthcare Conference Agenda
Convention Centre Dublin, Thursday, September 4th
09:30 – 11:00
Welcome & Introduction: Bryan Dobson (MC) Channel 1
Opening Address: Ciarán Devane (HSE Board Chair)
Fireside Interview with the Minister for Health:
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD (Minister for Health)
Keynote Address: Dr Richard Lewanczuk
11:00 – 11:45 Coffee Break (Off Air)
11:45 – 13:00 | Morning Breakout Sessions:
Please note: Breakout sessions run concurrently and will be streamed live from four rooms on
- Channel 1 | Channel 2 | Channel 3 | Channel 4
Breakout 1 – Integrating Care for People and Communities Channel 1
Opening Address by Damien McCallion (CTTO), Tony Canavan (REO, HSE West & North West)
Presentation: How will Integrated Care be delivered in the Health Regions
by Mary O’Kelly (IHA Manager & Implementation Lead, HSE Dublin & Midlands)
Guest Speaker: Best international practice in integrating care for people and communities
with Sarah Reed (Nuffield Trust)
Panel Discussion: Integrating Care for People & Communities:
Mary O’Kelly, Sarah Reed, Anne Lawlor (Co-Chair, HSE Patient Forum), Lorna Kerin (Regional Patient Service User Lead), Mary McGrath (HSCP Regional Integration Development Lead), Eileen Whelan (RDNM), Dr. Siobhán Ní Bhriain (Regional Lead for Medicine, HSE Dublin & Midlands)
Reflections & Final Comments: Damien McCallion, Tony Canavan, Anne Lawlor
Breakout 2 – Continuum of Care for Mental Health Services Channel 2
Welcome & Session Overview: Bryan Dobson (MC)
Presentation: Mental Health Policy Landscape
by Prof. Philip Dodd (Deputy CMO & Mental Health Policy Specialist)
Case Study: Crisis Resolution Centre by Dr Elizabeth Gethins (Consultant Psychiatrist, Sligo Crisis Resolution Team), Moire McCormack and Sarah Murphy (Service Coordinators, Cork Solace Café, Cork Mental Health Foundation ), Case Study: Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse Service by
Sally Lovejoy (National Nurse Lead, National Clinical Programme for Self-Harm & Suicide Related Ideation) Panel Discussion: Martina Queally (REO, HSE Dublin & South East), Sophie Mae Harrington (Assistant
Psychologist & Expert by Experience), Dr Amanda Burke (National Clinical Lead, Child & Youth Mental Health), Brian Higgins (AND, HSE Access & Integration - Adult Mental Health), Dr Brian Osborne (GP & Assistant Medical Director - Mental Health)
Breakout 3 – Beyond the Wait, WLAP in Action Channel 3
Opening Address by Sheila McGuinness (Director of Access, HSE A&I)
Panel Keynote Speech: Dr Andy Phillips (REO, HSE South West)
Presentations: Mella Fitzgerald (Operations and Transformation Lead for South Dublin Surgical
Hub),
Supporting achievement of the WLAP in Cardiology outpatients in Galway University Hospital
by Dr Susan Connolly (ICPCD Cardiology Consultant)
Benign Gynaecology OPD Improvement Journey
by Hilda Dowler (Improvement Lead), Helen Thompson (CNM III, NMH)
Panel Fireside Chat and Q&A: Dr Andy Phillips , Dr Susan Connolly, Hilda Dowler, Helen Thompson , Mella Fitzgerald
Closing Address: Sheila McGuinness
Breakout 4 – Meeting the Needs of Older Adults Channel 4
Welcome & Introduction
by Patricia Whelehan (AND, Services for Older People, A&I)
Opening Address by Amro Hamid (Vice Chair National Network of Older People's Councils)
Presentation: An Overview of Services for Older Persons Services
by Kathleen Jordan (Head of Service, HSE Home Support Services)
Presentation: Meeting the Needs of Older People through an Age Friendly Health System
by Dr Emer Ahern (NCAGL Older Persons)
Presentation: Overview of Developments in Dementia
by Dr Sean O'Dowd (Clinical Lead Dementia)
Case Studies & Practice Innovation Presentations from Regional Health Areas
by Mary Doolan (ICPOP Op Lead, Laois/ Offaly), Elaine McDonagh (CNS Mental Health, Sligo / Leitrim), Lisa Byrne (cANP in Older Adult Care, Royal Hospital Donnybrook), Liz Nolan (Community Connector for Older Persons, Carlow/ Kilkenny), Robert Kelly (Older Persons Services Manager, Home Support Services, HSE Dublin & Midlands)
Q&A: Patricia Whelehan
Closing Remarks: Patricia Whelehan.
13:00 – 14:25 - Lunch Break (Off Air)
14:25 – 15:40 | Afternoon Breakout Sessions: Please note: Breakout sessions run concurrently and will be streamed live from four rooms on - Channel 1 | Channel 2 | Channel 3 | Channel 4 Breakout 5 – Transforming Health Systems with Technology Channel 1 Introduction by Derek Tierney (A/Sec, Health Infrastructure, Department of Health)
Case Study: The Virtual Ward – Designed with the Patient at the Centre
Loretto Grogan (National Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer), Maureen Gilbert (Patient Partner)
Panel Discussion on Digital for Care, National EHR and Proposed Rollout in HSE Dublin & North East:
Damien McCallion (CTTO), Sara Long (REO, HSE Dublin & North East), Prof. Richard Greene (CCIO), Paul O’Rourke (Patient Partner) Dr. David Hanlon (NCAGL, Primary Care)
Innovation: AI / Robotics Interactive Session
by Kevin Kelly (Head of AI & Automation CoE)
Breakout 6 – Disability Services Channel 2
Opening Address by Aoife O’Donoghue (Assistant National Director, A&I)
Overview of the National Neuro-Rehabilitation Strategy by Ciara Lynch (Neurorehabilitation Strategy & Managed Clinical Rehabilitation Network)
Presentation: Impact of MCRN Pilot Partial Networks to date
by Emma Shortall (Brain Injury Programme Manager, NRH), Gina McLoughlin (Network Rehabilitation Coordinator)
Presentation: Bridging the Gap: An Interagency Community Clinic in Peamount Healthcare
by Nuala Crosse (Senior Medical Social Worker, Peamount Healthcare)
Lived Experience Representative Stories
by Aideen Phelan, Mike Preston, Anne Marie Leonard (Patient Partners)
Panel Discussion: National Neuro-Rehabilitation Strategy and Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland
Ciara Lynch, Emma Shortall, Eugene Wallace (Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine), Anne Belton (Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Peamount Healthcare)
Breakout 7 – Advancing Urgent and Emergency Care Channel 3
Introduction & Welcome by Grace Rothwell (National Director, Access & Integration)
Case Studies
Panel Discussion: Dr Andy Phillips (REO), Sonya Cotter (IHA Manager), Orlagh Claffey (IHA Manager), Paddy Clerkin (IHA Manager), Eamonn Dolan (Regional Clinical Director),
Grace Rothwell (National Director, Access & Integration)
Breakout 8 – Shifting Care to the Community Channel 4
Opening Address by Pat Healy (ND National Services)
Enhanced Community Care: Creating the Conditions for Access and Integration, Wexford
by Liz Murphy (CHN Manager), Kate Weeks (Interim Op Lead, Chronic Disease Hub), Elizabeth Sunderland (CHN Manager), Pauline Kirwan (CHN Manager)
Presentation: Virtual Care in the Community by Dr Emer Ahern (NCAGL), Dr Rory Nee (Consultant
Physician in Geriatric Medicine and ICPOP)
Panel Discussion: Martina Queally (REO), Geraldine Crowley (AND, ECC Programme & Primary Care
Contracts), Dr Richard Lewanczuk, Prof. Áine Carroll (Integrated Care and Improvement), Prof. Breda
Cushen (Respiratory Consultant, Beaumont Hospital)
15:40 – 16:00 Transition to The Auditorium (short break) (Off Air)
16:00 – 16:30
Closing Address and Poster Award Ceremony: An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin TD, will provide the closing address to delegates, followed by awards to 6 regional winners and 1 HSE central office representative. Channel 1